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Name Team Age
Matt Thompson Retired (1971, Age 36) Died (2014, Age 79)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40
(1956)		 3B L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League 0 11 years (108 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C+ A- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C+ C  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 10/8/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
C+ (45.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1959 STL 141 448 41 106 17 3 5 32 55 71 4 4 24 .642 .320 .321 .237
1960 STL 143 533 57 128 16 6 10 55 41 90 3 8 24 .647 .298 .349 .240
1961 STL-BAL 121 416 51 120 20 1 11 61 46 63 7 2 11 .781 .360 .421 .288
1962 BAL 80 194 30 49 8 0 1 18 30 26 2 0 5 .659 .350 .309 .253
1963 BAL 113 233 17 51 8 0 3 26 22 33 0 1 3 .580 .288 .292 .219
1964 BAL 115 137 20 36 3 0 3 19 12 20 2 0 0 .673 .322 .350 .263
1965 BAL 40 81 3 22 2 0 1 10 5 16 1 1 1 .640 .307 .333 .272
1966 BAL 13 28 3 7 1 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .669 .276 .393 .250
1967 BAL 56 190 17 46 7 0 4 19 24 38 0 3 2 .669 .327 .342 .242
1968 BAL 45 67 8 19 2 1 2 9 5 12 1 0 1 .757 .324 .433 .284
1969 BAL 35 59 10 17 2 1 3 7 13 10 0 0 1 .933 .425 .508 .288
1970 BAL 30 92 8 20 2 0 2 6 5 19 1 0 1 .562 .258 .304 .217
Total 932 2478 265 621 88 12 46 264 259 403 21 19 73 .674 .322 .351 .251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Matt Thompson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1971-04-01The Baltimore Blackshirts have waived Matt Thompson.
1971-03-25The Baltimore Blackshirts have sent Geronimo Petrocelli to the minors. The Baltimore Blackshirts have designated Matt Thompson for assignment. The Baltimore Blackshirts have sent Rusty Archie to the minors.
1961-04-30A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Baltimore Blackshirts. The Baltimore Blackshirts receive Matt Thompson, John Bradley, Dixie Randa from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Rocky Barton, Joe Bradley.
1959-04-01The St. Louis River Cats have promoted Matt Thompson to the major league team. The St. Louis River Cats have designated John Driscoll for assignment.
1956-06-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis River Cats and the Pittsburgh Blockheads. The Pittsburgh Blockheads receive Mike Gregg from the St. Louis River Cats in exchange for Matt Thompson.