Bobby Thompson

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Runner

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 3, 1953 in Charlotte, NC us

Died: April 25, 2011 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Woodland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlotte, NC

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 19th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Harding HS (Charlotte, NC).

High School: Harding HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: April 16, 1978 (Age 24-164d, 14,020th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1978 (Age 24-326d)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Bobby LaRue Thompson

Nicknames: Bull

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

120

.225

RBI

OBP

.284

SLG

.350

OPS

.634

OPS+

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 16	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	10 (1)	Apr 22	TEX	@	DET	L,6-7	GF	8	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
3	11	Apr 23 (1)	TEX	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	12	Apr 23 (2)	TEX	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	13	Apr 24	TEX		KCR	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (7)	May 5	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
7	22	May 6	TEX	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF LF
8	23	May 7	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS	41	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
9	36 (12)	May 21	TEX	@	SEA	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
10	40 (3)	May 25	TEX	@	MIN	W,7-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
11	42 (1)	May 27	TEX		SEA	W,3-2	GF	17	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	44 (1)	May 29 (2)	TEX		MIN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	46 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		MIN	W,10-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
14	49 (2)	Jun 4	TEX	@	TOR	W,9-5	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
15	56 (6)	Jun 12	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-5	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
16	58 (1)	Jun 14	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-4	GF	21	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH CF
17	59	Jun 15	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
18	60	Jun 16 (1)	TEX		TOR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	61	Jun 16 (2)	TEX		TOR	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	62	Jun 17	TEX		TOR	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	63	Jun 18	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	64	Jun 19	TEX		OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	65	Jun 20	TEX		OAK	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	66	Jun 22	TEX		OAK	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	67	Jun 23 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
26	68	Jun 23 (2)	TEX		CAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
27	69	Jun 24	TEX		CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	70	Jun 25	TEX		CAL	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	71	Jun 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
30	72	Jun 28	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	73	Jun 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	48	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	74	Jun 30	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	75	Jul 1	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
34	76	Jul 2	TEX	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
35	77	Jul 3	TEX	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	41	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	78	Jul 4	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	79	Jul 5	TEX		NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
38	80	Jul 6	TEX		NYY	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	81	Jul 7	TEX		DET	L,7-12	CG	54	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
40	82	Jul 8	TEX		DET	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	83	Jul 9	TEX		DET	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	84	Jul 13	TEX	@	BOS	W,12-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	87 (2)	Jul 15 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	W,11-1	GF	23	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR RF
44	90 (2)	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-5	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	95 (4)	Jul 23	TEX		MIL	L,8-17	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	135 (39)	Sep 6 (1)	TEX	@	CAL	W,11-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
47	136	Sep 6 (2)	TEX	@	CAL	W,9-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	138 (1)	Sep 8	TEX	@	OAK	L,4-11	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	139	Sep 10 (1)	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	151 (11)	Sep 22 (1)	TEX		SEA	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	155 (3)	Sep 24 (2)	TEX		SEA	W,4-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	156	Sep 25	TEX		MIN	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							55gm		329.2	111	1	2	114	0