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Dickie Thon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: June 20, 1958 in South Bend, IN us

Debut: May 22, 1979 (Age 20-336d, 14,178th in major league history)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 35-105d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Bill Landman, Tom Reich

Full Name: Richard William Thon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.9

4449

1176

.264

496

RBI

435

167

OBP

.317

SLG

.375

OPS

.691

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-54 / in Starts: 22-39
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	77 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 285 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	132 (74-41-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 285 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	174 (84-58-30)

Most Driven In
F Patek	4
L Harlow	3
G Kubski	2
R Miller	1
B Campaneris	1
J Thompson	1
S Cliburn	1
B Clark	1

Most Driven In By
C Lansford	9
R Carew	5
J Thompson	5
B Downing	4
D Baylor	3
D Ford	2
B Clark	1
B Campaneris	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	36	42 (41)	May 28	CAL		TEX	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.000	1.200	2.200	1	1.04	0.099	.64	0.04%	1.05	DH
2	37	43	May 30	CAL	@	DET	L,1-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.667	1.222	1	.43	-0.044	.28	-0.02%	-0.75	SS
3	38	44	May 31	CAL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.462	.615	1.077	2	.74	0.061	.41	0.02%	0.38	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	39	46 (1)	Jun 3	CAL	@	TOR	L,6-7	5-GF(11)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.438	.533	.971	6	1.15	0.098	.98	0.05%	0.61	2B
5	40	47	Jun 4	CAL	@	TOR	L,2-8	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.476	.556	1.032	2	.54	0.023	.38	0.01%	0.31	2B
6	41	48	Jun 6	CAL		BAL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.520	.636	1.156	2	.68	0.089	.41	0.03%	1.48	DH
7	42	49	Jun 7	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.444	.500	.593	1.093	2	1.84	0.061	.89	0.02%	0.49	2B
8	43	50	Jun 8	CAL		BAL	L,8-13	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.429	.500	.929	2	.69	-0.115	.29	-0.03%	-1.57	2B
9	44	51	Jun 9	CAL		NYY	L,7-8	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.485	.902	9	3.17	-0.071	1.06	-0.01%	-0.31	PH
10	45	53 (1)	Jun 11	CAL		NYY	L,7-9	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.342	.390	.447	.838	1	2.05	-0.283	.66	-0.06%	-2.01	3B
11	46	54	Jun 12	CAL		BOS	L,2-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.378	.429	.806	2	.38	-0.037	.10	-0.01%	-0.29	3B
12	47	55	Jun 13	CAL		BOS	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.367	.413	.780	2	.85	0.005	.18	0.00%	-0.03	3B
13	48	56	Jun 14	CAL		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.358	.400	.758	2	.80	-0.028	.12	0.00%	-0.03	2B
14	49	57	Jun 15	CAL		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.370	.412	.782	1	.49	0.027	.07	0.00%	0.21	PH
15	50	60 (2)	Jun 18	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.327	.362	.400	.762	2	.46	-0.009	.04	0.00%	-0.28	2B
16	51	61	Jun 19	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS-8	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.355	.390	.745	2	1.53	-0.075	.10	0.00%	-0.43	2B
17	52	64 (2)	Jun 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-6	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.365	.400	.765	9	1.25	0.045	.15	0.00%	0.39	PH 3B
18	53	65	Jun 24	CAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.313	.343	.375	.718	1	1.29	-0.072	.12	0.00%	-0.24	DH
19	54	66	Jun 25	CAL		CHW	L,2-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.338	.369	.707	9	1.35	-0.033	.12	0.00%	-0.29	PH
20	55	67	Jun 26	CAL		CHW	L,2-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.362	.696	1	.97	0.038	.07	0.00%	0.05	2B
21	56	68	Jun 27	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.329	.356	.685	2	.74	-0.034	.03	0.00%	-0.21	2B
22	57	69	Jun 28	CAL		MIL	L,5-11	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.303	.325	.355	.680	1	.77	-0.012	.03	0.00%	0.38	DH
23	58	70	Jun 29	CAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.325	.367	.692	2	1.36	-0.036	.04	0.00%	-0.50	2B
24	59	71	Jun 30	CAL	@	CHW	W,10-6	GS-9	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	.286	.307	.345	.652	2	1.08	-0.014	.03	0.00%	-0.53	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	60	72	Jul 1	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.287	.315	.345	.660	1	.40	0.043	.02	0.00%	0.61	DH
26	61	73	Jul 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.302	.330	.632	1	1.33	-0.137	.08	-0.01%	-0.86	DH
27	62	74	Jul 3	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.307	.354	.661	1	.55	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-0.33	DH
28	63	76 (1)	Jul 5	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.290	.314	.360	.674	1	1.11	0.125	.06	0.00%	0.89	DH
29	64	79 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.311	.356	.668	1	2.73	-0.075	.17	0.00%	-0.21	PH
30	65	81 (1)	Jul 12	CAL		OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.308	.353	.661	9	3.43	-0.087	.11	0.00%	-0.23	PH
31	66	82	Jul 13	CAL		OAK	W,5-4	11-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.306	.350	.655	9	2.25	-0.057	.03	0.00%	-0.23	PH
32	67	85 (2)	Jul 16	CAL		CLE	L,2-6	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.309	.352	.661	7	.31	0.014	.01	0.00%	0.03	2B
33	68	86	Jul 17	CAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.284	.307	.349	.656	2	1.09	0.095	.01	0.00%	0.68	2B
34	69	88 (1)	Jul 19	CAL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.303	.342	.645	2	1.90	0.011	.02	0.00%	0.99	3B
35	70	89	Jul 20	CAL		TOR	L,3-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.298	.336	.635	1	1.24	-0.019	.01	0.00%	-0.99	DH
36	71	94 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.289	.325	.614	2	.44	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.80	2B
37	72	97 (2)	Jul 29	CAL	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.286	.320	.606	2	.31	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.61	DH
38	73	98	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.279	.313	.592	2	.65	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.51	DH
39	74	99	Jul 31	CAL	@	DET	L,6-15	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.277	.311	.588	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	75	100	Aug 1	CAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.258	.277	.311	.588	5	3.08	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PR 1B
