Hank Thompson
Henry Curtis Thompson
Born: December 8, 1925
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Deceased: 1969
Fresno, CA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 174
Career: 1943-1956
Minor League Statistics
Hank Thompson compiled a career batting average of .275 with 144 home runs and 568 RBI in his 1088-game career with the Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Browns and New York Giants. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1956 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 27 | 89 | 78 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | .256 | .341 | .295 | .636 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 75 | 320 | 275 | 51 | 77 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 30 | .280 | .377 | .444 | .821 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | New York Giants | 148 | 604 | 512 | 82 | 148 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 60 | .289 | .391 | .463 | .854 | 237 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | New York Giants | 87 | 308 | 264 | 37 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 23 | .235 | .342 | .386 | .728 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | New York Giants | 128 | 484 | 423 | 67 | 110 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 38 | .260 | .344 | .454 | .798 | 192 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | New York Giants | 114 | 454 | 388 | 80 | 117 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 39 | .302 | .400 | .567 | .967 | 220 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 136 | 557 | 448 | 76 | 118 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 58 | .263 | .389 | .482 | .871 | 216 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 135 | 533 | 432 | 65 | 106 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 56 | .245 | .367 | .398 | .766 | 172 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1956 | NL | New York Giants | 83 | 219 | 183 | 24 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 26 | .235 | .346 | .415 | .761 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1089 | 4218 | 3577 | 625 | 984 | 133 | 49 | 144 | 568 | 57 | 15 | 556 | 337 | .275 | .375 | .460 | .836 | 1647 | 46 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 55 | 5 | 15 | .957 | 5.789 | |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 197 | 175 | 15 | 44 | .961 | 5.391 | |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1950 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 136 | 303 | 26 | 43 | .944 | 3.181 | |
| 1950 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1951 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 120 | 15 | 16 | .925 | 2.592 | |
| 1952 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 3.500 | |
| 1952 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 96 | 11 | 8 | .929 | 3.109 | |
| 1952 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 72 | 0 | 0.0 | 182 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 2.597 | |
| 1953 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1953 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 194 | 13 | 18 | .956 | 2.812 | |
| 1953 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 130 | 127 | 1130.0 | 125 | 267 | 23 | 27 | .945 | 3.122 | 3.015 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 124 | 117 | 1034.7 | 104 | 262 | 22 | 23 | .943 | 3.184 | 2.952 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 7 | 4 | 37.3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.063 | 3.000 |
| 1955 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1956 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 44 | 39 | 324.7 | 25 | 94 | 12 | 7 | .908 | 3.299 | 2.705 |
| 1956 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 10 | 8 | 69.0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1.565 | 1.200 |
| 1956 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1018 | 449 | 3895.3 | 1329 | 1813 | 195 | 249 | .942 | 7.259 | 3.086 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 5 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .143 | .368 | .143 | .511 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 4 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .364 | .611 | .455 | 1.066 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 23 | 99 | 78 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | .256 | .414 | .321 | .735 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | RF | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .878 | .800 |
| 1954 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.135 | 4.250 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 199.0 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 9 | .968 | 4.070 | 3.913 |
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