Bert Thiel
Encyclopedia
Maynard Bert Thiel is an American
retired professional baseball
pitcher
, manager
and scout. He appeared in only four Major League
games as a relief pitcher
for the Boston Braves
, but fashioned a 14-year playing career in the minor leagues
(1947-59; 1961). He threw and batted right-handed, and stood 5 inch tall and weighed 185 lb (83.9 kg).
Thiel's brief MLB trial occurred at the outset of the 1952 season. He split two decisions and compiled an earned run average
of 7.71 over seven innings pitched. As a minor league hurler, however, Thiel won 145 games (losing 108), and compiled a .563 winning percentage and an ERA of 3.76. He had one 20-win season, and also enjoyed 18, 16, 15 and 14 game-winning seasons during a career spent in the farm systems of the Braves, New York/San Francisco Giants
and Boston Red Sox
.
Thiel managed in the Kansas City Athletics
and Chicago White Sox
organizations, and scouted for the Washington Senators
, Braves and ChiSox after his active career.
He was born in Marion, Wisconsin
.
United States
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retired professional baseball
Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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, manager
Manager (baseball)
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and scout. He appeared in only four Major League
Major League Baseball
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games as a relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
for the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
, but fashioned a 14-year playing career in the minor leagues
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
(1947-59; 1961). He threw and batted right-handed, and stood 5 inch tall and weighed 185 lb (83.9 kg).
Thiel's brief MLB trial occurred at the outset of the 1952 season. He split two decisions and compiled an earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
of 7.71 over seven innings pitched. As a minor league hurler, however, Thiel won 145 games (losing 108), and compiled a .563 winning percentage and an ERA of 3.76. He had one 20-win season, and also enjoyed 18, 16, 15 and 14 game-winning seasons during a career spent in the farm systems of the Braves, New York/San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
and Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
.
Thiel managed in the Kansas City Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
and Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
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organizations, and scouted for the Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, Braves and ChiSox after his active career.
He was born in Marion, Wisconsin
Marion, Wisconsin
Marion is a city in Shawano and Waupaca Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,297 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marion is located at ....
.