41	76	101	Aug 2	CAL	@	TOR	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.277	.311	.588	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 1B
42	77	108 (6)	Aug 9	CAL		MIN	W,8-2	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.275	.308	.584	7	.95	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
43	78	109	Aug 10	CAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.255	.275	.307	.581	1	1.29	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.72	2B
44	79	115 (5)	Aug 17 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.274	.305	.579	1	.78	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.40	DH
45	80	118 (2)	Aug 20	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.278	.310	.588	1	1.55	-0.033	.00	0.00%	0.23	2B
46	81	119	Aug 21	CAL		BAL	L,1-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.276	.308	.585	9	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PH
47	82	120	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,8-4	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.284	.322	.606	8	1.13	0.088	.00	0.00%	0.35	3B
48	83	121	Aug 23	CAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.316	.594	8	.71	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.48	3B
49	84	122	Aug 24	CAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.273	.310	.583	8	1.89	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.12	3B
50	85	123	Aug 25	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.272	.308	.579	9	3.77	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.58	PH
51	86	124	Aug 26	CAL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.267	.302	.569	7	1.04	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.56	DH
52	87	125	Aug 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,8-13	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.269	.317	.586	7	.07	0.006	.00	0.00%	1.64	2B
53	88	127 (1)	Aug 30	CAL	@	BAL	W,12-6	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.266	.313	.579	4	1.40	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH
54	89	128	Aug 31	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.265	.311	.576	9	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	90	129	Sep 1	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.244	.265	.311	.576	6						PR
56	91	136 (6)	Sep 8	CAL		KCR	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.249	.269	.314	.582	1	.67	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.34	SS
57	92	137	Sep 9	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.274	.324	.597	1	.65	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.92	SS
58	93	138	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.272	.320	.592	1	.46	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-1.18	SS
59	94	139	Sep 11	CAL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.271	.319	.590	1	.56	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.36	SS
60	95	140	Sep 12	CAL		TEX	W,8-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.275	.321	.595	1	.30	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.17	SS
61	96	141	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,10-1	CG	6	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259	.276	.321	.598	1	.26	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.24	SS
62	97	142	Sep 14	CAL		TEX	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.281	.325	.606	1	1.06	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.05	SS
63	98	143	Sep 17 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.277	.320	.597	8	.85	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.76	2B
64	99	144	Sep 17 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.284	.324	.608	1	.74	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.16	SS
65	100	145	Sep 18	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.287	.330	.617	1	.81	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.32	SS
66	101	146	Sep 19	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.294	.333	.627	1	.73	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.38	2B 3B
67	102	147	Sep 20	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.289	.327	.616	1	.96	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.04	SS
68	103	148	Sep 21	CAL	@	TEX	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.262	.283	.321	.604	1	.44	0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.37	2B
69	104	149	Sep 22	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-3	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.282	.320	.602	1	1.45	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.66	SS
70	105	150	Sep 23	CAL	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265	.285	.322	.606	1	1.57	0.132	.00	0.00%	0.63	SS
71	106	151	Sep 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.283	.319	.602	1	.47	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
72	107	152	Sep 26	CAL		CHW	L,4-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.286	.319	.606	1	1.22	0.034	.00	0.00%	0.38	SS
73	108	153	Sep 27	CAL		CHW	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.286	.322	.608	1	1.16	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.19	SS
74	109	154	Sep 28	CAL		CHW	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.260	.281	.317	.598	1	.80	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.37	SS
75	110	155	Sep 29	CAL		MIL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.282	.321	.603	9	1.07	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.78	SS
76	111	156	Sep 30	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.281	.324	.605	2	.70	-0.020	.00	0.00%	0.08	SS
77	112	157	Oct 1	CAL		MIL	L,7-10	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.284	.323	.607	2	1.10	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.90	SS
78	113	158	Oct 3	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258	.283	.319	.602	1	1.27	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.05	SS
79	114	159	Oct 4	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.258	.283	.318	.601	8	1.41	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.16	SS 3B
80	115	160	Oct 5	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.282	.315	.597	2	.43	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
							26-54		285	267	32	68	12	2	0	15	10	0	28	1	5	2	8	5	7	5	.255	.282	.315	.597		.97	-1.392	.10	0.03%	-10.96

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