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	6-22 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	20 (10-5-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
F McCormick	1
E Tipton	1
H Craft	1
E Joost	1

Most Driven In By
M Marshall	2
B Haas	1

1942 Batting Game Log

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1942 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	103	3 (2)	Apr 16	CIN		PIT	W,8-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	1.68	0.025	3.48	0.03%	0.23	P
2	104	11 (7)	Apr 26	CIN		CHC	W,9-5	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.33	0.022	2.79	0.03%	0.30	P
3	105	15 (3)	Apr 30	CIN		BRO	L,8-11	5-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	9	.99	0.035	1.62	0.04%	0.16	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
4	106	18 (2)	May 3	CIN		NYG	L,4-5	2-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	.23	0.011	.33	0.01%	0.15	P
5	107	25 (6)	May 12	CIN	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.556	.600	.556	1.156	9	.92	0.098	2.19	0.14%	1.63	P
6	108	29 (3)	May 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.545	.500	1.045	9	.97	-0.024	1.51	-0.02%	-0.21	P
7	109	34 (4)	May 23	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	9	.76	-0.019	1.04	-0.02%	-0.10	P
8	110	42 (7)	May 30 (2)	CIN		STL	L,5-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	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
9	111	53 (10)	Jun 9	CIN		NYG	L,1-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	9						P
10	112	64 (10)	Jun 23	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.455	.955	9						P
11	113	66 (1)	Jun 25	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-4	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9	.38	-0.018	.98	-0.03%	-0.30	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
12	114	74 (7)	Jul 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9						P
13	115	78 (3)	Jul 11 (1)	CIN		BRO	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9						P
14	116	84 (5)	Jul 15 (2)	CIN		BSN	L,2-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	8						P
15	117	90 (5)	Jul 22	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.385	.429	.385	.813	9						P
16	118	92 (1)	Jul 25	CIN	@	NYG	W,8-6	GS-8	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.353	.742	9	1.09	0.129	.02	0.00%	0.84	P
17	119	98 (5)	Jul 31	CIN	@	BSN	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.350	.759	9	.59	0.103	.01	0.00%	0.52	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
18	120	103 (4)	Aug 5	CIN		STL	L,0-5	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.318	.693	9	.23	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.30	P
19	121	106 (2)	Aug 9 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.375	.318	.693	9						P
20	122	108 (1)	Aug 11	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.292	.638	9	.72	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
21	123	112 (3)	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-6	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.346	.292	.638	9						P
22	124	115 (2)	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.346	.292	.638	9						P
23	125	118 (2)	Aug 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.280	.613	9	1.18	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
24	126	122 (3)	Aug 26	CIN		NYG	L,2-11	4-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	.27	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
Sept		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
25	127	129 (6)	Sep 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.296	.641	9	.46	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
26	128	132 (2)	Sep 4	CIN		STL	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.296	.345	.296	.641	9						P
27	129	133	Sep 5	CIN		STL	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	9	1.74	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
28	130	144 (10)	Sep 17	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-11	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.276	.598	9	.24	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
29	131	148 (3)	Sep 20 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	T,3-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579	9	1.55	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
							6-22		33	30	3	8	0	0	0	4	2	0	4	0	1		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.267	.579		.82	0.197	.80	0.18%	1.94

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