Fresco Thompson
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| Second baseman | |||
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Born: June 6, 1902 Centreville, Alabama |
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Died: November 20, 1968 (aged 66) Fullerton, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 5, 1925, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
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| April 22, 1934, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .298 | ||
| Home runs | 13 | ||
| Runs batted in | 249 | ||
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Lafayette Fresco Thompson (June 6, 1902 – November 20, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and executive. Thompson was born in Centreville, Alabama. In 1916, his family moved to New York City, where Thompson attended George Washington High School and Columbia University. At Columbia, he was a football teammate of Lou Gehrig's, but Thompson left the school to turn professional before he could join Gehrig on the Lions' baseball team.
A right-handed batter and thrower, Thompson stood 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall and weighed 150 lb (68 kg). His pro career began at the Class D level of the minors in 1923. After three years of seasoning, he made his debut in September 1925 with the eventual world champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Following brief appearances with the Pirates (14 games in 1925) and New York Giants (two games in 1926), Thompson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1927 when the Giants obtained Rogers Hornsby. He had his most productive years with the Phils, playing in Baker Bowl, twice hitting over .300. Overall, he batted .298 in 669 games played, 762 hits, and 2,560 at bats over nine National League seasons (1925–32; 1934).
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