Junior Thompson Stats

Junior Thompson was born on Thursday, June 7, 1917, in Latham, Illinois. Thompson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1939, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Junior Thompson baseball stats page.
"It was a given that when you started scouting, you just spent a few days around Gene (Thompson). If you followed him around and you shut up, he'd show you all you needed to know." - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Scouting Director Eddie Bane in The Arizona Republic (Nick Piecoro, 08/25/2006)

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Junior Thompson
 
 
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Birth Name:   Eugene Earl Thompson
Nickname:   Gene or Junior
Born On:   06-07-1917  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Latham, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-24-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Scottsdale, Arizona
Cemetery:   Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, Arizona
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-26-1939 (Age 21)
Last Game:   07-04-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Junior Thompson

Junior Thompson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1939 22 Reds 42 11 19 13 5 .722 2.54 5 3 2 152.1 625 130 43 51 6 55 - 87 1 3 0 -
1940 23 Reds 33 31 1 16 9 .640 3.32 17 3 0 225.1 951 197 83 90 10 96 - 103 3 2 2 -
1941 24 Reds 27 15 6 6 6 .500 4.87 4 0 1 109.0 509 117 59 65 6 57 - 46 2 3 0 -
1942 25 Reds 29 10 7 4 7 .364 3.36 1 0 0 101.2 443 86 38 61 5 53 - 35 3 2 0 -
1946 29 Giants 39 1 27 4 6 .400 1.29 0 0 4 62.2 244 36 9 18 5 40 - 31 2 0 0 -
1947 30 Giants 15 0 6 4 2 .667 4.29 0 0 0 35.2 164 36 17 20 3 27 - 13 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 185 68 66 47 35 .573 3.26 27 6 7 686.2 2,936 602 249 305 35 328 - 315 12 11 2 -
Junior Thompson

Junior Thompson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1939 22 Reds 42 48 3 11 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 11 3 - 0 0 .229 .229 .250
1940 23 Reds 33 79 5 18 4 1 0 0 11 2 - 26 8 - 0 1 .228 .247 .304
1941 24 Reds 27 30 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 7 - 0 0 .233 .233 .333
1942 25 Reds 29 30 3 8 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 4 1 - 0 0 .267 .313 .267
1946 29 Giants 39 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 1 - 0 0 .143 .333 .143
1947 30 Giants 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 185 200 13 45 8 1 0 0 18 6 - 52 20 - 0 1 .225 .248 .275
Junior Thompson

Junior Thompson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1939 Reds P 42 11 457 31 0.7 28 3 25 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .903 1.65
1940 Reds P 33 31 676 56 1.7 52 12 40 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.08
1941 Reds P 27 15 327 40 1.5 38 6 32 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 3.14
1942 Reds P 29 10 305 52 1.8 48 9 39 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .923 4.25
1946 Giants P 39 1 188 23 0.6 23 5 18 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.30
1947 Giants P 15 0 107 14 0.9 14 5 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.53
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 185 68 2,060 216 1.2 203 40 163 13 7 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.66
6 Years 185 68 2,060 216 1.2 203 40 163 13 7 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.66
Junior Thompson

Junior Thompson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1939 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.4 48.0 1.58 5.14 3.25
1940 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 7.2 1.07 4.11 3.83
1941 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 15.0 0.81 3.80 4.71
1942 Reds 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 7.5 0.66 3.10 4.69
1946 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.78 4.45 5.74
1947 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.48 3.28 6.81
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.8 11.1 0.96 4.13 4.30
Junior Thompson

Junior Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1939 Cincinnati Reds 39 Undetermined - Stats
1940 Cincinnati Reds 39 Undetermined - Stats
1941 Cincinnati Reds 39 Undetermined - -
1942 Cincinnati Reds 39 Undetermined - -
1946 New York Giants 42 Undetermined - -
1947 New York Giants 35 Undetermined - -




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