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Don Thompson

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1923 in Swepsonville, NC us

Died: September 28, 2009 in Asheville, NC

Buried: Lewis Memorial Park, Asheville, NC

Debut: April 24, 1949 (Age 25-117d, 10,599th in major league history)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 22, 1954 (Age 30-176d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Donald Newlin Thompson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

307

.218

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.254

OPS

.550

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	51-28 / in Starts: 13-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	54 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 132 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	67 (38-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 132 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	86 (45-27-13)

Most Driven In
J Robinson	3
B Cox	1
E Miksis	1
C Furillo	1
G Hodges	0

Most Driven In By
D Snider	6
C Furillo	4
P Reese	3
J Robinson	3
G Hodges	2
P Roe	1
B Podbielan	1
R Campanella	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	9	1	Apr 17	BRO		PHI	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.72	-0.059	1.81	-0.09%	-0.49	LF
2	10	2	Apr 18	BRO		PHI	W,4-3	CG	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	2.02	-0.027	4.76	-0.04%	0.09	LF
3	11	3	Apr 20	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.182	.357	.182	.539	1	.90	0.043	2.24	0.06%	0.02	LF
4	12	4	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	1	.04	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.11	PR LF
5	13	6 (1)	Apr 23	BRO		BSN	W,2-1	12-16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.313	.154	.466	1	2.31	-0.065	7.34	-0.12%	-0.23	PR LF
6	14	8 (1)	Apr 25	BRO		BSN	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.313	.154	.466	1						LF
7	15	10 (1)	Apr 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	1	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.17	LF
8	16	11	Apr 28	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.316	.133	.449	1	.08	0.003	.21	0.00%	-0.03	PH LF
9	17	12	Apr 29	BRO		NYG	W,6-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	1	.09	-0.002	.24	0.00%	-0.16	LF
10	18	13	Apr 30	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.286	.118	.403	9	.70	-0.018	1.96	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	19	17 (3)	May 4	BRO		CIN	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	1.86	-0.046	5.06	-0.08%	-0.16	PH
12	20	19 (1)	May 6	BRO		STL	L,7-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.261	.105	.366	1	.45	-0.011	1.35	-0.02%	-0.24	LF
13	21	23 (3)	May 10	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	6-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	1	.02	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.16	PR LF
14	22	24	May 12	BRO	@	BSN	T,5-5	10-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	1						LF
15	23	25	May 13	BRO	@	BSN	W,12-6	CG	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.083	.267	.083	.350	1	1.00	-0.082	3.21	-0.16%	-0.89	LF
16	24	26	May 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.080	.258	.080	.338	1	.10	-0.003	.37	-0.01%	-0.16	PR LF
17	25	28 (1)	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.257	.103	.361	1	.65	-0.058	2.42	-0.13%	-0.45	LF
18	26	33 (4)	May 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,17-8	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.278	.103	.381	3	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	0.17	CF
19	27	34	May 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.293	.147	.440	7	.44	-0.037	1.81	-0.09%	-0.82	CF
20	28	35	May 25	BRO		BSN	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.311	.162	.473	7	1.10	0.024	5.08	0.07%	0.10	CF
21	29	36	May 26	BRO		BSN	L,10-12	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.304	.158	.462	9	.24	-0.006	1.12	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
22	30	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-9	4-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	3	3.23	0.406	14.32	1.08%	2.03	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	31	41 (1)	Jun 1	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	32	43 (1)	Jun 3 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.195	.327	.195	.522	1	.02	-0.001	.11	0.00%	-0.24	LF
25	33	46 (2)	Jun 6	BRO		STL	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.327	.195	.522	1						LF
26	34	47	Jun 7	BRO		STL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.327	.195	.522	1						LF
27	35	49 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.327	.195	.522	1						LF
28	36	51 (1)	Jun 12	BRO	@	STL	W,6-2	7-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	1	.08	-0.002	.50	-0.01%	-0.36	PR LF
29	37	52	Jun 13	BRO	@	STL	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	1	.21	0.011	1.28	0.04%	0.54	PR LF
30	38	53	Jun 14	BRO	@	STL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.320	.190	.510	1						LF
31	39	57 (3)	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.314	.186	.500	6	.03	-0.001	.17	0.00%	-0.24	LF
32	40	58	Jun 20	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.314	.186	.500	1						PR
33	41	60 (1)	Jun 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.314	.186	.500	1						LF
34	42	61	Jun 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.327	.227	.554	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	1.10	CF
35	43	66 (4)	Jun 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.327	.227	.554	1						LF
36	44	67	Jun 29	BRO		PHI	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.205	.327	.227	.554	1	2.44	-0.069	14.13	-0.24%	-0.23	PR LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	45	71 (3)	Jul 3	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.208	.321	.229	.551	1	1.11	-0.115	5.68	-0.35%	-0.75	LF
