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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Team Record in Appearances: 9-18 / in Starts: 6-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 4

1941 Pitching Game Log

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1941 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	76	3	Apr 17	CIN		STL	L,6-7	GS-7		99	6.0	10	3	3	2	4	1	0	4.50	4.62	29	6	7	0	0	10	42			0	0	0	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.26	0.063	2.98	0.09%	0.46	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a2
2	77	6	Apr 20	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	6-GF	S(1)	2	4.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.70	3.88	16	3	5	0	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.201	2.34	0.25%	1.89	6b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 4
3	78	10	Apr 25	CIN	@	STL	L,4-8	GS-2	L(0-1)	4	1.1	3	4	3	4	1	0	0	4.76	4.64	11	1	2	1	0	3	31			1	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.32	-0.297	4.06	-0.55%	-3.18	1b start a 1	2b 1-3 1 out d2
4	79	14	Apr 29	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-13	6-6		3	0.1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.40	4.58	4	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.48	-0.045	1.57	-0.09%	-1.41	6b --- 0 out d3	6b 12- 1 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	80	18	May 4	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-4	L(0-2)	4	3.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	6.14	4.49	15	4	3	0	0	5	36			1	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	.86	-0.172	1.71	-0.21%	-1.99	1b start tie	4b 1-3 0 out d2
6	81	26	May 15	CIN		PHI	L,4-5	GS-9	L(0-3)	10	8.1	8	4	4	3	3	0	0	5.48	4.00	36	15	7	0	0	8	51			1	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.69	-0.007	1.50	0.00%	0.76	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out tie
7	82	30	May 20	CIN		BSN	W,9-6	GS-5		4	4.1	5	5	5	3	2	0	0	6.26	3.99	21	5	6	0	0	5	32			0	0	0	16	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.04	-0.221	1.01	-0.13%	-3.01	1t start tie	5t -23 1 out d4
8	83	39	May 29	CIN	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-3		8	2.0	4	3	3	3	1	0	0	6.75	4.15	14	4	2	0	0	4	34			0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.31	-0.255	1.21	-0.14%	-2.33	1b start a 2	3b 1-3 0 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	84	44	Jun 1(2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	W(1-3)	2	9.0	8	2	2	3	3	0	0	5.63	3.90	37	13	10	0	0	8	63			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.64	0.579	.85	0.18%	2.35	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
10	85	50	Jun 9	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-7	GS-6		7	6.0	9	5	5	1	3	1	0	5.89	3.98	28	11	4	0	0	9	36			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	.70	-0.163	.96	-0.13%	-2.02	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
11	86	56	Jun 16	CIN		NYG	L,0-6	1-3		6	3.0	5	4	4	3	0	0	1	6.27	4.16	17	4	4	1	0	5		3	1	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.098	1.47	-0.09%	-1.75	1t 123 0 out d1	3t 3 out d6
12	87	68	Jun 29(2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-14	7-7		12	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.19	4.14	4	2	1	0	0	1		2	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.04	-0.004	.04	0.00%	-1.81	7b 1-3 1 out d6	7b 3 out d9
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	88	70	Jul 2	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	6.24	4.07	5	2	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.019	.07	-0.01%	-1.53	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
14	89	72	Jul 4(2)	CIN		PIT	L,4-6	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.18	4.04	9	1	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	-0.006	.24	0.00%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
15	90	76	Jul 11	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-12	1-3		6	2.1	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	6.24	4.34	13	4	3	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.093	.11	-0.04%	-2.57	1b 12- 2 out d4	3b 3 out d8
16	91	82	Jul 16	CIN	@	NYG	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.13	4.31	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
17	92	88	Jul 25	CIN		PHI	L,3-4	7-7		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.05	4.29	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.046	.45	0.02%	0.66	7t -2- 1 out d2	7t 3 out d2
18	93	91	Jul 27(2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-8	7-8		1	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	6.00	4.31	10	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.10	-0.007	.07	0.00%	-0.05	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
19	94	92	Jul 29	CIN		NYG	W,7-4	4-GF	W(2-3)	1	6.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.43	4.10	23	6	10	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	1	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.69	0.214	.45	0.08%	2.84	4t --- 0 out d4	9t end a 3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	95	99	Aug 4	CIN		PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	L(2-4)	5	7.0	7	4	4	7	2	0	0	5.40	4.21	35	13	8	1	0	5	42			1	1	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	.96	-0.169	.28	-0.03%	-0.69	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
21	96	111	Aug 18(2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	W(3-4)	13	9.0	9	4	4	3	9	2	0	5.24	4.26	39	6	12	3	0	9	59			3	0	0	36	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.12	0.183	.22	0.02%	0.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
22	97	115	Aug 22	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-9	GS-4	L(3-5)	3	3.1	6	4	4	3	0	0	0	5.47	4.31	19	7	3	0	0	6	29			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	0	1	.98	-0.246	.36	-0.05%	-2.35	1b start tie	4b 1-3 1 out d2
23	98	120	Aug 26(2)	CIN	@	NYG	W,5-4	GS-7	W(4-5)	3	7.0	5	3	3	2	4	0	0	5.34	4.17	29	10	8	0	0	5	57			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.091	.51	-0.02%	0.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	99	126	Sep 2	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(4-6)	6	8.0	4	3	3	4	2	0	0	5.18	4.14	32	10	12	1	0	4	60			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.077	.02	0.00%	0.63	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
25	100	132	Sep 7(1)	CIN	@	STL	L,7-11	GS-1		4	0.2	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	5.23	4.25	8	1	1	0	0	1	37			1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	-0.317	.00	0.00%	-4.00	1b start tie	1b 1-3 2 out d4
26	101	138	Sep 13	CIN		NYG	W,6-4	8-GF	W(5-6)	5	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.13	4.25	9	2	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.118	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end a 2
27	102	143	Sep 17(2)	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	W(6-6)	3	9.0	6	2	2	3	3	0	1	4.87	4.19	35	8	14	2	0	6	67			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.35	0.361	.00	0.00%	2.26	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
							9-18		W-L:6-6,Sv:1	4.0	109.0	117	66	59	57	46	5	3	4.87	4.19	503	1.10		4%	1%	115	45	8	63%	12	2	1	423	19	0	5	10	0	9	1.07	-0.519	.86	-0.87%	-15.04

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