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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 LHP 14 32 16 3 1 2 8 6 4 1.423 .579 .844 .344 .500
1964 RHP 29 79 19 7 0 2 9 8 11 .712 .307 .405 .165 .241
1965 LHP 69 139 38 9 1 7 22 14 33 .841 .338 .504 .230 .273
1965 RHP 126 371 73 12 1 10 43 27 92 .569 .254 .315 .119 .197
1966 LHP 46 119 35 6 2 5 18 7 24 .838 .333 .504 .210 .294
1966 RHP 92 305 83 12 4 11 39 34 54 .790 .344 .446 .174 .272
1967 LHP 49 124 46 5 5 5 23 13 21 1.044 .431 .613 .242 .371
1967 RHP 130 425 112 12 7 10 48 44 83 .728 .333 .395 .132 .264
1968 LHP 60 143 52 1 4 7 30 13 26 .987 .414 .573 .210 .364
1968 RHP 124 430 139 31 8 8 61 35 76 .864 .375 .488 .165 .323
1969 LHP 45 108 26 1 1 4 9 10 25 .682 .303 .380 .139 .241
1969 RHP 130 445 144 26 0 18 74 44 103 .888 .385 .503 .180 .324
1970 LHP 41 63 19 5 1 0 7 2 7 .736 .323 .413 .111 .302
1970 RHP 98 348 107 18 4 14 55 34 65 .872 .369 .503 .195 .307
1971 LHP 49 82 31 3 0 7 20 13 19 1.134 .463 .671 .293 .378
1971 RHP 134 466 160 30 5 22 99 45 89 .970 .399 .571 .227 .343
1972 LHP 30 60 24 1 2 4 12 5 10 1.138 .455 .683 .283 .400
1972 RHP 133 483 153 21 6 22 67 46 100 .897 .375 .522 .205 .317
1973 LHP 52 111 40 11 1 4 17 19 21 1.044 .459 .586 .225 .360
1973 RHP 126 429 165 24 8 33 104 56 81 1.165 .456 .709 .324 .385
1974 LHP 46 93 40 6 0 6 19 11 15 1.174 .486 .688 .258 .430
1974 RHP 130 441 146 22 7 23 80 47 68 .966 .396 .569 .238 .331
1975 LHP 4 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .125 .125 .000 .125
1975 RHP 18 65 19 1 1 1 5 4 13 .727 .343 .385 .092 .292
1976 LHP 64 105 35 5 3 10 33 9 17 1.110 .386 .724 .390 .333
1976 RHP 137 297 88 14 6 11 36 29 61 .853 .358 .495 .199 .296
1977 LHP 61 115 40 7 1 10 26 17 19 1.119 .432 .687 .339 .348
1977 RHP 124 424 125 22 5 19 53 30 78 .848 .343 .505 .210 .295
1978 LHP 50 86 32 6 0 6 15 4 20 1.058 .407 .651 .279 .372
1978 RHP 122 413 134 22 4 26 76 38 71 .968 .382 .586 .262 .324
1979 LHP 64 150 48 5 2 6 30 15 34 .886 .386 .500 .180 .320
1979 RHP 123 434 112 17 4 20 56 26 110 .754 .300 .454 .196 .258
1980 LHP 50 96 28 8 1 2 12 13 17 .828 .369 .458 .167 .292
1980 RHP 110 342 83 15 1 10 54 29 79 .683 .302 .380 .137 .243
1981 LHP 56 127 30 11 0 5 22 15 22 .760 .319 .441 .205 .236
1981 RHP 118 369 108 15 2 14 52 54 72 .841 .383 .458 .165 .293
1982 LHP 72 169 45 5 1 5 19 12 34 .711 .315 .396 .130 .266
1982 RHP 104 210 54 9 1 9 31 16 47 .749 .311 .438 .181 .257
1983 LHP 48 91 16 1 0 2 10 7 24 .495 .242 .253 .077 .176
1983 RHP 46 89 24 5 0 0 7 6 14 .638 .312 .326 .056 .270
Total LHP 970 2021 642 99 26 97 352 205 393 .917 .381 .536 .219 .318
Total RHP 2154 6865 2048 335 74 283 1049 652 1367 .852 .359 .492 .194 .298
Total 2392 8886 2690 434 100 380 1401 857 1760 .867 .364 .502 .200 .303
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.