Ultimate Mets Database - Lou Thornton

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Lou Thornton
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 750 of 1233 players

Louis Thornton
Born: April 26, 1963 at Montgomery, Ala.
Throws: Right Bats: Left
Height: 6.00 Weight: 175

First Mets game: September 1, 1989
Last Mets game: April 24, 1990

Uniform Numbers:

Uniform Number	Start Date	End Date
4	September 1, 1989	October 1, 1989
1	April 9, 1990	April 30, 1990

4,+1

Lou Thornton also played for the following teams:

Toronto Blue Jays 1985, 1987, 1988

Selected by New York Mets organization in 19th round of free agent draft on June 8, 1981.

Drafted from Mets by Toronto Blue Jays on December 3, 1984.

Signed with New York Mets as a free agent on June 9, 1989.

Granted free agency on October 15, 1990.

Minor League Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1981 Kingsport (Rookie) 48 153 23 32 7 0 2 17 15 0 34 0 4 1 0 0 45 .209 .294 .280

1982 Kingsport (Rookie) 57 210 29 44 9 2 5 29 14 0 36 4 12 1 1 1 72 .210 .343 .271

1983 Columbia (A) 119 448 80 120 24 6 11 73 32 0 90 6 22 8 2 4 189 .268 .422 .322

1984 Lynchburg (A) 131 505 78 139 25 7 6 67 29 5 81 8 28 11 0 1 196 .275 .388 .324

1989 Tidewater (AAA) 71 229 34 62 10 2 2 20 5 1 29 1 6 3 0 2 82 .271 .358 .287

1990 Tidewater (AAA) 109 379 42 86 9 4 4 38 10 2 51 2 13 7 3 2 115 .227 .303 .249

Lou Thornton played for the following teams in the Mets organization:

Kingsport Mets 1981, 1982; Columbia Mets 1983; Lynchburg Mets 1984; Tidewater Tides 1989, 1990

Games played by position
1981: Kingsport (Rookie): First Base 44
1982: Kingsport (Rookie): Outfield 44, First Base 9, Third Base 1
1983: Columbia (A): Outfield 116
1984: Lynchburg (A): Outfield 123, First Base 8
1989: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 48, First Base 10
1990: Tidewater (AAA): Outfield 98, First Base 5

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