Tim Thompson
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[edit] Biography
Tim Thompson (Charles Lemoine Thompson) was born on March 1, 1924 in Coalport, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 28, 1954 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 1 home run and 27 RBI. Thompson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Kansas City Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 4 year career.
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | BRO | N | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | KC | A | 92 | 268 | 21 | 73 | 1 | 27 | .272 | .319 | .347 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1957 | KC | A | 81 | 230 | 25 | 47 | 7 | 19 | .204 | .262 | .339 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1958 | DET | A | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .444 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .231 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 177 | 504 | 47 | 121 | 8 | 46 | .240 | .295 | .341 | 23 | 2 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total | 187 | 517 | 49 | 123 | 8 | 47 | .238 | .293 | .338 | 24 | 2 | 39 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1954 | BRO | N | C | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .909 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | BRO | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | KC | A | C | 68 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1957 | KC | A | C | 62 | 59 | 514.2 | 272 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .993 |
| 1958 | DET | A | C | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 136 | 63 | 552.2 | 618 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 0 | .986 | ||
| Total | LF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Lee Wheat, Tom Saffell and cash (April 16, 1956).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Gus Zernial, Billy Martin, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas and Mickey McDermott to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and a player to be named later (November 20, 1957); Kansas City Athletics received Jim McManus (April 3, 1958).
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