The front: Nice spring training shot for Thornton.
The back: This is an error card; Thornton's cycle was on April 22, 1978, not 1979.
The player: Andre Thornton was a good-hitting first baseman for the Cubs, who developed into a great hitter with the Indians in the late 1970s. He missed the 1980 season due to a knee injury, but came back for several solid seasons as a DH before retiring after the 1987 season. Thornton had three season of 32+ HR and 99+ RBI. The two-time All-Star played in 1,565 games over 14 seasons, hitting .254 with 253 HR and 895 RBI. He walked 876 times, more than his 851 strikeouts.
The man: For over 20 years Thornton has been CEO of ASW Global, an Akron-based 3PL supply chain services company with over 100 employees. He is also on the board of several charitable organizations.
My collection: I have 40 of his cards, from 1974 to 1988. I would be interested in trading for 1979 Hostess #93.
That photo takes me back to photo days when I played Little League. I feel like that is one of the poses we did.
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