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Hank Thompson

Positions: Third Baseman, Outfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 174lb (175cm, 78kg)

Born: December 8, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Died: September 30, 1969 in Fresno, CA

Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fresno, CA

High School: Jackson HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: 1943 (9,311th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: July 17, 1947 (Age 21-221d)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1956 (Age 30-297d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1949 season)

Full Name: Henry Curtis Thompson

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1954 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.7

3572

983

144

.275

625

RBI

568

OBP

.376

SLG

.461

OPS

.837

OPS+

123

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

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
2	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
3	3	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
6	6	Apr 20	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
7	7	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
9	9	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 25 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
11	11	Apr 25 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
12	12	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
13	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
14	14	Apr 30	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	51	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
16	16	May 2 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
17	17	May 2 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
18	18	May 3	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	5	2	0	7	0
19	19	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
20	20	May 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
21	21	May 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
22	22	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
23	23	May 11	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	24	May 12	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
25	25	May 13	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
26	26	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
27	27	May 15	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
28	28	May 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
29	29	May 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	30	May 18	NYG		STL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
31	31	May 19	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
32	32	May 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
33	33	May 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
34	34	May 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
35	35	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
36	36	May 25	NYG		PIT	W,21-4	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	43 (6)	Jun 3	NYG	@	STL	W,13-8	CG	48	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
38	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
39	45	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	47	Jun 6 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	3B
42	48	Jun 7	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	49	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
44	50	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
45	51	Jun 10	NYG	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
46	52	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
47	53	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
48	54	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	46	11.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
49	55	Jun 13 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
50	56	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
51	57	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
52	58	Jun 17	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	59	Jun 18	NYG		STL	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
54	66 (6)	Jun 25	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
55	67	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	GS	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
56	68	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
57	69	Jun 29	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
58	70	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	71	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
60	72	Jul 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
61	73	Jul 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
62	74	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	75	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
64	76	Jul 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
65	77	Jul 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
66	78	Jul 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
67	79	Jul 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
68	80	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
69	81	Jul 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
70	82	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
71	83	Jul 11 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
72	84	Jul 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
73	85	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
74	86	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
75	87	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9	CG	56	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
76	88	Jul 18 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-14	CG	48	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
77	89	Jul 18 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
78	91 (1)	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	53	13.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B 3B
79	92	Jul 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
80	93	Jul 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-13	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
81	94	Jul 23	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	3B
82	95	Jul 24	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	96	Jul 25	NYG	@	MLN	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B
84	97	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	CG	47	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
85	98	Jul 27	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
86	99	Jul 28	NYG		STL	W,10-0	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
87	100	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
88	101	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
89	102	Jul 31	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	103	Aug 1 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
91	104	Aug 1 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
92	105	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
93	106	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
94	107	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	GS	42	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B LF
95	108	Aug 6	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
96	109	Aug 7	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
97	110	Aug 8	NYG		MLN	L,2-5	GS	26	6.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
98	112 (1)	Aug 13	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
99	113	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
100	114	Aug 15	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
101	115	Aug 17	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	116	Aug 18	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
103	117	Aug 19	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
104	120 (2)	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
105	123 (2)	Aug 26 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
106	124	Aug 27	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
107	125	Aug 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
108	126	Aug 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
109	127	Aug 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
110	128	Aug 30	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
111	129	Aug 31	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	130	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	45	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
113	131	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
114	132	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
115	133	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
117	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	49	10.2	1	2	1	4	0	3B
118	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS	42	10.0	4	2	0	6	2	3B
119	137	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
120	138	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
121	143 (4)	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
122	144	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B
123	145	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
124	146	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
125	147	Sep 18	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
126	148	Sep 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
127	150 (1)	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
128	151	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
129	152	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 3B
130	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	45	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
131	154	Sep 26	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
							133gm		1134.1	126	269	23	418	27