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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GF	28	5.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
2	8 (1)	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	10 (1)	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	11	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	12	Apr 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
6	14 (1)	Apr 30	NYG		MLN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	15	May 1	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
8	16	May 4 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,12-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	19 (2)	May 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 2B
10	25 (5)	May 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	45	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
11	27 (1)	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
12	28	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
13	29	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
14	30	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
15	31	May 21	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	3B
16	32	May 22	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
17	33	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	34	May 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	3B
19	35	May 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
20	36	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	41	8.2	1	2	1	4	0	3B
21	37	May 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	39 (1)	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
23	41 (1)	Jun 4	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
24	42	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	W,11-1	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
25	43	Jun 6	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
26	44	Jun 7 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
27	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
28	46	Jun 8	NYG		MLN	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
29	47	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	48	Jun 10	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
31	49	Jun 11	NYG		MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	50	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,1-3	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	53 (2)	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
34	54	Jun 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	55	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	GS	23	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
36	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
37	58 (1)	Jun 19	NYG	@	MLN	W,15-1	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
38	59	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
39	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-0	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	T,6-6	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
41	63 (1)	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
42	64	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	GS	33	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
43	65	Jun 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
44	66	Jun 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	3	1	4	0
45	67	Jun 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
46	68	Jun 30	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	69	Jul 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
48	70	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
49	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
50	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
51	73	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,20-6	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
52	74	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	75	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
54	76	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
55	77	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-7	CG	52	11.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
56	78	Jul 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
57	79	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	3B
58	80	Jul 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
59	81	Jul 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	45	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	82	Jul 16	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	83	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
62	84	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
63	85	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	25	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
64	86	Jul 21	NYG		STL	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
65	87	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
66	88	Jul 24	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
67	89	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
68	90	Jul 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
69	91	Jul 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
70	92	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	GS	27	5.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
71	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
73	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
74	96	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	61	12.2	2	1	0	3	0	3B
76	98	Aug 2 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
77	99	Aug 2 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
78	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
79	101	Aug 5 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
80	102	Aug 5 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	47	9.1	1	3	0	4	0	3B
81	103	Aug 6	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
82	104	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
84	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
85	107	Aug 11	NYG		BRO	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
86	108	Aug 12	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
87	109	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
88	110	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
89	111	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
90	112	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
91	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	114	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
93	115	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
94	116	Aug 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	51	12.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
95	117	Aug 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
96	118	Aug 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
97	119	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
98	120	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
99	121	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
100	122	Aug 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
101	123	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
102	124	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
103	127 (2)	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
104	128	Aug 29	NYG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
105	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
106	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
107	131	Aug 31	NYG		CHC	W,13-4	GS	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	152 (20)	Sep 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
110	154	Sep 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
111	155	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
							111gm		901.0	99	195	13	307	18