| Bob Thorpe | |
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| Right fielder | |
| Born:(1926-11-19)November 19, 1926 Caryville, Florida, U.S. | |
| Died: October 30, 1996(1996-10-30) (aged 69) Waveland, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1951, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1953, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .251 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 32 |
| Stolen bases | 3 |
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Benjamin Robert Thorpe (November 19, 1926 – October 30, 1996)[1] was an American professionalbaseball player who appeared inMajor League Baseball (MLB), primarily as aright fielder, for theBoston / Milwaukee Braves (1951–1953). Born inCaryville, Florida, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Thorpe's 16-year professional career began in 1946. After five seasons inminor league baseball, he had a two-game trial with the Braves early in 1951, then spent all of1952 on the club'sbig-league roster during its last season inBoston. Appearing in 81games, with 67 starts inright field, Thorpe collected 76hits, including his only three MLBhome runs, with 26runs batted in,batting .260. Moving with the Braves toMilwaukee for 1953, he got into only 27 games and his average plummeted 98 points to .162. It was his last major-league opportunity. In MLB, he got into 110 total games played; his 83 career hits included ninedoubles and threetriples, as well as his three homers. He drove in 32 RBI and batted .251.
Thorpe played in the minors from 1954 through 1961. During his minor-league career, he reached double figures in home runs in 11 different seasons. He died inWaveland, Mississippi, three weeks shy of his 70th birthday.
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