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Hank Thompson

Birthdate:

12/8/1925

Died:

9/30/1969

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 174 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hank Thompson 1953 TOPPS Baseball Card #20 - New York Giants Outfielder, Bats LH, Throws RH Hank split the '52 season between the outfield and 3rd base. He wrote his name in the record books back in 1950 when he broke Pie Traynor's 25 year old record for 3rd basemen by taking part in 43 Double Plays. Hank Thompson played for the Browns for a short spell in '47 and spent the '48 season playing in the Negro National League. He hit .289 and 20 Homers for the New York Giants in '50, and batted in 90 runs. He was second in homers for the Giants in 1952 with 17. Henry Thompson was born on 12/8/1925 in Oklahoma City, Okla. - 5 feet, 9 inches, 171lbs.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
9 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1947	SLB (AL)	27	78	10	20	1	1	0	5	10	7	2	1	0	0	1	0	.256	.341	SLG
1949	NYG (NL)	75	275	51	77	10	4	9	34	42	30	5	0	0	1	2	0	.280	.377	SLG
1950	NYG (NL)	148	512	82	148	17	6	20	91	83	60	8	0	0	3	6	0	.289	.391	SLG
1951	NYG (NL)	87	264	37	62	8	4	8	33	43	23	1	2	0	0	1	0	.235	.342	SLG
1952	NYG (NL)	128	423	67	110	13	9	17	67	50	38	4	4	0	4	7	0	.260	.344	SLG
1953	NYG (NL)	114	388	80	117	15	8	24	74	60	39	6	5	0	4	2	0	.302	.400	SLG
1954	NYG (NL)	136	448	76	118	18	1	26	86	90	58	3	0	0	5	9	5	.263	.389	SLG
1955	NYG (NL)	135	432	65	106	13	1	17	63	84	56	2	2	4	4	5	8	.245	.367	SLG
1956	NYG (NL)	83	183	24	43	9	0	8	29	31	26	2	1	2	1	2	2	.235	.346	SLG
9 years		933	3003	492	801	104	34	129	482	493	337	33	15	6	22	35	15	.267	.372	.SLG

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