Hank Thompson

Positions: Third Baseman, Outfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 174lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: December 8, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Died: September 30, 1969 in Fresno, CA

Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, CA

High School: Jackson HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: 1943 (9,311th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 17, 1947 (Age 21-221d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 30-297d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Henry Curtis Thompson

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1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.7

3572

983

144

.275

625

RBI

568

OBP

.376

SLG

.461

OPS

.837

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-41 / in Starts: 30-39
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	22 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 320 PAs	34
Actual Runners on Base	159 (83-55-21) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 320 PAs	35
Avg. Runners on Base	215 (111-68-34)

Most Driven In
B Rigney	9
Self	8
W Westrum	5
R Mueller	2
B Haas	2
W Lockman	2
W Marshall	1
B Kerr	1

Most Driven In By
B Thomson	15
W Lockman	9
J Mize	8
Self	8
S Gordon	4
M Kennedy	1
W Marshall	1
B Rigney	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	182	75 (74)	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	1	1.48	-0.096	3.37	-0.13%	-0.64	2B
2	183	76	Jul 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-5	CG	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	.68	-0.030	1.15	-0.03%	-0.65	2B
3	184	77	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	1	.91	0.042	1.80	0.05%	0.38	2B
4	185	78	Jul 14	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.313	.590	1	.76	0.096	.78	0.06%	0.97	2B
5	186	79	Jul 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.286	.547	1	.54	-0.043	.55	-0.03%	-0.55	2B
6	187	80	Jul 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.286	.423	.709	1						2B
7	188	81	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-10	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.452	.755	1	.36	0.048	.35	0.03%	0.04	2B
8	189	82	Jul 18	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.412	.728	1	1.47	-0.030	.97	-0.01%	-0.28	2B
9	190	83	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	W,13-3	CG	6	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.364	.513	.876	1	.20	0.060	.12	0.02%	2.69	2B
10	191	84	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.367	.500	.867	1	.41	0.051	.28	0.02%	0.66	2B
11	192	85	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	CG	5	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.292	.370	.521	.891	1	.55	0.166	.46	0.08%	1.52	2B
12	193	86	Jul 22	NYG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.356	.491	.846	1	1.55	-0.204	1.39	-0.11%	-0.99	2B
13	194	87	Jul 23	NYG		CHC	W,10-6	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.268	.359	.464	.824	1	1.11	0.064	.83	0.03%	0.83	2B
14	195	88	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	.271	.368	.458	.825	1	.92	0.098	.79	0.05%	0.91	2B
15	196	89	Jul 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.460	.835	1	.66	0.035	.47	0.02%	0.03	2B
16	197	90	Jul 26	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.368	.448	.816	1	.92	-0.035	.55	-0.01%	-0.33	2B
17	198	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.271	.370	.429	.799	1	.84	-0.146	.37	-0.04%	-0.26	2B
18	199	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	6	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.368	.440	.808	1	.55	0.006	.27	0.00%	-0.48	2B
19	200	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.374	.436	.810	1	2.15	-0.076	1.12	-0.02%	-0.37	2B
20	201	94	Jul 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG(10)	6	6	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.274	.371	.429	.800	1	1.18	0.063	.50	0.02%	0.28	2B
21	202	95	Jul 31 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-0	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.382	.460	.842	1	.22	0.059	.10	0.02%	0.84	2B
22	203	96	Jul 31 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.383	.451	.834	1	.47	0.029	.30	0.01%	0.04	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	204	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.260	.366	.427	.793	1	.58	-0.073	.41	-0.03%	-1.67	2B
24	205	98	Aug 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.270	.371	.440	.811	1	.78	0.081	.74	0.05%	0.51	2B
25	206	99	Aug 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.433	.799	1	.87	-0.065	.82	-0.04%	-0.12	2B
26	207	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.417	.772	1	1.83	-0.307	1.76	-0.18%	-1.33	2B
27	208	101	Aug 5	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.352	.420	.771	1	1.09	-0.066	1.07	-0.04%	-0.44	2B
28	209	102	Aug 6	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.353	.419	.772	1	.81	0.072	.49	0.03%	0.65	2B
29	210	103	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.350	.408	.759	1	.75	-0.020	.72	-0.01%	-0.41	2B
30	211	104	Aug 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.340	.395	.736	1	1.20	-0.136	.63	-0.04%	-1.06	2B
31	212	105	Aug 9	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.338	.386	.724	1	.68	-0.012	.12	0.00%	-0.33	2B
32	213	106	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.349	.392	.741	1	.88	0.046	.15	0.01%	0.30	2B
33	214	107	Aug 11	NYG		BSN	T,7-7	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.261	.353	.396	.748	1	1.37	0.006	.12	0.00%	0.01	2B
34	215	108	Aug 12	NYG		PHI	L,0-2	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.346	.387	.733	1	.96	-0.076	.05	0.00%	-0.64	2B
