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Bobby Thomson
Full name Robert Brown Thomson Born October 25, 1923, Glasgow, Scotland Died August 16, 2010, Savannah, Georgia Buried at Wilson Memorial Union Church Cemetery, Watchung, New Jersey (Cremated) First Game: September 9, 1946 ; Final Game: July 17, 1960 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 180 Ejections: 1950 (1), 1951 (1), 1957 (1). Total: 3 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1946 NY N Daily Splits 18 54 8 17 4 1 2 9 4 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 .315 .362 .537 0.1 1946 NY N
1947 NY N Daily Splits 138 545 105 154 26 5 29 85 40 1 78 4 2 0 10 11 1 0 .283 .336 .508 0.7 1947 NY N
1948 NY N Daily Splits 138 471 75 117 20 2 16 63 30 2 77 2 3 0 7 15 2 2 .248 .296 .401 -1.3 1948 NY N
1949 NY N Daily Splits 156 641 99 198 35 9 27 109 44 3 45 2 2 0 11 15 10 5 .309 .355 .518 2.7 1949 NY N
1950 NY N Daily Splits 149 563 79 142 22 7 25 85 55 4 45 5 2 0 8 14 3 5 .252 .324 .449 -0.5 1950 NY N
1951 NY N Daily Splits 148 518 89 152 27 8 32 101 73 11 57 4 7 0 6 14 5 5 .293 .385 .562 2.3 1951 NY N
1952 NY N Daily Splits 153 608 89 164 29 14 24 108 52 2 74 4 2 0 12 16 5 2 .270 .331 .482 0.5 1952 NY N
1953 NY N Daily Splits 154 608 80 175 22 6 26 106 43 6 57 3 2 0 9 18 4 2 .288 .338 .472 -0.8 1953 NY N
1954 MIL N Daily Splits 43 99 7 23 3 0 2 15 12 0 29 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 .232 .315 .323 -0.4 1954 MIL N
1955 MIL N Daily Splits 101 343 40 88 12 3 12 56 34 4 52 0 1 5 0 5 10 2 1 .257 .319 .414 -0.8 1955 MIL N
1956 MIL N Daily Splits 142 451 59 106 10 4 20 74 43 4 75 2 5 4 0 3 9 2 4 .235 .302 .408 -1.2 1956 MIL N
1957 MIL N Daily Splits 41 148 15 35 5 3 4 23 8 0 27 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 .236 .285 .392 -0.7 1957 MIL N
1957 NY N Daily Splits 81 215 24 52 7 4 8 38 19 2 39 0 2 1 0 6 6 1 2 .242 .302 .423 -0.5 1957 NY N
1957 TOT N 122 363 39 87 12 7 12 61 27 2 66 2 4 1 0 9 7 3 3 .240 .295 .410 -1.2 1957 TOT N
1958 CHI N Daily Splits 152 547 67 155 27 5 21 82 56 7 76 4 2 6 0 5 16 0 2 .283 .351 .466 0.3 1958 CHI N
1959 CHI N Daily Splits 122 374 55 97 15 2 11 52 35 6 50 2 2 5 0 8 9 1 0 .259 .322 .398 -0.7 1959 CHI N
1960 BOS A Daily Splits 40 114 12 30 3 1 5 20 11 0 15 0 0 2 0 6 4 0 1 .263 .323 .439 -0.1 1960 BOS A
1960 BAL A Daily Splits 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 1960 BAL A
1960 TOT A 43 120 12 30 3 1 5 20 11 0 18 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 1 .250 .308 .417 -0.3 1960 TOT A
Total NL (14 Years) 1736 6185 891 1675 264 73 259 1006 548 52 786 34 36 21 0 100 158 38 32 .271 .332 .463 -0.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 43 120 12 30 3 1 5 20 11 0 18 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 1 .250 .308 .417 -0.3 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 1779 6305 903 1705 267 74 264 1026 559 52 804 34 36 23 0 106 163 38 33 .270 .332 .462 -0.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1951 NY N Daily Splits 6 21 1 5 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .385 .286 1951 NY N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1948 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1948 NL
1949 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1949 NL
1952 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1952 NL
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1946 NY N Daily Splits 3B 16 15 15 133.2 18 25 3 0 0 .935
1947 NY N Daily Splits OF 126 126 125 1108 330 12 7 2 0 .980 0 126 0
1947 NY N CF 126 126 125 1108 335 11 7 2 0 .980
1947 NY N 2B 9 9 9 75.2 27 20 5 4 0 .904
1948 NY N Daily Splits OF 125 115 112 1034 313 10 10 2 0 .970 63 58 4
1948 NY N LF 63 54 52 499 134 4 4 0 0 .972
1948 NY N CF 58 58 57 506 166 7 4 2 0 .977
1948 NY N RF 4 3 3 29 12 0 1 0 0 .923
1949 NY N Daily Splits OF 156 156 156 1374.1 488 10 9 4 0 .982 0 156 0
1949 NY N CF 156 156 156 1374.1 475 9 9 4 0 .982
1950 NY N Daily Splits OF 149 148 144 1309.2 394 15 9 5 0 .978 0 149 0
1950 NY N CF 149 148 144 1309.2 403 16 9 7 0 .979
1951 NY N Daily Splits OF 77 70 69 651.1 168 3 6 1 0 .966 38 37 3
1951 NY N 3B 69 69 68 608.2 90 136 14 13 0 .942
1951 NY N LF 38 34 33 323.1 71 1 4 0 0 .947
1951 NY N CF 37 36 36 321.2 93 2 2 2 0 .979
1951 NY N RF 3 0 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1952 NY N Daily Splits 3B 91 90 89 801.2 82 184 17 13 0 .940
