Thurman Tucker
[edit] Biography
Thurman Tucker (Thurman Lowell Tucker) was born on September 26, 1917 in Gordon, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1942 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 3 home runs and 39 RBI. Tucker played for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Thurman Tucker's best season was 1943, when he stole 29 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .125
| .208
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 139
| 528
| 81
| 124
| 3
| 39
| .235
| .336
| .303
| 15
| 6
| 79
| 72
| 1
| 8
| 29
| 0
| 5
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 124
| 446
| 59
| 128
| 2
| 46
| .287
| .368
| .361
| 15
| 6
| 57
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 4
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 121
| 438
| 62
| 126
| 1
| 36
| .288
| .367
| .354
| 20
| 3
| 54
| 45
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 89
| 254
| 28
| 60
| 1
| 17
| .236
| .336
| .315
| 9
| 4
| 38
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 83
| 242
| 52
| 63
| 1
| 19
| .260
| .347
| .343
| 13
| 2
| 31
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 3
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| 80
| 197
| 28
| 48
| 0
| 14
| .244
| .307
| .289
| 5
| 2
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| 57
| 101
| 13
| 18
| 1
| 7
| .178
| .284
| .228
| 2
| 0
| 14
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 701
| 2231
| 325
| 570
| 9
| 179
| .255
| .342
| .325
| 79
| 24
| 291
| 237
| 4
| 16
| 77
| 0
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 399
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 414
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 276
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 172
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 119
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 574
| 0
| 0
| 1617
| 52
| 21
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Oklahoma City (Texas) to Chicago White Sox (November 6, 1940).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Ralph Weigel (January 27, 1948).
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