Otis Thornton | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Docena, Alabama | June 30, 1945|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 6, 1973, for the Houston Astros | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 6, 1973, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 2 |
At bats | 3 |
Hits | 0 |
Teams | |
Otis Benjamin Thornton (born June 30,1945) is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Houston Astros,appearing in both ends of a doubleheader played at Montreal's Jarry Park Stadium on July 6,1973. [1] He is one of the very few players to have played his entire ML career outside the United States.
Thornton was selected in the 68th round (817th overall) by the Houston Astros in the 1965 June amateur baseball draft out of Westfield High School in Docena,Alabama.
Thornton played one day of Major League Baseball. He played in both games of a doubleheader for the Astros against the Montreal Expos at Parc Jarry in Montreal,Canada on July 6,1973. In the first game he was put in defensively as catcher in the bottom of the eighth inning for Skip Jutze. He then was pitch hit for by Rafael Batista in the ninth inning. In the second game,he came in again for Skip Jutze in the 4th inning as part of a double switch. He came to bat first in the top of the fifth inning striking out against Expos pitcher Mike Torrez. His next at-bat was in the top of the 7th inning. He stuck out again against Mike Torrez for the last out of the inning. He came to bat for his last time in the 9th inning against Mike Marshall with the bases loaded and hit a ground-out to 2nd baseman Pepe Frias who through the ball to first for the out. Bob Gallagher who was on third base scored on the play. The Astros lost both games of the doubleheader. He finished his career 0-3 with 1 RBI and a .000 batting average.
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