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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 18	MLN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 20	MLN		CIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 21	MLN		CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 22	MLN		CHC	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	6	Apr 23	MLN		CHC	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 24	MLN		STL	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	8	Apr 26	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 28	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
11	11	Apr 30	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	MLN	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	May 2	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	May 3	MLN	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	54	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	May 4	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	May 5	MLN	@	BRO	W,10-7	GS	24	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	17	May 6	MLN	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	32 (14)	May 25	MLN	@	CHC	W,7-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
19	34 (1)	May 26 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	36 (1)	May 28	MLN		CIN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
21	37	May 29	MLN		CHC	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	38	May 30 (1)	MLN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	39	May 30 (2)	MLN		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
24	40	May 31	MLN		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	41	Jun 1	MLN		STL	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
26	42	Jun 2	MLN		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	43	Jun 4	MLN	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	60	12.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	44	Jun 5	MLN	@	NYG	W,9-8	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
29	45	Jun 6	MLN	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
30	46	Jun 7	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	47	Jun 9 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	48	Jun 9 (2)	MLN	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	49	Jun 10	MLN	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	50	Jun 11	MLN	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	51	Jun 12	MLN	@	BRO	L,9-11	GS	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
36	52	Jun 13	MLN	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
37	53	Jun 14	MLN	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	54	Jun 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
				Player went from Milwaukee Braves to New York Giants
39	58	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
40	59	Jun 18	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	60	Jun 19	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	61	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	53	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
43	62	Jun 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-10	CG	43	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
44	63	Jun 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-12	CG	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	64	Jun 23 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	65	Jun 23 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	66	Jun 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	67	Jun 26	NYG	@	CIN	W,17-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	68	Jun 27	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	69	Jun 28	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	70	Jun 29	NYG	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	49	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	71	Jun 30 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
53	72	Jun 30 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	73	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	74	Jul 2	NYG		BRO	L,0-6	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
56	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
57	76	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	77	Jul 5	NYG		PIT	W,11-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
59	79 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,6-10	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	81 (1)	Jul 11	NYG		STL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	83 (1)	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,8-6	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	84	Jul 15	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	85	Jul 16	NYG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	86	Jul 17	NYG		CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	87	Jul 18	NYG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	88	Jul 19	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	89	Jul 20	NYG		MLN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	90	Jul 21 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
69	91	Jul 21 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	92	Jul 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	93	Jul 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	94	Jul 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
73	95	Jul 26	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-6	GF	21	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	97 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,2-0	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF LF
75	98	Jul 28 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	99	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	L,8-9	GS	45	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
77	100	Jul 30	NYG	@	STL	L,3-7	GS	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
78	101	Jul 31	NYG	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	103 (1)	Aug 2	NYG	@	CIN	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	104	Aug 3	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	105	Aug 4 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	60	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
82	108 (2)	Aug 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	109	Aug 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	110	Aug 8	NYG	@	BRO	W,12-3	GF	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	111	Aug 9	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	112	Aug 11 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	114 (1)	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
88	115	Aug 14	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
89	116	Aug 15	NYG		BRO	W,9-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	117	Aug 16	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	119 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	120	Aug 18 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	122 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	123	Aug 21	NYG		STL	W,13-6	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	124	Aug 22	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	126 (1)	Aug 24	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	127	Aug 25	NYG		CIN	W,10-1	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	128	Aug 26	NYG		CIN	W,17-3	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	130 (1)	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	W,12-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	133 (2)	Sep 1	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	134	Sep 2 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,11-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	135	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	138 (2)	Sep 5	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	140 (1)	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	L,4-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	141	Sep 8	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	143 (1)	Sep 13	NYG	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
107	146 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	150 (3)	Sep 21 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
109	152 (1)	Sep 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
110	154 (1)	Sep 29	NYG		PIT	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
							119gm		833.0	198	7	2	207	0