Jim Thorpe (MLB)

Full Name: James Francis Thorpe	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185	First Game: April 14, 1913
Birthdate: May 28, 1887	Final Game: September 25, 1919
Birthplace: Prague, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: March 28, 1953
Deathplace: Lomita, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jim Thorpe (James Francis Thorpe) was born on May 28, 1887 in Prague, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1913 for the New York Giants. In 1917, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 4 home runs and 40 RBI. Thorpe played for the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves over the course of his 6 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1913	NY	N	19	35	6	5	1	2	.143	.167	.229	0	0	1	9	0	0	2
1914	NY	N	30	31	5	6	0	2	.194	.194	.226	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
1915	NY	N	17	52	8	12	0	1	.231	.259	.327	3	1	2	16	0	0	4
1917	NY	N	26	57	12	11	0	4	.193	.303	.316	3	2	8	10	1	2	1
1917	CIN	N	77	251	29	62	4	36	.247	.267	.367	2	8	6	35	1	11	11
1917	TOT	N	103	308	41	73	4	40	.237	.275	.357	5	10	14	45	2	13	12
1918	NY	N	58	113	15	28	1	11	.248	.286	.381	4	4	4	18	2	0	3
1919	NY	N	2	3	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1919	BOS	N	60	156	16	51	1	25	.327	.360	.429	7	3	6	30	2	4	7
1919	TOT	N	62	159	16	52	1	26	.327	.359	.428	7	3	6	30	2	5	7
Total			289	698	91	176	7	82	.252	.286	.362	20	18	27	122	6	18	29

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1913	NY	N	OF	9	15	2	1	1	.944
1914	NY	N	OF	4	3	0	1	0	.750
1915	NY	N	OF	15	28	0	2	0	.933
1917	NY	N	OF	18	31	0	2	0	.939
1917	CIN	N	OF	69	143	7	6	2	.962
1917	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1917	TOT	N	OF	87	174	7	8	2	.958
1917	TOT	N	RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1918	NY	N	OF	44	57	2	1	1	.983
1919	NY	N	OF	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
1919	BOS	N	1B	2	13	0	2	1	.867
1919	BOS	N	OF	38	73	2	6	0	.926
1919	TOT	N	OF	40	75	2	6	0	.928
1919	TOT	N	CF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1919	TOT	N	LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	2	13	0	2	1	.867
Total			OF	199	352	13	19	4	.951

[edit] Transactions

Sold by New York Giants to Cincinnati Reds (April 23, 1917).
Returned to New York Giants (August 18, 1917).
Traded by New York Giants to Boston Braves in exchange for Pat Ragan (May 21, 1919).

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