Danny Thompson

Full Name: Danny Leon Thompson	Primary Position: SS,3B,2B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/183	First Game: June 25, 1970
Birthdate: February 1, 1947	Final Game: October 2, 1976
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: December 10, 1976
Deathplace: Rochester, Minnesota
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Danny Thompson (Danny Leon Thompson) was born on February 1, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on June 25, 1970 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 0 home runs and 22 RBI. Thompson played for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Danny Thompson's best season was 1972, when he hit for a .276 average.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1970	MIN	A	96	302	25	66	0	22	.219	.234	.248	9	0	7	39	0	6	0	0	6
1971	MIN	A	48	57	10	15	0	7	.263	.338	.298	2	0	7	12	0	3	0	0	5
1972	MIN	A	144	573	54	158	4	48	.276	.318	.356	22	6	34	57	2	13	3	1	14
1973	MIN	A	99	347	29	78	1	36	.225	.259	.282	13	2	16	41	2	4	1	3	11
1974	MIN	A	97	264	25	66	4	25	.250	.311	.326	6	1	22	29	2	7	1	0	15
1975	MIN	A	112	355	25	96	5	37	.270	.302	.355	11	2	18	30	0	7	0	2	7
1976	TEX	A	64	196	12	42	1	13	.214	.264	.245	3	0	13	19	1	4	2	0	5
1976	MIN	A	34	124	9	29	0	6	.234	.256	.266	4	0	3	8	1	2	1	0	1
1976	TOT	A	98	320	21	71	1	19	.222	.261	.253	7	0	16	27	2	6	3	0	6
Total			694	2218	189	550	15	194	.248	.287	.310	70	11	120	235	8	46	8	6	64

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1970	MIN	A	SS	6	4	42	9	14	1	1	.958
1970	MIN	A	2B	81	70	599.2	144	204	5	35	.986
1970	MIN	A	3B	36	0	54	3	11	0	3	1.000
1971	MIN	A	SS	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1.000
1971	MIN	A	3B	17	8	73.2	9	17	3	2	.897
1971	MIN	A	2B	3	3	24	4	6	1	0	.909
1972	MIN	A	SS	144	144	1295.1	247	468	32	76	.957
1973	MIN	A	3B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	MIN	A	SS	95	92	795	131	326	24	50	.950
1974	MIN	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIN	A	SS	88	69	614.1	127	183	12	39	.963
1974	MIN	A	3B	5	5	41	4	9	1	2	.929
1975	MIN	A	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	MIN	A	SS	100	89	751.1	138	245	24	40	.941
1975	MIN	A	2B	1	1	5	5	0	0	0	1.000
1975	MIN	A	3B	7	6	54	4	16	2	1	.909
1976	TEX	A	3B	39	30	283.2	28	54	2	3	.976
1976	TEX	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	TEX	A	2B	14	11	104.1	18	36	0	4	1.000
1976	TEX	A	SS	10	9	84	14	27	2	5	.953
1976	MIN	A	SS	34	34	299.2	58	103	2	23	.988
1976	TOT	A	SS	44	43	383.2	72	130	4	28	.981
Total			DH	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	99	85	733	171	246	6	39	.986
Total			SS	478	441	3884.2	724	1367	97	234	.956
Total			3B	105	49	508.1	48	107	8	11	.951

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Selected by New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1965).
Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1967).
Selected by Washington Senators in the 1st round (11th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (January 27, 1968).
Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
Traded by Minnesota Twins with Bert Blyleven to Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill Singer, Roy Smalley, Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon and $250000 (June 1, 1976).

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