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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Richard Thompson Second Base
Retired (1983, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .867 Status Deceased (2013) Option Years 0  
H 2690 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 04-01-1943
HR 380 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(20 games)
RBI 1401
SB 254 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1983
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt B  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (6.9%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D+ (25.1%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B F  (0.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1964 CF BRO 16 16 142.0 36 35 1 0 0 0 2.28 1.000
LF BRO 12 12 102.0 23 23 0 0 0 0 2.03 1.000
RF BRO 4 4 36.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.000
1965 CF BRO 103 103 921.0 232 224 8 0 0 +1 2.27 1.000
LF BRO 36 36 313.1 74 71 2 1 0 -1 2.10 .986
1966 CF SF 70 70 632.2 189 185 4 0 0 +2 2.69 1.000
LF SF 35 35 313.1 66 64 2 0 0 0 1.90 1.000
RF SF 2 2 18.0 3 3 0 0 0 -2 1.50 1.000
1967 CF SF 139 139 1229.1 351 343 5 3 1 +7 2.55 .991
1968 LF SF 126 126 1112.1 269 261 7 1 1 +7 2.17 .996
CF SF 9 9 86.2 27 26 1 0 1 0 2.80 1.000
RF SF 4 4 36.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.75 1.000
1969 LF SF 124 123 1084.1 255 245 7 3 0 +5 2.09 .988
CF SF 15 15 133.0 20 18 0 2 0 -2 1.22 .900
1970 LF SF 95 93 829.1 194 190 2 2 0 +1 2.08 .990
CF SF 7 0 31.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2.03 1.000
RF SF 4 2 26.1 6 6 0 0 0 -1 2.05 1.000
1971 CF SF 133 133 1189.1 317 309 8 0 2 0 2.40 1.000
LF SF 6 6 52.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
1972 CF MIN 131 131 1135.1 336 317 18 1 2 +9 2.66 .997
RF MIN 5 5 48.1 18 17 1 0 0 0 3.35 1.000
LF MIN 2 2 16.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
SS MIN 1 1 9.0 5 1 3 1 1 0 4.00 .800
1973 2B NYN 139 139 1222.1 691 270 407 14 70 +6 4.98 .980
1974 2B SF 139 139 1219.0 713 261 437 15 88 +8 5.15 .979
1975 2B SF 18 18 156.1 77 35 39 3 6 0 4.26 .961
1976 2B SF 48 46 387.2 242 107 131 4 34 +5 5.53 .983
1B SF 39 8 199.2 202 195 5 2 10 +1 9.02 .990
C SF 21 21 176.2 158 154 2 2 0 3 28 2 6.7% 0 7.95 .987
LF SF 16 0 59.1 14 14 0 0 0 -1 2.12 1.000
CF SF 3 0 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
3B SF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
SS SF 1 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 1 0 3.00 1.000
RF SF 2 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 1.29 1.000
1977 2B OAK 132 132 1174.1 628 218 400 10 84 +18 4.74 .984
1978 2B OAK 124 124 1098.1 682 276 400 6 83 +13 5.54 .991
1979 2B OAK 139 139 1267.2 749 300 438 11 93 -1 5.24 .985
1980 2B WAS 110 110 992.0 557 223 329 5 60 +11 5.01 .991
3B WAS 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1981 2B CLE 133 133 1179.2 746 322 407 17 106 +13 5.56 .977
1982 LF COL 56 56 498.2 114 110 2 2 1 +2 2.02 .982
SS COL 18 18 155.2 82 28 47 7 9 -3 4.34 .915
2B COL 8 8 71.0 47 18 29 0 6 +1 5.96 1.000
1B COL 7 7 60.1 72 70 1 1 8 -1 10.59 .986
1983 LF COL 34 18 187.2 42 40 2 0 0 -1 2.01 1.000
2B COL 8 8 71.1 27 6 21 0 1 0 3.41 1.000
3B COL 5 5 46.0 6 2 4 0 0 -1 1.17 1.000
SS COL 4 4 35.0 15 10 3 2 0 0 3.34 .867
C COL 1 1 8.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 7.88 1.000
1B COL 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 1.000
Pos Total 2B 998 996 8839.2 5159 2036 3038 85 631 +74 5.17 .984
CF 626 616 5511.1 1519 1468 45 6 6 +17 2.47 .996
LF 542 507 4568.1 1066 1033 24 9 2 +12 2.08 .992
1B 47 16 268.0 277 268 6 3 18 0 9.20 .989
SS 24 24 208.2 105 39 56 10 11 -3 4.10 .905
C 22 22 184.2 165 161 2 2 0 3 30 2 6.2% 0 7.94 .988
RF 21 17 171.2 41 40 1 0 0 -4 2.15 1.000
3B 7 7 64.0 8 4 4 0 0 -1 1.12 1.000
Total 2287 2205 19816.1 8340 5049 3176 115 668 3 30 2 6.2% +95 3.74 .986
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1983-11-01Richard Thompson has retired from the Colorado Boulders
1983-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted Enrique Guthrie to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Bruce Voss to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Frank Downs to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have sent Johnny Willis to the minors.