1952 NY N CF 63 63 60 549.1 149 3 1 0 0 .993
1952 NY N OF 63 63 60 549.1 152 3 1 0 0 .994 0 63 0
1953 NY N Daily Splits OF 154 152 152 1347.2 391 16 7 0 0 .983 0 153 1
1953 NY N CF 153 152 152 1345.2 395 13 7 0 0 .983
1953 NY N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 MIL N Daily Splits OF 26 23 17 199 45 3 1 2 0 .980 25 0 1
1954 MIL N LF 25 23 17 197 42 3 1 2 0 .978
1954 MIL N RF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1955 MIL N Daily Splits OF 91 86 76 774.2 182 5 6 0 0 .969 88 3 0
1955 MIL N LF 88 84 75 753.2 175 5 6 0 0 .968
1955 MIL N CF 3 2 1 21 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 MIL N Daily Splits OF 136 115 98 1065.1 257 7 7 0 0 .974 126 23 0
1956 MIL N LF 126 98 88 919.1 210 6 7 0 0 .969
1956 MIL N CF 23 17 10 146 41 1 0 0 0 1.000
1956 MIL N 3B 3 3 3 27 5 10 3 0 0 .833
1957 MIL N Daily Splits OF 38 37 31 334 78 2 1 0 0 .988 36 6 0
1957 MIL N LF 36 32 29 295.2 63 2 1 0 0 .985
1957 MIL N CF 6 5 2 38.1 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY N Daily Splits OF 71 51 43 490 124 2 1 0 0 .992 53 3 20
1957 NY N LF 53 31 28 309 70 2 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY N RF 20 18 13 160 45 0 1 0 0 .978
1957 NY N CF 3 2 2 21 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 NY N 3B 1 1 1 9 0 3 0 0 0 1.000
1957 TOT N LF 89 63 57 604.2 133 4 1 0 0 .993
1957 TOT N CF 9 7 4 59.1 24 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 TOT N OF 109 88 74 824 202 4 2 0 0 .990 89 9 20
1958 CHI N Daily Splits OF 148 146 136 1287.2 353 13 4 3 0 .989 7 145 2
1958 CHI N CF 145 144 136 1261.2 342 13 4 3 0 .989
1958 CHI N LF 7 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 -
1958 CHI N 3B 4 2 2 21 5 3 1 1 0 .889
1958 CHI N RF 2 2 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CHI N Daily Splits OF 116 96 71 895.1 223 9 3 4 0 .987 61 50 29
1959 CHI N LF 61 31 24 297 60 4 2 2 0 .970
1959 CHI N CF 50 46 32 394 110 3 0 2 0 1.000
1959 CHI N RF 29 19 15 204.1 54 2 1 0 0 .982
1960 BOS A Daily Splits OF 27 25 23 222.1 65 1 2 1 0 .971 12 13 2
1960 BOS A CF 13 13 11 109 36 1 0 1 0 1.000
1960 BOS A LF 12 12 12 108 28 0 2 0 0 .933
1960 BOS A RF 2 0 0 5.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 BOS A 1B 1 1 1 9 10 0 2 2 0 .833
1960 BAL A Daily Splits OF 2 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 1
1960 BAL A RF 1 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 BAL A LF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1960 TOT A LF 13 12 12 110 28 0 2 0 0 .933
1960 TOT A RF 3 1 1 14.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 TOT A OF 29 26 24 233.1 65 1 2 1 0 .971 13 13 3
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1505 1410 1314 12653.2 3563 111 74 24 0 .980 510 985 63
Total (13 Years) CF 985 968 924 8505.2 2575 79 43 23 0 .984
Total ( 9 Years) LF 510 399 358 3714 853 27 27 4 0 .970
Total ( 6 Years) 3B 184 180 178 1601 200 361 38 27 0 .937
Total ( 8 Years) RF 63 43 32 434 115 2 3 0 0 .975
Total ( 1 Year ) 2B 9 9 9 75.2 27 20 5 4 0 .904
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 1 1 9 10 0 2 2 0 .833
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1951 NY N Daily Splits 3B 6 6 6 52 12 15 2 0 0 .931
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1952 NL Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 3B 1 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
7- 2-1950(2) BOX NY N Scotty Robb Call at 1B (Threw towel)
9-16-1951(2) BOX NY N Augie Donatelli Balls and strikes
6-28-1957 BOX NY N Bill Baker Call at 1B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1942).
Traded by New York Giants with Sam Calderone to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for
Johnny Antonelli , Don Liddle , Ebba St. Claire , Billy Klaus and $50000 (February 1,
1954 ).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Danny O'Connell and Ray Crone to New York Giants in
exchange for Red Schoendienst (June 15, 1957 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bob Speake and cash
(April 3, 1958 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Al Schroll (December 1,
1959 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (July 1, 1960 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (July 4, 1960 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 26, 1960 ).
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