Forrest Thompson
David Forrest Thompson
Born: March 3, 1918
Mooresville, NC US
Deceased: February 26, 1979
Charlotte, NC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
Career: 1937-1951
Major League Statistics
Forrest Thompson compiled a career record of 133 wins and 94 losses and a 3.89 ERA in his 351-game pitching career with the Newton-Conover Twins, Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, Tyler Trojans, Flint Gems, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Thomasville Tommies, Atlanta Crackers, Mooresville Braves, Oakland Oaks and Mooresville Moors. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Newton-Conover Twins | 6 | 16 | .273 | 5.75 | 38 | 180.0 | 230 | 146 | 115 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1938 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.56 | 26 | 157.0 | 194 | 114 | 97 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Tyler Trojans | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.16 | 7 | 50.0 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.31 | 13 | 68.0 | 51 | 27 | 25 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MICH4 | Flint Gems | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.40 | 23 | 159.0 | 175 | 78 | 60 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.94 | 31 | 176.0 | 198 | 91 | 77 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | D | NCSL2 | Thomasville Tommies | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.35 | 24 | 15 | 145.0 | 122 | 69 | 54 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 3 | 12.0 | 16 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.16 | 8 | 19.0 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Braves | 24 | 5 | .828 | 2.13 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 215.0 | 153 | 66 | 51 | 49 | 278 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.15 | 5 | 20.0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.32 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 152.0 | 145 | 74 | 56 | 50 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.57 | 31 | 2 | 214.0 | 228 | 101 | 85 | 55 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.16 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 111.0 | 104 | 55 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6.18 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 74 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Moors | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5.92 | 20 | 73.0 | 93 | 56 | 48 | 12 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 133 | 94 | .586 | 3.89 | 351 | 63 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1818.0 | 1859 | 978 | 785 | 12 | 668 | 0 | 555 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Newton-Conover Twins | 47 | 81 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .272 | .506 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 32 | 73 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .219 | .411 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | 15 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .233 | .233 | .467 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | C | MICH4 | Flint Gems | 31 | 79 | 79 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .329 | .608 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 31 | 71 | 71 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .254 | .282 | .535 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | D | NCSL2 | Thomasville Tommies | 27 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .283 | .333 | .617 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Braves | 40 | 102 | 94 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .160 | .225 | .202 | .428 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 26 | 56 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .130 | .200 | .130 | .330 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 33 | 92 | 88 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .261 | .278 | .284 | .562 | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 38 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .211 | .231 | .237 | .468 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 29 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .211 | .167 | .377 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Moors | 23 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .333 | .639 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 385 | 748 | 724 | 24 | 166 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | .229 | .246 | .260 | .506 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | NCSL2 | Newton-Conover Twins | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | D | BIST | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | C | MICH4 | Flint Gems | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | D | NCSL2 | Thomasville Tommies | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Braves | P | 30 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 2 | .945 | 1.733 |
| 1946 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 26 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 0 | .923 | 1.385 |
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | P | 31 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.355 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 37 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .595 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .379 |
| 1951 | D | NCSL2 | Mooresville Moors | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 344 | 34 | 129 | 8 | 4 | .953 | .474 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | D | North Carolina State League | Newton-Conover Twins | CLE | ||
| 1938 | D | Bi-State League | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | |||
| 1939 | C | East Texas League | Tyler Trojans | CLE | ||
| 1939 | D | Bi-State League | Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets | CLE | ||
| 1940 | C | Michigan State League | Flint Gems | CLE | ||
| 1940 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1941 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1942 | D | North Carolina State League | Thomasville Tommies | CLE | ||
| 1942 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1944 | A1 | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1945 | D | North Carolina State League | Mooresville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1946 | AA | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | Atlanta Crackers | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1951 | D | North Carolina State League | Mooresville Moors |
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