38	46	72	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.316	.224	.540	8	1.12	-0.025	8.82	-0.12%	-0.18	PH
39	47	76 (3)	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.310	.220	.530	5	.25	-0.006	1.13	-0.02%	-0.23	LF
40	48	77	Jul 8	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.317	.236	.554	7	2.17	0.193	9.22	0.49%	0.23	LF
41	49	78	Jul 12	BRO		CHC	W,9-3	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.323	.263	.586	7	.69	0.013	2.54	0.03%	0.28	PH LF
42	50	80 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.319	.250	.569	7	1.12	-0.046	3.66	-0.09%	-0.22	LF
43	51	82 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.250	.342	.281	.624	1	1.40	0.219	6.12	0.58%	1.71	LF
44	52	83	Jul 15 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	1	.265	.359	.294	.653	1	1.44	0.030	6.80	0.08%	0.13	LF
45	53	84	Jul 16	BRO		CIN	W,11-2	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.346	.282	.627	6	.07	-0.005	.36	-0.02%	-1.04	PH LF
46	54	85	Jul 17	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.354	.292	.645	7	2.44	0.074	10.14	0.18%	0.27	LF
47	55	86	Jul 18	BRO		PIT	L,12-13	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.356	.289	.646	7	1.10	-0.094	4.78	-0.24%	0.87	LF
48	56	87	Jul 20	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.253	.344	.278	.623	7	.31	-0.024	1.90	-0.09%	-0.45	LF
49	57	88	Jul 21	BRO		STL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.333	.268	.602	7	.71	-0.053	4.11	-0.18%	-0.84	LF
50	58	89	Jul 22	BRO		STL	W,9-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.330	.267	.597	7	.19	-0.016	.96	-0.05%	-0.07	LF
51	59	90	Jul 24	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.236	.320	.258	.578	8	1.49	-0.172	5.45	-0.38%	-1.50	LF
52	60	91	Jul 25	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.231	.327	.253	.580	7	1.33	0.053	4.58	0.11%	0.05	LF
53	61	92	Jul 26	BRO	@	CHC	W,9-1	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.219	.312	.240	.552	7	.69	-0.158	1.97	-0.27%	-0.74	LF
54	62	93	Jul 27	BRO	@	STL	W,12-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.312	.240	.552	7						LF
55	63	94	Jul 28	BRO	@	STL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.312	.240	.552	9						PR LF
56	64	95	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,9-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.309	.237	.546	4	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.24	LF
57	65	96	Jul 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.309	.237	.546	6						LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
58	66	97	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,9-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.309	.237	.546	7						PR
59	67	98	Aug 2	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.309	.237	.546	5						PR LF
60	68	99	Aug 3	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF(14)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.304	.232	.536	5	1.32	-0.068	2.00	-0.06%	-0.21	PR LF
61	69	101 (1)	Aug 5 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.304	.232	.536	5						LF
62	70	102	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.304	.232	.536	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
63	71	103	Aug 8 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,7-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.212	.304	.232	.536	5	.05	-0.002	.16	0.00%	-0.23	PR LF
64	72	105 (1)	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.301	.230	.531	9	1.85	-0.033	3.02	-0.03%	-0.21	PH
65	73	106	Aug 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.307	.238	.545	4	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.13	LF
66	74	107	Aug 11 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.313	.255	.568	9	1.07	0.067	.55	0.02%	0.42	PH
67	75	110 (2)	Aug 14	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.223	.310	.252	.563	9	.49	-0.013	.39	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
68	76	114 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.308	.250	.558	9	1.73	-0.071	1.52	-0.04%	-0.57	PH
69	77	117 (2)	Aug 22 (1)	BRO		STL	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	1	.221	.308	.250	.558	7	2.93	-0.100	5.73	-0.12%	-0.43	PR LF
70	78	118	Aug 22 (2)	BRO		STL	W,8-7	9-10	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.314	.257	.571	9	1.41	0.054	2.39	0.06%	0.63	PH
71	79	121 (2)	Aug 25	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.226	.311	.255	.566	9	1.01	-0.042	1.98	-0.05%	-0.53	PH
72	80	122	Aug 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,11-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.311	.255	.566	7						PR
73	81	127 (4)	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,13-1	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.314	.259	.573	7	.04	-0.002	.11	0.00%	-0.20	PR LF CF
74	82	128	Aug 30	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.312	.259	.571	6	1.15	-0.013	3.50	-0.02%	-0.39	LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
75	83	129	Sep 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.302	.250	.552	7	.38	-0.034	1.47	-0.08%	-0.58	LF
76	84	134 (4)	Sep 7	BRO		PHI	W,11-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.248	.548	7	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.11	PH LF
77	85	136 (1)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.248	.548	7						PR
78	86	145 (8)	Sep 20	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.300	.248	.548	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
79	87	146	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.305	.254	.560	9	.82	0.037	3.03	0.08%	0.61	PH
80	88	155 (8)	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.305	.254	.560	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
							51-28		132	118	25	27	3	0	0	6	12	0	12	1	1		1	1	2	8	.229	.305	.254	.560		.97	-0.353	3.52	-0.37%	-5.93

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