Bobby Thomson
Robert Brown Thomson
Born: October 25, 1923
Glasgow, Glasgow United Kingdom
Deceased: 2010
Savannah, GA USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 1946-1960
Minor League Statistics
Bobby Thomson compiled a career batting average of .270 with 264 home runs and 1026 RBI in his 1779-game career with the New York Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1960 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 |
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1946 | NL | New York Giants | 18 | 58 | 54 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .315 | .362 | .537 | .899 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | New York Giants | 138 | 591 | 545 | 105 | 154 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 78 | .283 | .336 | .508 | .844 | 277 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | New York Giants | 138 | 506 | 471 | 75 | 117 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 77 | .248 | .296 | .401 | .697 | 189 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | New York Giants | 156 | 689 | 641 | 99 | 198 | 35 | 9 | 27 | 109 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 45 | .309 | .355 | .518 | .873 | 332 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | New York Giants | 149 | 625 | 563 | 79 | 142 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 45 | .252 | .324 | .449 | .774 | 253 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | New York Giants | 148 | 602 | 518 | 89 | 152 | 27 | 8 | 32 | 101 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 57 | .293 | .385 | .562 | .947 | 291 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | New York Giants | 153 | 666 | 608 | 89 | 164 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 108 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 74 | .270 | .331 | .482 | .813 | 293 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | New York Giants | 154 | 656 | 608 | 80 | 175 | 22 | 6 | 26 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 57 | .288 | .338 | .472 | .810 | 287 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 43 | 113 | 99 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 29 | .232 | .315 | .323 | .639 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 101 | 383 | 343 | 40 | 88 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 52 | .257 | .319 | .414 | .733 | 142 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 505 | 451 | 59 | 106 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 75 | .235 | .302 | .408 | .710 | 184 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 41 | 160 | 148 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 | .236 | .285 | .392 | .677 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | 81 | 237 | 215 | 24 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 39 | .242 | .302 | .423 | .725 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 615 | 547 | 67 | 155 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 76 | .283 | .351 | .466 | .817 | 255 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 122 | 418 | 374 | 55 | 97 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 50 | .259 | .322 | .398 | .721 | 149 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 127 | 114 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | .263 | .323 | .439 | .761 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1779 | 6957 | 6305 | 903 | 1705 | 267 | 74 | 264 | 1026 | 38 | 20 | 559 | 804 | .270 | .332 | .462 | .794 | 2912 | 159 | 34 | 36 | 23 | 23 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1946 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | .935 | 2.688 | |
1947 | NL | New York Giants | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | .904 | 5.222 | |
1947 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 127 | 0 | 0.0 | 330 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .980 | 2.693 | |
1948 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 125 | 0 | 0.0 | 313 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .970 | 2.584 | |
1949 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 156 | 0 | 0.0 | 488 | 10 | 9 | 4 | .982 | 3.192 | |
1950 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 394 | 15 | 9 | 5 | .978 | 2.745 | |
1951 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 90 | 136 | 14 | 13 | .942 | 3.275 | |
1951 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 168 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .966 | 2.221 | |
1952 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 91 | 0 | 0.0 | 82 | 184 | 17 | 13 | .940 | 2.923 | |
1952 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 152 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 2.460 | |
1953 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 391 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .983 | 2.643 | |
1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 26 | 23 | 200.0 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 2.160 | 1.846 |
1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 91 | 86 | 774.7 | 182 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .969 | 2.173 | 2.055 |
1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 136 | 115 | 1059.3 | 257 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .974 | 2.243 | 1.941 |
1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 3B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | OF | 71 | 51 | 490.0 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.314 | 1.775 |
1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 38 | 37 | 334.0 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.156 | 2.105 |
1957 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 148 | 146 | 1287.7 | 353 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .989 | 2.558 | 2.473 |
1958 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 3.429 | 2.000 |
1959 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 116 | 96 | 895.3 | 223 | 9 | 3 | 4 | .987 | 2.332 | 2.000 |
1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 27 | 25 | 222.3 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .971 | 2.672 | 2.444 |
1960 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1960 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .833 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1700 | 587 | 5340.3 | 3800 | 492 | 119 | 57 | .973 | 7.233 | 2.525 |
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 |
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1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 6 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .238 | .385 | .286 | .670 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .238 | .385 | .286 | .670 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1951 | NL | New York Giants | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 4.846 | 4.667 |
Totals | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 4.846 | 4.667 |
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