Marcus Thames Notable

b. March 6, 1977 · New York Yankees 2002, 2010, Texas Rangers 2003, Detroit Tigers 2004–2009, Los Angeles Dodgers 2011

Marcus Thames played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 2002 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 2004 to 2009.

Across 640 games he batted .246, with 450 hits and 256 runs. He finished with 115 home runs, 83 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 368 games in the outfield, with 551 putouts and 13 errors.

He was born in Louisville, MS, USA on March 6, 1977. 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
2002	NYY	7	13	2	3	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	.231
2003	TEX	30	73	12	15	2	0	1	4	8	18	0	.205
2004	DET	61	165	24	42	12	0	10	33	16	42	0	.255
2005	DET	38	107	11	21	2	0	7	16	9	38	0	.196
2006	DET	110	348	61	89	20	2	26	60	37	92	1	.256
2007	DET	86	269	37	65	15	0	18	54	13	72	2	.242
2008	DET	103	316	50	76	12	0	25	56	24	95	0	.241
2009	DET	87	258	33	65	11	1	13	36	29	72	0	.252
2010	NYY	82	212	22	61	7	0	12	33	19	61	0	.288
2011	LAD	36	66	4	13	1	1	2	7	4	16	0	.197
Career	—	640	1827	256	450	83	4	115	301	159	510	3	.246

On this day & linked events

1977

Born March 6, 1977

Louisville, MS, USA

2002

Major-league debut: Marcus Thames

Marcus Thames made a major-league debut on June 10, 2002.

2011

Final major-league game: Marcus Thames

Marcus Thames played a final major-league game on July 6, 2011.

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