1964
Born November 12, 1964
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Gary Thurman Notable
b. November 12, 1964 · Kansas City Royals 1987–1992, Detroit Tigers 1993, Seattle Mariners 1995, New York Mets 1997
Gary Thurman played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1987 and closing with the New York Mets in 1997.
Across 424 games he batted .243, with 194 hits and 121 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 27 doubles and 65 stolen bases.
He played 348 games in the outfield, with 523 putouts and 16 errors.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on November 12, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | KCR | 27 | 81 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | .296 |
| 1988 | KCR | 35 | 66 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 5 | .167 |
| 1989 | KCR | 72 | 87 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 16 | .195 |
| 1990 | KCR | 23 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .233 |
| 1991 | KCR | 80 | 184 | 24 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 15 | .277 |
| 1992 | KCR | 88 | 200 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 9 | .245 |
| 1993 | DET | 75 | 89 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 7 | .213 |
| 1995 | SEA | 13 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .320 |
| 1997 | NYM | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 424 | 798 | 121 | 194 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 61 | 187 | 65 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Major-league debut: Gary Thurman
Gary Thurman made a major-league debut on August 30, 1987.
1997
Final major-league game: Gary Thurman
Gary Thurman played a final major-league game on May 26, 1997.
Image: Kansas City Royals, public domain