Friday office hours are open! Schedule a call to walk us through how you use the Sports Reference sites.

Hollis Thurston

Name Note: Name presented as Sloppy Thurston in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: June 2, 1899 in Fremont, NE us

Died: September 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: John H. Francis Polytechnic HS (Sun Valley, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 23-321d, 5,706th in major league history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1933 (Age 34-121d)
vs. NYG 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Hollis John Thurston

Nicknames: Sloppy

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.7

ERA

4.24

288

178

1542.2

306

WHIP

1.444

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-34 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	39 (19-12-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-17-10)

Most Driven In
W Kamm	2
R Schalk	1
B Falk	1

Most Driven In By
H Hooper	4
E Collins	3
H McClellan	2
M Archdeacon	0

1923 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1923 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	2 (1)	Apr 19	SLB		DET	L,3-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	6 (3)	Apr 23	SLB		CHW	T,7-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox
3	3	21	May 12	CHW		PHA	L,0-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.015	.49	-0.02%	-0.36	P
4	4	24 (2)	May 17	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	1.60	0.058	2.04	0.04%	0.42	P
5	5	28 (3)	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,0-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.88	-0.044	.84	-0.03%	-0.43	P
6	6	32 (3)	May 26	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.83	-0.039	.62	-0.02%	-0.41	P
7	7	37 (4)	May 31	CHW		CLE	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.01	-0.071	.53	-0.02%	-0.71	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	39 (1)	Jun 2	CHW		SLB	L,5-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
9	9	41 (1)	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	5						P
10	10	45 (3)	Jun 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
11	11	46	Jun 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,9-10	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	9	2.85	0.062	1.36	0.02%	0.21	P
12	12	47	Jun 14	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.26	-0.021	.08	0.00%	-0.70	P
13	13	50 (2)	Jun 17	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
14	14	51	Jun 18	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.263	.176	.440	9	1.47	0.044	.86	0.02%	0.13	P
15	15	52	Jun 19	CHW	@	PHA	W,12-3	4-GF	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.318	.250	.568	9	.59	0.082	.41	0.03%	0.24	P
16	16	55 (2)	Jun 23	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	5-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.318	.652	9	.80	0.011	.59	0.01%	0.10	P
17	17	56	Jun 24	CHW	@	DET	W,9-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.318	.652	9						P
18	18	58 (1)	Jun 26	CHW	@	DET	L,6-7	2-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9	1.99	0.344	1.51	0.16%	1.73	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	64 (5)	Jul 3	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.357	.690	9	.73	0.023	.65	0.01%	0.11	P
20	20	68 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,0-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.323	.345	.667	9	1.20	-0.032	.84	-0.01%	-0.45	P
21	21	73 (4)	Jul 11	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.323	.345	.667	9						P
22	22	76 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,5-2	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.333	.419	.753	9	.25	0.059	.05	0.01%	0.97	PH P
23	23	78 (1)	Jul 15	CHW		PHA	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.333	.419	.753	9						P
24	24	82 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,11-3	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.306	.342	.417	.759	9						P
25	25	89 (6)	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.297	.333	.405	.739	9	1.31	-0.032	.12	0.00%	-0.31	P
26	26	90	Jul 25	CHW		DET	L,3-6	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.341	.410	.752	9	2.06	-0.081	.11	0.00%	-0.53	P
27	27	93 (2)	Jul 29 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-8	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.326	.390	.716	9	.17	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.37	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	28	96 (2)	Aug 1 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.311	.372	.683	9	.37	-0.023	.01	0.00%	-0.74	P
29	29	99 (2)	Aug 6	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-14	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	9	.54	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
30	30	108 (8)	Aug 15 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,1-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.304	.364	.668	9						P
31	31	110 (1)	Aug 16	CHW		WSH	L,2-9	3-GF	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.320	.396	.716	9	.34	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.98	P
32	32	115 (4)	Aug 22	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	11-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.333	.396	.729	9	1.84	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
33	33	119 (3)	Aug 26	CHW		BOS	L,4-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.286	.327	.388	.715	9						P
34	34	121 (1)	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	10-GF(13)	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.352	.431	.783	9	2.49	0.146	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	35	122	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	W,14-6	6-GF(7)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.364	.442	.806	9	.15	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
36	36	123	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,4-14	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.364	.442	.806	9						P
37	37	124	Sep 3 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.327	.364	.442	.806	9						P
38	38	125	Sep 4	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.357	.434	.791	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
39	39	127 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	CHW		SLB	L,3-7	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.321	.356	.429	.785	9	.20	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.03	P
40	40	132 (4)	Sep 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-9	2-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.349	.417	.766	9	.16	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
41	41	135 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.358	.438	.796	9	.50	0.075	.00	0.00%	1.14	P
42	42	139 (3)	Sep 20	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.328	.357	.433	.790	9	1.26	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
43	43	144 (4)	Sep 26	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.314	.342	.414	.757	9	2.34	-0.220	.00	0.00%	-1.22	P
44	44	148 (3)	Sep 30	CHW	@	SLB	W,10-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.311	.338	.405	.743	9	.33	0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.03	P
45	45	150 (1)	Oct 2	CHW		DET	L,5-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.307	.333	.400	.733	9	.96	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
46	46	153 (2)	Oct 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.312	.338	.403	.740	9	1.07	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
47	47	156 (2)	Oct 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-9	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.316	.341	.405	.747	9	.72	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
							12-34		83	79	10	25	5	1	0	5	3	0	6	0	0		3		0	0	.316	.341	.405	.747		.88	0.357	.35	0.19%	-0.35

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Thurston Pages

Hollis Thurston Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Hollis Thurston Pages at Baseball Reference