Gene Thompson
Eugene Earl Thompson "Junior"
Born: June 7, 1917
Latham, IL US
Deceased: August 24, 2006
Scottsdale, AZ US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1935-1950
Major League Statistics
Gene Thompson compiled a career record of 51 wins and 36 losses and a 2.86 ERA in his 189-game pitching career with the Monessen Reds, Paducah Indians, Peoria Reds, Waterloo Red Hawks, Syracuse Chiefs, Columbia Senators, Jersey City Giants, San Diego Padres and Sacramento Solons. He began playing during the 1935 season and last took the field during the 1950 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | D | PASA2 | Monessen Reds | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.91 | 18 | 77.0 | 81 | 52 | 42 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | A | WL3 | Waterloo Red Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Peoria Reds | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0.00 | 22 | 176.0 | 171 | 95 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.33 | 10 | 1 | 27.0 | 36 | 27 | 16 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | 16 | 9 | .640 | 2.81 | 26 | 205.0 | 198 | 78 | 64 | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.69 | 8 | 13.0 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.45 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31.0 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.00 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 72.0 | 51 | 23 | 16 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.64 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 108 | 86 | 57 | 50 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 51 | 36 | .586 | 2.86 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 717.0 | 711 | 400 | 228 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | D | PASA2 | Monessen Reds | 18 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .308 | .500 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Peoria Reds | 30 | 92 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .250 | .467 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | 29 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .274 | .500 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 32 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | 46 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .143 | .190 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 191 | 265 | 260 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .200 | .203 | .242 | .445 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | D | PASA2 | Monessen Reds | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | B | IIIL | Peoria Reds | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A | WL3 | Waterloo Red Hawks | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | AA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | B | SALL2 | Columbia Senators | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Jersey City Giants | P | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| 1948 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 32 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .944 | .531 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | San Diego Padres | P | 46 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .857 | .391 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| Totals | 179 | 10 | 43 | 4 | 2 | .930 | .296 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | D | Penn State Association | Monessen Reds | CIN | ||
| 1936 | D | Kitty League | Paducah Indians | CIN | ||
| 1937 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Peoria Reds | CIN | ||
| 1937 | A | Western League | Waterloo Red Hawks | CIN | ||
| 1937 | AA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
| 1938 | B | South Atlantic League | Columbia Senators | CIN | ||
| 1938 | AA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | CIN | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Jersey City Giants | NY1 | ||
| 1948 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Diego Padres | CLE | ||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | CHA |
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