Shag Thompson Stats

Shag Thompson was born on Saturday, April 29, 1893, in Haw River, North Carolina. Thompson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1914, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Shag Thompson baseball stats page.

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Shag Thompson



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Birth Name:   James Alfred Thompson
Nickname:   Shag
Born On:   04-29-1893  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Haw River, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-07-1990 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Black Mountain, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Linwood Cemetery, Graham, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of North Carolina
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   06-08-1914 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-17-1916
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Shag Thompson Pitching Stats

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Shag Thompson Hitting Stats

1914 21 Athletics 16 29 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 - 8 1 - 1 - .172 .351 .241
1915 22 Athletics 17 33 5 11 2 0 0 0 2 4 - 6 0 - 0 - .333 .405 .394
1916 23 Athletics 15 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 - 6 0 0 0 - .000 .292 .000
3 Years 48 79 12 16 2 1 0 0 4 18 - 20 1 0 1 - .203 .357 .253

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Shag Thompson Fielding Stats

1915 Athletics CF 7 6 168 13 1.9 13 11 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.09
1916 Athletics CF 5 4 54 12 2.4 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1916 Athletics LF 1 1 - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1916 Athletics RF 2 2 - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
CF Totals 12 10 222 25 2.1 25 23 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.04
RF Totals 2 2 0 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
LF Totals 1 1 0 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
2 Years 15 13 222 29 1.9 29 27 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.53

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Shag Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

1914 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 14.5 - - -
1915 Athletics 0 1 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 16.5 - - -
1916 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 - - -
3 Years 2 1 .667 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.0 19.8 - - -

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Shag Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1914 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -

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