1983-03-29Richard Thompson has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1982-06-06Richard Thompson of the Colorado Boulders is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1982-03-30The Colorado Boulders have promoted Joaquin Garrido to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Rafael Gryska to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Jack Hall to the major league team. The Colorado Boulders have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team.
1982-03-30Richard Thompson has signed with the Colorado Boulders for $3.5M per year for 1 year.
1981-03-31The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Wes Tappe to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Frank Wallace to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Joe Rakow to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Tom Thorpe to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted John Manning to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Joe Land to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Rafael Gryska to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Ernie Harris to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Lefty Juul to the major league team. The Cleveland Clowns have promoted Gale Smith to the major league team.
1981-03-30Richard Thompson has signed with the Cleveland Clowns for $4.1M per year for 1 year.
1980-05-13Richard Thompson of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1980-03-29The Washington Senators have promoted Jackie Boris to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted John Manning to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Mario Secory to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Fred Holmes to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Turcot Prayer to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team.
1980-03-29Richard Thompson has signed with the Washington Senators for $5.2M per year for 1 year.
1978-11-01Richard Thompson now holds the league record for career on-base plus slugging percentage.
1978-09-11Richard Thompson of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1978-03-30The Oakland Oaks have promoted Chappie Shepherd to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Harry Riddle to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Dutch Arias to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Max Wakamatsu for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have sent Kyle King to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have sent Tom Kramer to the minors. The Oakland Oaks have designated Henry Smith for assignment.
1978-03-30Richard Thompson has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $8.0M per year for 2 years.
1977-04-09Richard Thompson of the Oakland Oaks is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1977-03-30The Oakland Oaks have promoted Jason Weaver to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Gino Anderson to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team.
1977-03-30Richard Thompson has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $14.5M per year for 1 year.
1975-04-22Richard Thompson of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 45 days.
1974-11-01Richard Thompson now holds the league record for career on-base percentage.
1974-03-28The San Francisco Wonders have promoted Rich Miller to the major league team. The San Francisco Wonders have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The San Francisco Wonders have promoted Tom Barkley to the major league team.
1974-03-28Richard Thompson has signed with the San Francisco Wonders for $20.0M per year for 3 years.
1973-11-01Richard Thompson now holds the league record for career batting average.
1973-03-29The New York Knights have promoted Al Pasquella to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Lou Henderson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Tony Brazle to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Al Ramos to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Luis Moseley to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Bill Hazewood to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Jim Matuszek to the major league team.
1973-03-29Richard Thompson has signed with the New York Knights for $15.5M per year for 1 year.
1972-03-30The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Al Pasquella to the major league team. The Minnesota Fighting Saints have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team.
1972-03-29Richard Thompson has signed with the Minnesota Fighting Saints for $15.5M per year for 1 year.
1970-09-12Richard Thompson of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1970-04-03Richard Thompson of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1966-06-26Richard Thompson of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1966-05-15Richard Thompson of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1964-08-08The Brooklyn Wonders have promoted Richard Thompson to the major league team.
1961-03-31The Brooklyn Wonders have renamed Rod Brown to Richard Thompson.