Bob Thorpe Baseball player

Robert Benjamin Thorpe (November 19, 1926 – October 30, 1996) was a Major League Baseball right fielder. Thorpe played at the Major League level with the Boston Braves in 1951 and 1952. He remained with the team through its move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to become the Milwaukee Braves. Later in his career he played in the Detroit Tigers organization and would be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Herb Moford.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 19, 1926
Birth place
Caryville Florida
Date of deathOctober 30, 1996
Place of death
Waveland Mississippi

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Baseball player

Career startApril 19, 1951
Career endSeptember 27, 1953
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
position
Right fielder
teams
Atlanta Braves
throwing sideRight

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