Phillies' Thome to have season-ending surgery

Last Updated: Thursday, August 11, 2005 | 2:10 PM ET

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If there was one thing you could say about Jim Thome over the past nine seasons, it was he was a consistent threat for 30 homers and 100 runs-batted in every year. All of that changed in 2005.

The Philadelphia Phillies first baseman will likely miss the rest of the season recovering from surgery next week on his injured right shoulder.

Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala., with the recovery time about three months.

Philadelphia Phillies fans probably won't get to see Jim Thome in action until next year. (CP File Photo)

Thome was placed on the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendinitis back on July 1. It marked his second trip to the DL this season after he missed 19 games in early May with lower back problems.

After smacking 42 homers last season, Thome hit just seven this season and was batting a mere .207 while driving in 30 runs in 59 games.

In eight of his last nine seasons with Cleveland and Philadelphia, he hit at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs.