Andre Thornton

What I admire about Andre Thornton isn't just the two All-Star nods or the Silver Slugger. It's the arc of the man: born in Tuskegee, Alabama, schooled in Pennsylvania, and a steady force at first base for Cleveland through the 1970s and 80s before reinventing himself as a businessman. A nickname like 'Thunder' suggests a hitter who could quiet a ballpark with one swing, but I read more durability than flash here. Players who anchor a single club for years in an unglamorous market earn my respect, and Thornton's second act in entrepreneurship tells me he was always playing the long game.

André Thornton (born August 13, 1949), nicknamed "Thunder", is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1973 to 1987, most prominently as a member of the Cleveland Indians where, he was a two-time All-Star player and won a Silver Slugger Award. He also played for the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos.

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Name (English)

Andre Thornton

Name (Japanese)

アンドレ・ソーントン

Reading

あんどれ・そーんとん

Born

August 13, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Phoenixville Area High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Alabama
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.