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

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1935	18	-3.1	Monessen	PASA	D	CIN	5	3	.625	4.91	6.08	18						77.0	81	52	42		44							1.623	9.5		5.1
1936	19	-11.1	Paducah	KITL	D	CIN	20	8	.714
1937	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	B-AA-A		12	10	.545			32	1		15	0		203.0	207	122	16		86		197	4	0	10
1937	20	-8.8	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	1	2	.333	5.33	9.00	10	1		1	0		27.0	36	27	16		18		11	0	0	1		2.000	12.0		6.0	3.7	0.61
1937	20	-4.9	Waterloo	WL	A		0	0
1937	20	-3.2	Peoria	IIIL	B	CIN	11	8	.579		4.86	22			14			176.0	171	95			68		186	4	0	9		1.358	8.7		3.5	9.5	2.74
1938	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA	CIN	16	11	.593			34			21			205.0	198	78	64		62		176	4	0	8
1938	21	-6.7	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	0	2	.000			8
1938	21	-4.8	Columbia	SALL	B	CIN	16	9	.640	2.81	3.42	26			21			205.0	198	78	64		62		176	4	0	8		1.268	8.7		2.7	7.7	2.84
1939	22	-7.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	13	5	.722	2.54	3.01	42	11	19	5	3	2	152.1	130	51	43	6	55	6	87	3	0	1	625	1.214	7.7	0.4	3.2	5.1	1.58
1940	23	-6.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	16	9	.640	3.32	3.59	33	31	1	17	3	0	225.1	197	90	83	10	96	5	103	2	2	3	951	1.300	7.9	0.4	3.8	4.1	1.07
1941	24	-5.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	6	6	.500	4.87	5.37	27	15	6	4	0	1	109.0	117	65	59	6	57	5	46	3	0	2	509	1.596	9.7	0.5	4.7	3.8	0.81
1942	25	-3.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	7	.364	3.36	5.40	29	10	7	1	0	0	101.2	86	61	38	5	53	4	35	2	0	3	443	1.367	7.6	0.4	4.7	3.1	0.66

1946	29	-0.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	6	.400	1.29	2.59	39	1	27	0	0	4	62.2	36	18	9	5	40	9	31	0	0	2	244	1.213	5.2	0.7	5.7	4.5	0.78
1947	30	3.0	Jersey City	IL	AAA	NYG	3	0	1.000	1.45	2.32	14	1		1	1		31.0	24	8	5		8		16	0	0	1		1.032	7.0		2.3	4.6	2.00
1947	30	0.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	4	2	.667	4.29	5.05	15	0	6	0	0	0	35.2	36	20	17	3	27	6	13	1	0	1	164	1.766	9.1	0.8	6.8	3.3	0.48
1948	31	0.0	San Diego	PCL	AAA		8	3	.727	2.00	2.88	32			1	0		72.0	51	23	16		40		31	0	0	2		1.264	6.4		5.0	3.9	0.78
1949	32	1.6	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE	7	8	.467	5.64	8.51	46			0	0		91.0	108	86	57		50		65	2	0	6		1.736	10.7		4.9	6.4	1.30
1950	33	2.2	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	CHW						12
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		47	35	.573	3.26	4.00	185	68	66	27	6	7	686.2	602	305	249	35	328	35	315	11	2	12	2936	1.354	7.9	0.5	4.3	4.1	0.96
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		71	43				188	2		38	1		679.0	669	369	200		290		485	10	0	27
All Levels (13 Seasons)							118	78				373	70	66	65	7	7	1365.2	1271	674	449	35	618	35	800	21	2	39	2936

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		18	11				104	1		2	1		194.0	183	117	78		98		112	2	0	9
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		1	4	.200			18	1		1	0		27.0	36	27	16		18		11	0	0	1
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0
B (2 seasons)					Minors		27	17	.614		4.09	48			35			381.0	369	173	64		130		362	8	0	17		1.310	8.7		3.1	8.6	2.78
D (2 seasons)					Minors		25	11	.694			18						77.0	81	52	42		44