Gary Thurman | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | November 12, 1964|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 30, 1987, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 26, 1997, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .243 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 64 |
Teams | |
Gary Montez Thurman (born November 12,1964) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals,Detroit Tigers,Seattle Mariners,and New York Mets. [1] He was drafted by the Royals in the first round (21st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Thurman played his first professional season with their rookie-league Gulf Coast Royals in 1983,and his last with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Triple-A affiliate,the Vancouver Canadians,in 1998.
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