| Bob Thurman | |||||||||||||||
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| Outfielder / Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: May 14, 1917 Kellyville, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
| Died: October 31, 1998 (aged 81) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
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| NgL: 1946, for the Homestead Grays | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 14, 1955, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |||||||||||||||
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| April 21, 1959, for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .246 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 106 | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Burns Thurman (May 14, 1917 – October 31, 1998) was a professional baseball pitcher, outfielder and pinch-hitter. He played in the Negro leagues, the Puerto Rican winter league (where he was a star), and for a few years at the end of his career, in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds. He is a member of the Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame.