1963
Born July 17, 1963
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Bobby Thigpen Notable
Bobby Thigpen's 201 saves are the 55th most in the game's history.
He played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1986 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1994.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 201 games and appeared 448 times, with a 3.43 earned run average. He struck out 376. Across 448 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He led the league in saves once, in 1990, with 57.
He was an All-Star in 1990.
He was born in Tallahassee, FL, USA on July 17, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1990 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1990 |
| Reliever of the Year Award | 1 | 1990 |
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1990 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHW | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | CHW | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | CHW | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | CHW | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | CHW | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CHW | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CHW | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CHW/PHI | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1994 | SEA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 448 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | CHW | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 35.2 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 1.77 |
| 1987 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 89.0 | 86 | 27 | 24 | 52 | 2.73 |
| 1988 | CHW | 5 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 34 | 90.0 | 96 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 3.30 |
| 1989 | CHW | 2 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 79.0 | 62 | 33 | 40 | 47 | 3.76 |
| 1990 | CHW | 4 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 57 | 88.2 | 60 | 18 | 32 | 70 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 30 | 69.2 | 63 | 27 | 38 | 47 | 3.49 |
| 1992 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 22 | 55.0 | 58 | 29 | 33 | 45 | 4.75 |
| 1993 | CHW/PHI | 3 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 74 | 35 | 21 | 29 | 5.83 |
| 1994 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9.39 |
| Career | — | 31 | 36 | 448 | 0 | 201 | 568.2 | 537 | 217 | 238 | 376 | 3.43 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Bobby Thigpen
Bobby Thigpen made a major-league debut on August 6, 1986.
1994
Final major-league game: Bobby Thigpen
Bobby Thigpen played a final major-league game on April 27, 1994.
Image: Rob Broder, public domain