Danny Thompson
Danny Leon Thompson
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 183 lb.
- School Oklahoma State University
- High School Capron High School
- Debut June 25, 1970
- Final Game October 2, 1976
- Born February 1, 1947 in Wichita, KS USA
- Died December 10, 1976 in Rochester, MN USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Danny Thompson died of leukemia at the Mayo Clinic at age 29. The following season, in 1977, the Texas Rangers wore a armband line and Thompson's number 4 on their left sleeves.
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