Fresco Thompson
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[edit] Biography
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 | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | PIT | N | 14 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | .243 | .317 | .351 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NY | N | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .625 | .700 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | PHI | N | 153 | 597 | 78 | 181 | 1 | 70 | .303 | .343 | .409 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | PHI | N | 152 | 634 | 99 | 182 | 3 | 50 | .287 | .332 | .390 | 34 | 11 | 42 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | PHI | N | 148 | 623 | 115 | 202 | 4 | 53 | .324 | .398 | .419 | 41 | 3 | 75 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | PHI | N | 122 | 478 | 77 | 135 | 4 | 46 | .282 | .331 | .395 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | 74 | 181 | 26 | 48 | 1 | 21 | .265 | .351 | .326 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | BRO | N | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 669 | 2560 | 400 | 762 | 13 | 249 | .298 | .353 | .398 | 149 | 34 | 215 | 143 | 5 | 76 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | PIT | N | 2B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .977 |
| 1926 | NY | N | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1927 | PHI | N | 2B | 153 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 485 | 35 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1928 | PHI | N | 2B | 152 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 509 | 32 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
| 1929 | PHI | N | 2B | 148 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 512 | 33 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1930 | PHI | N | 2B | 112 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 386 | 32 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | SS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1931 | BRO | N | 2B | 43 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 120 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .946 |
| Total | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | SS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .960 | ||
| Total | 2B | 622 | 0 | 0 | 1625 | 2044 | 145 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .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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