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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1964 Away 16 56 11 16 5 0 3 11 9 11 1 2 0 .920 .385 .536 .250 .286
1964 Home 16 55 9 19 5 1 1 6 5 4 1 0 0 .921 .393 .527 .182 .345
1965 Away 70 257 34 53 9 1 11 26 21 66 2 1 0 .644 .266 .377 .171 .206
1965 Home 69 253 25 58 12 1 6 39 20 59 7 3 1 .644 .288 .356 .126 .229
1966 Away 57 224 35 62 9 4 9 28 27 36 3 5 0 .828 .355 .473 .196 .277
1966 Home 50 200 24 56 9 2 7 29 14 42 1 0 0 .776 .326 .450 .170 .280
1967 Away 69 275 33 77 9 8 6 29 26 47 9 3 1 .779 .342 .436 .156 .280
1967 Home 70 274 39 81 8 4 9 42 31 57 10 4 2 .820 .367 .453 .157 .296
1968 Away 70 293 53 99 21 2 10 54 21 54 12 4 0 .906 .381 .526 .188 .338
1968 Home 69 280 47 92 11 10 5 37 27 48 7 6 1 .882 .390 .493 .164 .329
1969 Away 71 293 45 100 14 0 12 44 18 66 9 2 2 .890 .378 .512 .171 .341
1969 Home 70 260 53 70 13 1 10 39 36 62 7 3 3 .801 .359 .442 .173 .269
1970 Away 51 188 29 58 8 4 7 30 19 31 9 4 0 .877 .372 .505 .197 .309
1970 Home 61 223 32 68 15 1 7 32 17 41 8 4 2 .829 .354 .475 .170 .305
1971 Away 70 280 49 95 14 1 17 64 30 56 15 2 0 .977 .398 .579 .239 .339
1971 Home 69 268 57 96 19 4 12 55 28 52 20 4 0 1.014 .421 .593 .235 .358
1972 Away 69 271 38 86 10 2 13 35 25 60 8 7 0 .888 .375 .513 .196 .317
1972 Home 70 272 47 91 12 6 13 44 26 50 10 1 2 .960 .393 .566 .232 .335
1973 Away 69 272 54 100 20 5 12 52 36 50 24 6 6 1.054 .444 .610 .243 .368
1973 Home 70 268 64 105 15 4 25 69 39 52 11 1 8 1.227 .469 .757 .366 .392
1974 Away 70 269 53 100 16 2 17 57 29 36 10 1 7 1.068 .432 .636 .264 .372
1974 Home 69 265 40 86 12 5 12 42 29 47 10 3 8 .935 .392 .543 .219 .325
1975 Away 10 40 5 11 0 1 1 3 2 9 1 0 1 .726 .326 .400 .125 .275
1975 Home 8 33 5 9 1 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 2 .617 .314 .303 .030 .273
1976 Away 77 235 50 85 14 7 17 51 21 48 4 2 5 1.112 .414 .698 .336 .362
1976 Home 77 167 17 38 5 2 4 18 17 30 4 3 3 .651 .297 .353 .126 .228
1977 Away 67 283 55 80 16 3 15 36 23 49 15 7 5 .857 .338 .519 .237 .283
1977 Home 65 256 60 85 13 3 14 43 24 48 13 2 5 .960 .390 .570 .238 .332
1978 Away 61 246 41 79 15 1 14 41 20 46 3 2 2 .937 .376 .561 .240 .321
1978 Home 63 253 47 87 13 3 18 50 22 45 8 5 4 1.027 .395 .632 .289 .344
1979 Away 70 299 33 85 10 4 12 42 20 78 6 3 7 .797 .332 .465 .181 .284
1979 Home 69 285 43 75 12 2 14 44 21 66 4 2 4 .779 .313 .467 .204 .263
1980 Away 56 211 25 47 9 1 8 31 18 56 0 0 3 .674 .285 .389 .166 .223
1980 Home 61 227 23 64 14 1 4 35 24 40 0 0 2 .753 .348 .405 .123 .282
1981 Away 69 264 46 72 10 1 10 40 35 46 0 0 7 .788 .356 .432 .159 .273
1981 Home 64 232 35 66 16 1 9 34 34 48 0 0 10 .857 .378 .478 .194 .284
1982 Away 59 188 15 50 7 1 7 23 12 49 0 0 3 .737 .312 .426 .160 .266
1982 Home 68 191 21 49 7 1 7 27 16 32 0 0 7 .728 .314 .414 .157 .257
1983 Away 41 80 7 14 3 0 0 5 7 22 0 0 0 .454 .241 .212 .038 .175
1983 Home 42 100 10 26 3 0 2 12 6 16 0 0 2 .656 .306 .350 .090 .260
Total Away 1192 4524 711 1369 219 48 201 702 419 916 131 51 49 .868 .362 .506 .203 .303
Total Home 1200 4362 698 1321 215 52 179 699 438 844 123 41 66 .866 .367 .499 .196 .303
Total 2392 8886 1409 2690 434 100 380 1401 857 1760 254 92 115 .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.