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Fresco Thompson
Lafayette Fresco Thompson (Tommy)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: June 6, 1902 in Centreville, AL
High School: George Washington (New York, NY)
School: Columbia University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1925
Final Game: April 22, 1934
Died: November 20, 1968 in Fullerton, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1925 23 PIT NL 14 41 37 4 9 2 1 0 8 2 1 4 1 .243 .317 .351 .668 67 13 0 0 4
1926 24 NYG NL 2 10 8 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .625 .700 .625 1.325 260 5 0 0 /4
1927 25 PHI NL 153 651 597 78 181 32 14 1 70 19 34 36 .303 .343 .409 .752 104 244 2 18 *4
1928 26 PHI NL 152 700 634 99 182 34 11 3 50 19 42 27 .287 .332 .390 .722 83 247 1 23 *4 MVP-23
1929 27 PHI NL 148 715 623 115 202 41 3 4 53 16 75 34 .324 .398 .419 .817 98 261 1 16 *4
1930 28 PHI NL 122 529 478 77 135 34 4 4 46 7 35 29 .282 .331 .395 .727 70 189 0 16 *4
1931 29 BRO NL 74 208 181 26 48 6 1 1 21 5 23 16 .265 .351 .326 .677 84 59 1 3 46/5
1932 30 BRO NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1934 32 NYG NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 669 2856 2560 400 762 149 34 13 249 69 1 215 143 .298 .353 .398 .751 89 1018 0 5 76
162 Game Avg. 162 692 620 97 185 36 8 3 60 17 52 35 .298 .353 .398 .751 89 247 1 18
PHI (4 yrs) 575 2595 2332 369 700 141 32 12 219 61 186 126 .300 .353 .404 .756 89 941 4 73
NYG (2 yrs) 3 11 9 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .556 .636 .556 1.192 224 5 0 0 0
BRO (2 yrs) 77 209 182 26 48 6 1 1 21 5 23 16 .264 .350 .324 .674 83 59 1 3
PIT (1 yr) 14 41 37 4 9 2 1 0 8 2 1 4 1 .243 .317 .351 .668 67 13 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1925 PIT NL 23 2B 12 44 19 24 1 6 .977 3.58 .966 5.61
1926 NYG NL 24 2B 2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 5.00 .960 5.30
1927 PHI NL 25 2B 153 944 424 485 35 97 .963 5.94 .966 5.63
1928 PHI NL 26 2B 152 950 409 509 32 109 .966 6.04 .970 5.71 MVP-23
1929 PHI NL 27 2B 148 940 395 512 33 103 .965 6.13 .968 5.46
1930 PHI NL 28 2B 112 705 287 386 32 95 .955 6.01 .963 5.59
1931 BRO NL 29 2B 43 221 89 120 12 36 .946 4.86 .965 5.22
1931 BRO NL 29 SS 10 25 9 15 1 4 .960 2.40 .952 5.06
1931 BRO NL 29 3B 5 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 .950 2.72
7 Seasons 2B 622 3814 1625 2044 145 446 .962 5.90 .967 5.57
1 Season SS 10 25 9 15 1 4 .960 2.40 .952 5.06
1 Season 3B 5 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.80 .950 2.72
9 Seasons TOT 637 3843 1638 2059 146 450 .962 5.80 .929 5.54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1928 NL (23, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

Games Played s c a p y
1927 NL  153 (4th)
1928 NL  152 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1927 NL  597 (5th)
1928 NL  634 (5th)
1929 NL  623 (5th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1927 NL  651 (8th)
1928 NL  700 (3rd)
1929 NL  715 (3rd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1928 NL  99 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1927 NL  181 (9th)
1929 NL  202 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1927 NL  32 (7th)
1929 NL  41 (10th)

Triples s c a p y
1927 NL  14 (3rd)
1928 NL  11 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1929 NL  75 (10th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1927 NL  19 (7th)
1928 NL  19 (3rd)
1929 NL  16 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1927 NL  134 (10th)
1928 NL  134 (8th)
1929 NL  154 (5th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1929 NL  278 (7th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1927 NL  434 (4th)
1928 NL  475 (1st)
1929 NL  437 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 28 (821), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1307), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Jeff Frye (931)
  3. Freddy Sanchez (930)
  4. Charlie Hollocher (928)
  5. Eddie Moore (925)
  6. Tony Piet (925)
  7. Cotton Tierney (924)
  8. Bill Regan (919)
  9. Billy Sullivan (913)
  10. Roy Hughes (912)
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  1. Charlie Irwin (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Tony Piet (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Johnny Ray (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Johnny Ray (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Danny Murphy (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Bobby Avila (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sparky Adams (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 9, 1927: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the New York Giants with Jack Scott to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies sent George Harper to the New York Giants. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to the Brooklyn Robins. The Brooklyn Robins sent Burleigh Grimes to the New York Giants.

October 14, 1930: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Lefty O'Doul to the Brooklyn Robins for Clise Dudley, Jumbo Elliott, Hal Lee and cash.

October 2, 1933: Drafted by the New York Giants from Buffalo (International) in the 1933 rule 5 draft.

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Name and misspellings: Lafayette Fresco Tommy Thompson thomson

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