Gene Thompson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 7, 1917 in Latham, IL us

Died: August 24, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 21-323d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1947 (Age 30-027d)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Eugene Earl Thompson

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.3

ERA

3.26

185

686.2

315

WHIP

1.354

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-23 / in Starts: 6-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	29 (13-11-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
E Lombardi	1
F Bordagaray	0
L Riggs	0
L Gamble	0
H Craft	0

Most Driven In By
F McCormick	1
L Frey	1
L Gamble	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	1	5 (4)	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	7 (1)	Apr 28	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		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
3	3	10 (2)	May 2	CIN	@	NYG	L,7-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.012	1.50	-0.02%	-0.11	P
4	4	15 (4)	May 8	CIN	@	PHI	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	17 (1)	May 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,5-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	6	19 (1)	May 12	CIN		STL	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	21 (1)	May 14	CIN		STL	L,5-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	8	28 (6)	May 22	CIN		BRO	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	9	31 (2)	May 25	CIN		NYG	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
10	10	37 (5)	May 30 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,0-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Jun		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
11	11	39 (1)	Jun 1	CIN	@	BSN	W,9-4	12-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.02	-0.001	.09	0.00%	-0.29	P
12	12	44 (4)	Jun 6	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-17	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	0.39	P
13	13	47 (2)	Jun 10	CIN	@	BRO	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
14	14	50 (2)	Jun 14	CIN		PHI	W,10-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.37	-0.010	1.78	-0.03%	-0.24	P
15	15	54 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
16	16	57 (2)	Jun 23	CIN		NYG	L,0-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
Jul		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
17	17	64 (6)	Jul 2 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
18	18	69 (4)	Jul 8	CIN		CHC	L,6-7	6-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.30	0.003	1.84	0.01%	0.03	P
19	19	73 (3)	Jul 15	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-4	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.67	-0.034	4.63	-0.14%	-0.34	P
20	20	78 (4)	Jul 19	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.80	-0.040	4.45	-0.14%	-0.34	P
21	21	82 (3)	Jul 23 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.05	-0.088	8.90	-0.23%	-0.48	P
22	22	87 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	.75	0.107	2.35	0.20%	0.76	P
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	23	92 (4)	Aug 2	CIN		NYG	L,2-12	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.62	-0.033	1.36	-0.04%	-0.40	P
24	24	96 (3)	Aug 6 (2)	CIN		BRO	W,8-6	2-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.304	.565	9	1.00	0.009	3.72	0.02%	0.02	P
25	25	99 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-5	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9	1.41	-0.101	5.27	-0.23%	-0.71	P
26	26	103 (3)	Aug 13 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
27	27	105 (1)	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
28	28	108 (2)	Aug 17	CIN		CHC	W,7-6	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
29	29	110 (1)	Aug 20 (1)	CIN		STL	L,1-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.269	.500	9						P
30	30	113 (2)	Aug 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.250	.464	9	1.04	-0.064	4.88	-0.18%	-0.53	P
31	31	119 (5)	Aug 28	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9	.46	-0.012	1.90	-0.03%	-0.11	P
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
32	32	120	Sep 2	CIN		CHC	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
33	33	123 (2)	Sep 4 (2)	CIN	@	STL	T,6-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.207	.207	.241	.448	9						P
34	34	125 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.273	.515	9	.71	0.000	2.49	0.00%	0.13	P
35	35	127 (1)	Sep 7	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.242	.273	.515	9						P
36	36	129 (1)	Sep 9	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.242	.273	.515	9						P
37	37	132 (2)	Sep 13	CIN		BRO	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.257	.486	9	.48	-0.038	2.39	-0.12%	-1.12	P
38	38	135 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	CIN		NYG	W,10-6	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.257	.486	9	.08	-0.002	.35	-0.01%	-0.21	P
39	39	139 (3)	Sep 17 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.216	.243	.459	9	.80	-0.040	3.35	-0.10%	-0.33	P
40	40	145 (5)	Sep 22 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.244	.463	9	.95	-0.070	6.67	-0.30%	-0.87	P
41	41	150 (4)	Sep 26 (1)	CIN		STL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.267	.511	9	.46	0.003	2.86	0.01%	-0.14	P
42	42	155 (4)	Oct 1 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-1	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.229	.250	.479	9	.50	-0.044	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
							18-23		51	48	3	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	3		1	0	0	0	.229	.229	.250	.479		.83	-0.468	3.64	-1.32%	-5.17

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