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Bob Thorpe (other)
Bob Thorpe can refer to: *Bob Thorpe (outfielder) (1926–1996), American baseball player *Bob Thorpe (pitcher) (1935–1960), American baseball player *Bob Thorpe (politician) Bob Thorpe is an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 6 since January 14, 2013. He is also a part of the Tea Party Movement. Early life and c ..., American politician and representative in the Arizona House of Representatives See also * Robert Thorpe (other) {{hndis, Thorpe, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Thorpe (outfielder)
Benjamin Robert Thorpe (November 19, 1926 – October 30, 1996) was an American professional baseball baseball player, player who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a right fielder, for the Atlanta Braves, Boston / Milwaukee Braves (–). Born in Caryville, Florida, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Thorpe's 16-year professional career began in 1946. After five seasons in minor league baseball, he had a two-game trial with the Braves early in 1951, then spent all of on the club's 1952 Boston Braves season, big-league roster during its last season in Boston. Appearing in 81 games played, games, with 67 starts in right fielder, right field, Thorpe collected 76 hit (baseball), hits, including his only three MLB home runs, with 26 runs batted in, batting average (baseball), batting .260. Moving with the Braves to Milwaukee for 1953, he got into only 27 games and his average plummeted 98 points to .162. It was his last major-league opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Thorpe (pitcher)
Robert Joseph Thorpe (June 12, 1935 – March 17, 1960) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who experienced instant success at the minor league level, had a brief and promising trial with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, then was driven from the game by a sore arm and elbow surgery by the end of 1959. Less than a year after his retirement from baseball, Thorpe was working as an apprentice electrician on power lines in his native city of San Diego, California, when he was accidentally electrocuted at the age of 24. Thorpe stood tall and weighed . He signed with the Cubs in 1953 and his first two seasons in baseball, with the Stockton Ports of the Class C California League, saw him win 44 of 56 decisions.Minor league statistics from |
Bob Thorpe (politician)
Bob Thorpe is an American politician and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 6 since January 14, 2013. He is also a part of the Tea Party Movement. Early life and career Bob Thorpe was born and raised in Burbank, California. Before serving in the Arizona legislature, he had a varied career in residential construction, website design, as a small business owner of a software company, and worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Price Waterhouse among many other endeavors.https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pageturnpro.com/Publications/201208/1752/42604/PDF/129890896093023750_8-3%20Digital%20Edition.pdf He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from California State University, Northridge in 1981. He went on to complete graduate coursework in several different disciplines at CSU Northridge and Los Angeles Pierce College among other colleges. He moved to Arizona in 2003, where he was a volunteer f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |