Milt Thompson

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: January 5, 1959 in Washington, DC us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.

High School: Colonel Zadok Magruder HS (Rockville, MD)

School: Howard University (Washington, DC)

Debut: September 4, 1984 (Age 25-243d, 14,950th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1996 (Age 37-205d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Milton Bernard Thompson

Nicknames: Papa Thompson, Uncle Milty or Scooter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.6

3761

1029

.274

491

RBI

357

214

OBP

.335

SLG

.372

OPS

.708

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 47 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 7 tying, 14 go ahead

4 Tms
PHI	22
STL	20
HOU	3
ATL	2

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	24
Away	23

Outs
0	19
2	17
1	11

12 Opps
LAD	7
CHC	7
SFG	5
MON	5
CIN	4
NYM	3
PIT	3
ATL	3
STL	3
SDP	3
HOU	3
PHI	1

42 Pitchers
Doyle Alexander	2
Bryn Smith	2
Mark Portugal	2
John Burkett	2
Danny Cox	2
José Meléndez	1
Bob Walk	1
David Cone	1
Pedro Astacio	1
Les Lancaster	1
Shawn Boskie	1
Bill Gullickson	1
Ed Lynch	1
Ron Darling	1
Jay Baller	1
Trevor Hoffman	1
Mel Rojas	1
Howard Farmer	1
Ron Robinson	1
Luis DeLeón	1
Bob Forsch	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Bob Kipper	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Anthony Young	1
Scott Garrelts	1
Mario Soto	1
Jay Tibbs	1
Pete Harnisch	1
Kent Bottenfield	1
José Rijo	1
Bret Saberhagen	1
Tom Candiotti	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Dave Burba	1
Bill Long	1
Joe Boever	1
Brian Holton	1
Don Sutton	1
Mike Morgan	1
Orel Hershiser	1
Doug Drabek	1

12 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	13
Busch Stad (STL)	12
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	17
89	10
7	6
8	5
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	15
2	10
1	6
3	5
4	4
6	3
7+	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	8
-2-	3
1-3	3
12-	2

68 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	31
1 on	11
2 on	5
Any on	16

Inning
1	5
2	7
3	7
4	1
5	6
6	8
7	4
8	7
9	2

1-3	19
4-6	15
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	3
+1	6
Tied	13
-1	4
-2	9
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	15
Tied	13
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	15
0-0	6
0-1	6
1-0	4
2-1	4
1-1	4
3-2	2
3-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	21
LF	16
PH	5
RF	5

