Bobby Thomson

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, United Kingdom gb

Died: August 16, 2010 in Savannah, GA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Curtis HS (Staten Island, NY)

School: St. Lawrence University (Canton, NY)

Debut: September 9, 1946 (Age 22-319d, 10,170th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 17, 1960 (Age 36-266d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Robert Brown Thomson

Nicknames: Flying Scot or The Staten Island Scot

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.6

6305

1705

264

.270

903

RBI

1026

OBP

.332

SLG

.462

OPS

.794

OPS+

110

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	1	Apr 14	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	CF
2	2	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 17 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	11	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 29	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		MLN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	16	May 4 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,12-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	May 4 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 6	NYG		CHC	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 9 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
20	20	May 9 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 10 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	22	May 10 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 12	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
24	24	May 13	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-11	CG	43	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
25	25	May 15	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
26	26	May 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	27	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-6	GF	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	28	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,8-6	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
29	29	May 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	30	May 20	NYG	@	CHC	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 21	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	32	May 22	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 23	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	34	May 24	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	35	May 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
36	36	May 27	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-5	CG	41	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	37	May 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
38	38	May 29	NYG		PHI	L,3-12	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	40	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
41	41	Jun 4	NYG		CIN	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	42	Jun 5	NYG		CHC	W,11-1	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
43	43	Jun 6	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
44	44	Jun 7 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,5-10	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	46	Jun 8	NYG		MLN	L,8-12	CG	47	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	47	Jun 9	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	48	Jun 10	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
49	49	Jun 11	NYG		MLN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	50	Jun 12	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 14 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	52	Jun 14 (2)	NYG		STL	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
53	53	Jun 15	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	54	Jun 16 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	55	Jun 16 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	57	Jun 18	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	58	Jun 19	NYG	@	MLN	W,15-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	59	Jun 20	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	T,6-6	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jun 23	NYG	@	STL	L,8-15	CG	46	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
63	63	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	64	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
65	65	Jun 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
66	66	Jun 27	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	67	Jun 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	68	Jun 30	NYG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	45	11.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
70	70	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jul 5	NYG		BRO	W,20-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	74	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	75	Jul 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	76	Jul 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
77	77	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-7	CG	52	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	78	Jul 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
79	79	Jul 10	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	80	Jul 11	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	81	Jul 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	45	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	82	Jul 16	NYG		CHC	W,10-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	83	Jul 18	NYG		CHC	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	84	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	85	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	25	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
86	86	Jul 21	NYG		STL	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
87	87	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	88	Jul 24	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
89	89	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	90	Jul 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
91	91	Jul 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	92	Jul 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-13	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
93	93	Jul 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
94	94	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
95	95	Jul 30	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
96	96	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	97	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,9-10	CG	61	12.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
98	98	Aug 2 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	99	Aug 2 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Aug 4	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	101	Aug 5 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	102	Aug 5 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	47	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
103	104 (1)	Aug 7	NYG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	105	Aug 8	NYG	@	STL	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
105	106	Aug 9	NYG	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
106	107	Aug 11	NYG		BRO	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 12	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
108	109	Aug 13	NYG		BRO	L,8-9	CG	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
109	110	Aug 15 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	111	Aug 15 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
111	112	Aug 16 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	113	Aug 16 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	114	Aug 17 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	115	Aug 17 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
115	116	Aug 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	51	12.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
116	117	Aug 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	118	Aug 20	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	119	Aug 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	120	Aug 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	121	Aug 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	122	Aug 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	123	Aug 25 (1)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	124	Aug 25 (2)	NYG		STL	L,2-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
124	125	Aug 26	NYG		STL	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	126	Aug 27	NYG		STL	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
126	127	Aug 28	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
127	128	Aug 29	NYG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,10-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	131	Aug 31	NYG		CHC	W,13-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	132	Sep 1	NYG		CHC	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
132	133	Sep 2	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
133	134	Sep 3	NYG		CIN	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
134	135	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	136	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,7-16	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	137	Sep 6	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	138	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
138	139	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	141	Sep 10	NYG	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	142	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
142	143	Sep 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	144	Sep 13 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	145	Sep 13 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
145	146	Sep 15	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	147	Sep 16	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	148	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
148	149	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	150	Sep 20	NYG		PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
150	151	Sep 22	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
151	152	Sep 23	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
152	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
153	154	Sep 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
154	155	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							154gm		1347.2	395	13	7	415	0