Fresco Thompson

Full Name: Lafayette Fresco Thompson	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/150	First Game: September 5, 1925
Birthdate: June 6, 1902	Final Game: April 22, 1934
Birthplace: Centreville, Alabama	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: November 20, 1968
Deathplace: Fullerton, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Fresco Thompson (Lafayette Fresco Thompson) was born on June 6, 1902 in Centreville, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1925 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1927, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 1 home run and 70 RBI. Thompson played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Robins over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Fresco Thompson's best season was 1929, when he hit for a .324 average and knocked in 53 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1925	PIT	N	14	37	4	9	0	8	.243	.317	.351	2	1	4	1	0	0	2
1926	NY	N	2	8	1	5	0	1	.625	.700	.625	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
1927	PHI	N	153	597	78	181	1	70	.303	.343	.409	32	14	34	36	2	18	19
1928	PHI	N	152	634	99	182	3	50	.287	.332	.390	34	11	42	27	1	23	19
1929	PHI	N	148	623	115	202	4	53	.324	.398	.419	41	3	75	34	1	16	16
1930	PHI	N	122	478	77	135	4	46	.282	.331	.395	34	4	35	29	0	16	7
1931	BRO	N	74	181	26	48	1	21	.265	.351	.326	6	1	23	16	1	3	5
1932	BRO	N	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1934	NY	N	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			669	2560	400	762	13	249	.298	.353	.398	149	34	215	143	5	76	69

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1925	PIT	N	2B	12	19	24	1	6	.977
1926	NY	N	2B	2	2	8	0	0	1.000
1927	PHI	N	2B	153	424	485	35	97	.963
1928	PHI	N	2B	152	409	509	32	109	.966
1929	PHI	N	2B	148	395	512	33	103	.965
1930	PHI	N	2B	112	287	386	32	95	.955
1931	BRO	N	SS	10	9	15	1	4	.960
1931	BRO	N	3B	5	4	0	0	0	1.000
1931	BRO	N	2B	43	89	120	12	36	.946
Total			3B	5	4	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	10	9	15	1	4	.960
Total			2B	622	1625	2044	145	446	.962

[edit] Transactions

Traded by New York Giants with Jack Scott to Philadelphia Phillies as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Phillies sent George Harper to New York Giants; Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to Brooklyn Robins; and Brooklyn Robins sent Burleigh Grimes to New York Giants (January 9, 1927).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Lefty O'Doul to Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Clise Dudley, Jumbo Elliott, Hal Lee and cash (October 14, 1930).
Selected by New York Giants from Buffalo (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 2, 1933).

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