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Amos Otis League
5-8-2139
Buck Thompson Starting Pitcher
Retired (2001, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.10 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 107-147 Status Deceased (2045) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 04-21-1965
K 1662 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1988)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(95 games)
IP 2172.0
WHIP 1.50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D+ Endurance A    Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C- Velocity B-   Mentor Val C 
Speed F  Bunt C  Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1988 Minors 23 5.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 5
1988 Majors 23 15.72 77 15 0 0 / 0 1 / 7 3 / 8 4 / 15
1989 Minors 24 29.00 0 / 0 3 / 14 4 / 15 7 / 29
1990 Minors 25 10.00 0 / 2 2 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 10
1990 Majors 25 29.04 105 21 0 0 / 1 2 / 15 5 / 13 7 / 29
1991 Minors 26 15.00 0 / 0 0 / 6 0 / 9 0 / 15
1991 Majors 26 19.01 61 13 0 0 / 0 2 / 13 2 / 6 4 / 19
1992 Minors 27 4.00 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 4
1992 Majors 27 38.89 122 25 0 0 / 7 2 / 17 2 / 14 4 / 38
1993 Majors 28 41.81 128 26 27 0 / 6 1 / 16 2 / 19 3 / 41
1994 Majors 29 50.57 162 33 0 0 / 10 1 / 19 1 / 21 2 / 50
1995 Majors 30 49.38 162 33 0 0 / 10 0 / 16 0 / 23 0 / 49
1996 Majors 31 50.03 162 32 0 0 / 12 0 / 17 0 / 21 0 / 50
1997 Majors 32 51.33 162 32 0 1 / 14 0 / 18 0 / 19 1 / 51
1998 Majors 33 49.53 162 32 0 0 / 12 0 / 19 0 / 18 0 / 49
1999 Majors 34 50.78 162 33 0 -5 / 10 -5 / 19 -4 / 21 -14 / 50
2000 Majors 35 49.89 162 32 0 -5 / 10 -7 / 18 -1 / 21 -13 / 49
2001 Minors 36 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2
2001 Majors 36 25.53 86 17 0 0 / 0 -1 / 11 1 / 14 0 / 25
Total 1713 344 27 -9 / 95 1 / 234 15 / 251 7 / 580
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2001-11-01Buck Thompson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2001-08-12The St. Louis CARDINALS have waived Buck Thompson.
2001-07-07The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted John Lindsay to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Buck Thompson for assignment.
1993-06-28Buck Thompson of the St. Louis CARDINALS is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1992-08-19The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Tony Hand to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Dave Lindell to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Paul Lisenbee to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Jess Lee to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Bob Kennedy to the minors.
1992-08-17The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Bob Kennedy to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Paul Lisenbee to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Al Ott to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Jess Lee to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Tony Hand to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Dave Lindell to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Don Radford to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1992-05-14The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team.
1992-03-01The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Fireman Frank to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Charlie Clapton for assignment. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Sparky Mulligan for assignment. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1991-07-25The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have designated Joe Anderson for assignment.
1990-10-09The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Tony Hand to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Dave Lindell to the minors. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1990-09-26The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Tony Hand to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team.
1990-07-23The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Al Ott to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1989-10-20The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Buck Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Rick Codiroli to the minors.
1988-06-27The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Rick Codiroli to the major league team. The St. Louis CARDINALS have sent Buck Thompson to the minors.
1988-04-01The St. Louis CARDINALS have renamed Ted Donnels to Buck Thompson.
1988-04-01The St. Louis CARDINALS have promoted Ted Donnels to the major league team.