Bobby Thomson

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, United Kingdom gb

Died: August 16, 2010 in Savannah, GA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Curtis HS (Staten Island, NY)

School: St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)

Debut: September 9, 1946 (Age 22-319d, 10,170th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 17, 1960 (Age 36-266d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Robert Brown Thomson

Nicknames: Flying Scot or The Staten Island Scot

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.6

6305

1705

264

.270

903

RBI

1026

OBP

.332

SLG

.462

OPS

.794

OPS+

110

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
2	2	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 22	NYG		BSN	T,6-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
5	5	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,11-12	CG	49	10.2	2	0	1	3	0
9	9	Apr 27	NYG		BRO	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 28	NYG		BRO	L,2-15	CG	52	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
11	11	Apr 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,10-9	CG	49	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
12	12	Apr 30	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	15	May 3	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 4	NYG		PIT	W,11-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 5	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 6	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
19	19	May 7	NYG		STL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 8	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 9	NYG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
22	22	May 11	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	23	May 12	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
24	24	May 13	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	25	May 14	NYG		PHI	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 15	NYG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	27	May 17	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
28	28	May 18	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	29	May 19	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	30	May 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
31	31	May 22 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 22 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	35	May 27	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	May 29 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	60	15.0	10	0	0	10	0
38	38	May 29 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,1-2	CG	52	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	40	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	41	May 31	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	57	14.0	4	0	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	NYG		CHC	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 2	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	44	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	W,15-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 4	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 5	NYG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 6	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	48	Jun 7	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
49	49	Jun 8	NYG		STL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	50	Jun 9	NYG		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
51	51	Jun 10	NYG		PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
52	52	Jun 11	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	53	Jun 12	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
55	55	Jun 17	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	56	Jun 18	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
57	57	Jun 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	58	Jun 20	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	59	Jun 21	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	60	Jun 22	NYG	@	STL	L,8-11	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	61	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	0	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
62	62	Jun 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 25	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jun 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
65	65	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 29	NYG		BSN	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	67	Jun 30 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	68	Jun 30 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
70	70	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,8-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	W,16-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	48	8.2	4	0	0	4	0
74	74	Jul 7	NYG		PHI	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	75	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
76	76	Jul 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	77	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 14	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	79	Jul 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	80	Jul 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,6-7	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	81	Jul 17	NYG		STL	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	82	Jul 18	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	83	Jul 19	NYG		CIN	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	84	Jul 20	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	85	Jul 21	NYG		CIN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	86	Jul 22	NYG		CHC	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	87	Jul 23	NYG		CHC	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	88	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
89	89	Jul 24 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	90	Jul 26	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
91	91	Jul 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	92	Jul 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
93	93	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	94	Jul 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	95	Jul 31 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	96	Jul 31 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	98	Aug 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	99	Aug 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
100	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
101	101	Aug 5	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
102	102	Aug 6	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
103	103	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
104	104	Aug 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	105	Aug 9	NYG		BSN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	106	Aug 10	NYG		BSN	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	107	Aug 11	NYG		BSN	T,7-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	108	Aug 12	NYG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	109	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	110	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 16	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	112	Aug 17	NYG	@	BSN	L,4-13	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	113	Aug 18	NYG	@	BSN	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	114	Aug 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
115	115	Aug 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	116	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	1	4	1
117	117	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 23	NYG		CHC	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	119	Aug 24	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	120	Aug 25	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
121	121	Aug 26	NYG		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
122	122	Aug 27 (1)	NYG		STL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	123	Aug 27 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-11	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
124	124	Aug 28 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
125	125	Aug 28 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
126	126	Aug 29	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	127	Aug 31	NYG		PIT	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 1	NYG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	129	Sep 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
130	130	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
131	131	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	132	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
133	133	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
134	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
135	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	136	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,7-12	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
137	137	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
138	138	Sep 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
139	139	Sep 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
140	140	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
141	141	Sep 14	NYG	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	142	Sep 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	1	0	0	1	0
143	143	Sep 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
144	144	Sep 18 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
145	145	Sep 18 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	34	5.2	2	0	1	3	0
146	146	Sep 19	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
147	147	Sep 21 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	148	Sep 21 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	149	Sep 22 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
150	150	Sep 22 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
151	151	Sep 24	NYG		BSN	L,4-6	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
152	152	Sep 25 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
153	153	Sep 25 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,5-2	CG	0	6.0	3	0	0	3	1
154	154	Sep 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
155	155	Oct 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
156	156	Oct 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							156gm		1374.1	445	7	9	461	4