Rich Thompson Stats

Rich Thompson was born on Saturday, November 1, 1958, in New York, New York. Thompson was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 28, 1985, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Rich Thompson baseball stats page.

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Rich Thompson Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#122 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1985top06' title='1985 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Rich Thompson Autograph on a 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#122 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Richard Neil Thompson
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   11-01-1958  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   New York, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Walt Whitman High School (Huntington Station, NY)
College:   Amherst College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   04-28-1985 (Age 26)
Last Game:   04-22-1990
Draft:   1980 : 8th Round (192nd)

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Pitching Stats

1985 27 Indians 57 0 24 3 8 .273 6.30 0 0 5 80.0 379 95 56 63 8 48 6 30 6 6 2 -
1989 31 Expos 19 1 9 0 2 .000 2.18 0 0 0 33.0 129 27 8 11 2 11 2 15 0 2 1 -
1990 32 Expos 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
3 Years 77 1 34 3 10 .231 5.05 0 0 5 114.0 512 123 64 74 10 59 8 45 6 8 3 -

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Rich Thompson Hitting Stats

1985 27 Indians 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 31 Expos 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
1990 32 Expos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
3 Years 77 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000

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Rich Thompson Fielding Stats

1985 Indians P 57 0 240 12 0.2 9 2 7 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.01
1989 Expos P 19 1 99 4 0.2 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.09
1990 Expos P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
P Totals 77 1 342 16 0.2 13 2 11 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .813 1.03
3 Years 77 1 342 16 0.2 13 2 11 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .813 1.03

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Rich Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

1985 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.63 3.38 5.40
1989 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.36 4.09 3.00
1990 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.76 3.55 4.66

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Rich Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1985 Cleveland Indians 41 $60,000.00 - -
1989 Montreal Expos 48 $68,000.00 - -
1990 Montreal Expos 48 $104,500.00 - -

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Did you know Rich Thompson was the starting shortstop for the 1975 and 1976 Long Island Champion Baseball Teams (the 1975 Walt Whitman Wildcats baseball team was the last undefeated high school baseball team on Long Island) and in 2012, Thompson was inducted into the Walt Whitman High School Sports Hall of Fame?

Rich Thompson faced-off against five-hundred and twelve batters during his career, striking out forty-five of them, and surrendering only ten home runs to ten different hitters, the first being a Hall of Famer slugger on June 18, 1985. Do you know who it was? [Answer]

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