1979
Born September 29, 1979
Fairfield, CA, USA
Joe Thurston Notable
b. September 29, 1979 · Los Angeles Dodgers 2002–2004, Philadelphia Phillies 2006, Boston Red Sox 2008, St. Louis Cardinals 2009, Florida Marlins 2011
Joe Thurston played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2002 and closing with the Florida Marlins in 2011.
Across 184 games he batted .226, with 76 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 20 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 68 games at third base, with 109 assists and 10 errors. He turned 11 double plays.
He was born in Fairfield, CA, USA on September 29, 1979. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | LAD | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 |
| 2003 | LAD | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 2004 | LAD | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .176 |
| 2006 | PHI | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 2008 | BOS | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | STL | 124 | 267 | 27 | 60 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 56 | 4 | .225 |
| 2011 | FLA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Career | — | 184 | 337 | 34 | 76 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 67 | 5 | .226 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Major-league debut: Joe Thurston
Joe Thurston made a major-league debut on September 2, 2002.
2011
Final major-league game: Joe Thurston
Joe Thurston played a final major-league game on August 5, 2011.