OrderPos
2nd	11
6th	10
7th	7
1st	7
3rd	5
9th	4
5th	1
4th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1984-09-22	ATL	@	SDP	Luis DeLeón	tied 2-2	t 8	0	---		1	1	7	0.261	76%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1984-09-26	ATL	@	CIN	Mario Soto	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---		1	1	7	0.102	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1986-04-18	PHI	@	NYM	Ron Darling	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	8	0.107	59%		Home Run
4	4	2	1	1986-05-05	PHI		MON	Jay Tibbs	tied 3-3	b 6	2	---		1	1	8	0.195	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1986-06-23	PHI		CHC	Jay Baller	ahead 15-1	b 7	0	---		1	4	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	4	1	1986-09-07	PHI		LAD	Brian Holton	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---		1	2	8	0.106	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	5	1	1986-09-08	PHI	@	CHC	Ed Lynch	behind 1-3	t 3	2	1--		2	2	8	0.202	46%		Home Run; G. Redus Scores
8	8	6	1	1986-09-17	PHI		STL	Bob Forsch	behind 0-2	b 1	1	---		1	2	8	0.099	42%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1987-05-03	PHI		CIN	Bill Gullickson	behind 5-9	b 6	2	---		1	1	8	0.051	12%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1987-06-07	PHI		MON	Bryn Smith	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---		1	1	8	0.095	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	1987-07-10	PHI	@	ATL	Doyle Alexander	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--		2	2	8	0.166	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Samuel Scores
12	12	4	1	1987-07-26	PHI		ATL	Doyle Alexander	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---		1	2	8	0.257	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	5	1	1987-07-29	PHI	@	PIT	Doug Drabek	tied 2-2	t 5	2	1--		2	2	8	0.259	72%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Samuel Scores
14	14	6	1	1987-08-02	PHI	@	CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	tied 0-0	t 8	0	---		1	2	8	0.243	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	1987-08-13	PHI	@	STL	Danny Cox	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	8	0.099	58%		Home Run (CF-RF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1988-05-26	PHI		LAD	Don Sutton	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	8	0.125	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	2	1	1988-07-08	PHI	@	CIN	José Rijo	tied 0-0	t 8	0	---	9,(1-2) BCFFFFFFX	1	1	8	0.263	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1989-05-04	STL	@	LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	8	0.128	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); J. Oquendo Scores
19	19	2	1	1989-06-05	STL	@	MON	Bryn Smith	tied 0-0	t 3	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	2	8	0.211	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. DeLeón Scores; V. Coleman Scores
20	20	3	1	1989-08-03	STL		NYM	David Cone	behind 2-4	b 3	0	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	3	8	0.254	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); V. Coleman Scores; O. Smith Scores
21	21	4	1	1989-08-15	STL		ATL	Joe Boever	ahead 8-0	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	7	8	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1990-04-28	STL	@	SFG	Scott Garrelts	ahead 2-0	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	9	0.082	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	2	1	1990-05-04	STL		CIN	Ron Robinson	behind 2-4	b 5	2	---	5,(3-1) SB>B.BX	1	3	9	0.125	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
24	24	3	1	1990-06-03	STL		CHC	Bill Long	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	9	0.041	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Guerrero Scores
25	25	4	1	1990-06-13	STL		PIT	Bob Walk	tied 3-3	b 5	2	1--	1,(0-0) 11X	2	6	9	0.268	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Pendleton Scores
26	26	5	1	1990-10-01	STL	@	MON	Howard Farmer	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	3	8	0.069	86%		Home Run
27	27	6	2	1990-10-01	STL	@	MON	Mel Rojas	behind 5-7	t 7	0	-2-	2,(0-1) LX	2	3	8	0.247	50%		Home Run; G. Pena Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1991-05-11	STL	@	HOU	Mark Portugal	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) .FSBBFX	1	9	PH	0.124	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Thompson Scores
29	29	2	1	1991-06-11	STL	@	SDP	José Meléndez	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	1--	6,(3-2) CBS11BBX	2	3	9	0.193	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); O. Smith Scores; M. Thompson Scores
30	30	3	1	1991-08-03	STL		PIT	Bob Kipper	behind 4-5	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	7	0.315	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Thompson Scores
31	31	4	1	1991-08-24	STL		LAD	Mike Morgan	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	6	7	0.115	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Thompson Scores
32	32	5	1	1991-08-27	STL		SFG	John Burkett	behind 0-3	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	0.086	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Thompson Scores
33	33	6	1	1991-09-09	STL		PHI	Danny Cox	ahead 3-0	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	7	0.026	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Thompson Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1992-04-11	STL	@	CHC	Shawn Boskie	behind 0-2	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0.119	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Thompson Scores
35	35	2	1	1992-05-16	STL	@	HOU	Mark Portugal	behind 0-2	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0.114	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Thompson Scores
36	36	3	1	1992-05-25	STL		LAD	Orel Hershiser	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	7	0.128	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Thompson Scores
37	37	4	1	1992-07-10	STL	@	LAD	Tom Candiotti	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	7	0.134	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Thompson Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1993-06-09	PHI		HOU	Pete Harnisch	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	7	0.045	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Daulton Scores
39	39	2	1	1993-07-01	PHI	@	STL	Les Lancaster	behind 4-14	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	2	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive)
40	40	3	1	1993-07-10	PHI		SFG	John Burkett	behind 1-3	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	7	0.176	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Eisenreich Scores
41	41	4	1	1993-07-24	PHI	@	SFG	Dave Burba	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	6	7	0.108	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1994-04-19	PHI		LAD	Pedro Astacio	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	7	0.203	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Hollins Scores; J. Eisenreich Scores
43	43	2	1	1994-05-21	PHI		NYM	Bret Saberhagen	behind 0-4	b 2	1	1-3	6,(2-2) FBFBFX	3	7	7	0.182	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Eisenreich Scores; R. Jordan Scores
44	44	3	1	1994-06-07	PHI		CHC	Anthony Young	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	0.072	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
45	45	4	1	1994-08-06	HOU		SFG	Kent Bottenfield	ahead 6-4	b 8	2	1--	4,(2-1) .BFBX	2	9	PH	0.052	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Cedeño Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1995-07-31	HOU	@	SDP	Trevor Hoffman	behind 0-5	t 9	2	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	8	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
47	47	2	1	1995-10-01	HOU	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	behind 1-6	t 4	2	1-3	7,(3-2) .FBBFB>F>X	3	9	PH	0.147	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Simms Scores; R. Gutiérrez Scores