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.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
2	2	Apr 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-5	CG	43	11.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
3	3	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	51	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	6	1	8	0	3B
7	7	Apr 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 23	NYG		BSN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 24	NYG		BSN	L,3-6	CG	46	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
10	10	Apr 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	11	Apr 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	13	May 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
14	14	May 3	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
15	15	May 4	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	44	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
16	16	May 5	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
17	17	May 6	NYG	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	46	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
18	18	May 7	NYG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	19	May 8	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
20	20	May 10	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
21	21	May 13	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
22	22	May 14	NYG		CIN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
23	23	May 16 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
24	24	May 16 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
25	25	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	26	May 19	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
27	27	May 21 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
28	28	May 21 (2)	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
29	29	May 22	NYG		STL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	30	May 23	NYG		BSN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	31	May 24	NYG		BSN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
32	32	May 26	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
33	33	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
34	34	May 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
35	35	May 29	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B
36	36	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
37	37	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	38	Jun 1 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	0	3	0	3	1
39	39	Jun 1 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	7.0	2	1	2	5	0
40	40	Jun 2	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
41	41	Jun 3	NYG	@	CHC	W,17-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
42	42	Jun 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
43	43	Jun 5	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
44	44	Jun 6	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-8	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0
45	45	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	46	Jun 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	57	13.1	3	0	0	3	0
48	48	Jun 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
49	49	Jun 14	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
50	50	Jun 15 (1)	NYG		STL	L,12-14	CG	48	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
51	51	Jun 15 (2)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	25	7.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
52	52	Jun 16	NYG		STL	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
53	53	Jun 17	NYG		PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
54	54	Jun 18	NYG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
55	55	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
56	56	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
57	57	Jun 21	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
58	58	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
59	59	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
60	60	Jun 25	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
61	61	Jun 26	NYG		BRO	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
62	62	Jun 27	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
63	63	Jun 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
64	64	Jun 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,12-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	65	Jun 30 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
66	66	Jun 30 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	68	Jul 2	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	69	Jul 3	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
70	70	Jul 4	NYG		BRO	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
71	71	Jul 5	NYG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
72	72	Jul 6 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
73	73	Jul 6 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
74	74	Jul 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	50	11.2	2	3	0	5	0
75	75	Jul 11	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
76	76	Jul 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
77	77	Jul 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
78	78	Jul 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	0	4	1	5	1
79	79	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
80	80	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	81	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
82	82	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
83	83	Jul 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
84	84	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	85	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
86	86	Jul 24	NYG		STL	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
87	87	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
88	88	Jul 26	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
89	89	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 29	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
91	91	Jul 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
92	92	Jul 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	4	2	9	1	3B
93	93	Jul 31	NYG		CHC	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	94	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	95	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	96	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
97	97	Aug 3 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,8-10	CG	37	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	98	Aug 5	NYG		BRO	W,7-6	CG	62	15.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
99	99	Aug 7 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Aug 7 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
101	101	Aug 8	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	102	Aug 9	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	103	Aug 11 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,10-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	105 (1)	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	106	Aug 13 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	107	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
108	109	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	110	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
110	111	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	112	Aug 19 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
112	113	Aug 19 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	114	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
114	115	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
115	116	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	117	Aug 23	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
117	118	Aug 24 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
118	119	Aug 24 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	120	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	121	Aug 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	122	Aug 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	123	Aug 28	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
123	124	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	125	Aug 31	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	CG	44	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	126	Sep 1 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	127	Sep 1 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
127	128	Sep 3	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	129	Sep 4	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	130	Sep 5	NYG		PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
130	131	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	132	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	133	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
133	134	Sep 8 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	135	Sep 8 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	136	Sep 9	NYG		PIT	W,11-6	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	137	Sep 10	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	138	Sep 11	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	139	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
139	140	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,7-8	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF 3B
140	141	Sep 13	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	142	Sep 14	NYG		STL	L,4-14	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	143	Sep 15	NYG		STL	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
143	144	Sep 16	NYG		CHC	L,0-9	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
144	145	Sep 17	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	146	Sep 19	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	147	Sep 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
147	148	Sep 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
148	149	Sep 24 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,11-8	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
149	150	Sep 24 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	151	Sep 25	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
151	152	Sep 26	NYG		PHI	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
152	153	Sep 27	NYG		PHI	L,3-7	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
153	154	Sep 28	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							154gm		1351.0	228	187	18	433	13