Milt Thompson (baseball)
| Milt Thompson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Thompson during batting practice with the Phillies
|
|||
| Outfielder | |||
|
Born: January 5, 1959 Washington, D.C. |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1984, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 28, 1996, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .274 | ||
| Home runs | 47 | ||
| Runs batted in | 357 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
|
|||
Milton Bernard "Milt" Thompson (born January 5, 1959 in Washington, D.C.) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and pinch hitter who is currently a coach in the Houston Astros Minor League system. Thompson played with several teams (including the Phillies and the Atlanta Braves), and hit a career average of .274.
The Braves began Thompson's career by drafting him in the 2nd round of the 1979 draft, and starting him five years later in 1984. After playing in left field, Atlanta traded Thompson with Steve Bedrosian to the Phillies for Ozzie Virgil, among others. Thompson impressed Philadelphia, batting .251 to .303 during his three-year stint there.
On December 16, 1988, Thompson was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Lake and Curt Ford, where he spent four years and batted for his highest average ever, .307. In 1992, Thompson was granted free agency. As a free agent, he signed once again with the Phillies, playing on their 1993 National League Champion team and playing left field through the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays. During the ensuing offseason, Thompson was traded to the Houston Astros for pitcher Tom Edens. Once again, in 1994, Thompson was granted free agency after being with Houston for only seven months. He re-signed with Houston as a free agent, which extended his career there to two years. After that, Thompson was back in free agency, and signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which led to him being selected off waivers for the Colorado Rockies in July, 1996. His career with the Rockies only lasted three months: Thompson was released on August 2 of the same year, ending his career.
...
Wikipedia