35	216	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	6	4	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.364	.418	.783	1	.33	0.082	.02	0.00%	1.82	2B
36	217	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.266	.367	.413	.780	1	.88	0.029	.06	0.00%	0.40	2B
37	218	111	Aug 16	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.363	.401	.764	1	1.34	-0.087	.10	0.00%	-0.95	2B
38	219	112	Aug 17	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-13	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.267	.375	.427	.802	1	.37	0.102	.05	0.01%	1.82	2B
39	220	113	Aug 18	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-10	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.381	.429	.810	1	.59	0.124	.06	0.01%	0.85	2B
40	221	114	Aug 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.378	.420	.799	1	1.14	-0.037	.09	0.00%	0.02	2B
41	222	115	Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.379	.420	.799	1	.81	0.136	.05	0.01%	1.44	2B
42	223	116	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.371	.410	.781	1	.79	-0.082	.02	0.00%	-0.80	2B
43	224	117	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.379	.420	.799	1	1.08	0.137	.03	0.00%	0.75	2B
44	225	118	Aug 23	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.272	.379	.422	.801	1	.65	-0.058	.03	0.00%	1.93	2B
45	226	119	Aug 24	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.370	.410	.780	1	.53	-0.069	.02	0.00%	-0.98	2B
46	227	120	Aug 25	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.368	.407	.775	1	1.32	-0.066	.06	0.00%	-0.36	2B
47	228	121	Aug 26	NYG		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	1	.263	.366	.403	.769	1	1.28	-0.077	.02	0.00%	-0.88	2B
48	229	122	Aug 27 (1)	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.400	.764	1	1.51	-0.080	.03	0.00%	-0.42	2B
49	230	123	Aug 27 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.263	.362	.397	.759	1						2B
50	231	124	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-10	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.360	.391	.751	1	.44	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.07	2B
51	232	125	Aug 28 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG(8)	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.362	.395	.757	3	.77	0.106	.00	0.00%	0.98	2B
52	233	126	Aug 29	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.369	.422	.790	3	1.19	0.162	.00	0.00%	1.43	2B
53	234	127	Aug 31	NYG		PIT	W,12-5	CG	5	5	3	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.378	.450	.827	3	.74	0.191	.00	0.00%	2.49	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
54	235	128	Sep 1	NYG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.374	.458	.832	3	.93	0.098	.00	0.00%	0.07	2B
55	236	129	Sep 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.372	.452	.824	3	.50	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
56	237	130	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.374	.450	.824	6	.60	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.71	2B
57	238	131	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.376	.446	.822	3	1.13	0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
58	239	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,7-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.376	.445	.821	3	1.65	-0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.62	2B
59	240	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.378	.459	.837	3	1.12	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.40	2B
60	241	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.376	.455	.832	3	.40	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.41	2B
61	242	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.375	.452	.826	3	.42	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.06	2B
62	243	136	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-12	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.382	.455	.837	3	.49	0.017	.00	0.00%	1.65	2B
63	244	137	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.384	.467	.851	7	.41	0.037	.00	0.00%	1.85	2B
64	245	138	Sep 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.385	.472	.857	3	1.46	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.83	2B
65	246	139	Sep 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.386	.466	.852	3	1.08	0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
66	247	140	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.382	.461	.843	3	.83	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.45	2B
67	248	141	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.383	.459	.843	7	.82	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.18	2B
68	249	142	Sep 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.384	.456	.840	3	.79	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.39	3B
69	250	146 (3)	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.288	.386	.458	.844	9	4.22	0.156	.00	0.00%	0.84	PH
70	251	147	Sep 21 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.287	.384	.457	.841	8	3.06	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
71	252	149 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.383	.455	.838	8	1.31	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.81	PH
72	253	153 (3)	Sep 25 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.285	.382	.453	.835	8						PH
73	254	154	Sep 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.384	.453	.837	7	.94	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
74	255	155	Oct 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.284	.382	.450	.832	5						2B
75	256	156	Oct 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.280	.377	.444	.821	7						2B
							33-41		320	275	51	77	10	4	9	34	42	0	31	1	2		4	1	5	2	.280	.377	.444	.821		.89	0.415	.37	-0.24%	12.61

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