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Name Team Age
Richard Thompson Retired (1983, Age 40) Died (2013, Age 70)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 11
(1961)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Kevin Brown League 0 18 years (20 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  A- C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D+ 0 4/1/1943
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (SS)
A+ (98.5 %) D+ (25.1 %) D- (6.9 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1964 BRO 32 111 20 35 10 1 4 17 14 15 2 2 0 .920 .389 .532 .315
1965 BRO 139 510 59 111 21 2 17 65 41 125 9 4 1 .644 .277 .367 .218
1966 SF 107 424 59 118 18 6 16 57 41 78 4 5 0 .803 .341 .462 .278
1967 SF 139 549 72 158 17 12 15 71 57 104 19 7 3 .799 .355 .444 .288
1968 SF 139 573 100 191 32 12 15 91 48 102 19 10 1 .895 .385 .510 .333
1969 SF 141 553 98 170 27 1 22 83 54 128 16 5 5 .848 .369 .479 .307
1970 SF 112 411 61 126 23 5 14 62 36 72 17 8 2 .851 .362 .489 .307
1971 SF 139 548 106 191 33 5 29 119 58 108 35 6 0 .995 .409 .586 .349
1972 MIN 139 543 85 177 22 8 26 79 51 110 18 8 2 .924 .384 .540 .326
1973 NYN 139 540 118 205 35 9 37 121 75 102 35 7 14 1.140 .457 .683 .380
1974 SF 139 534 93 186 28 7 29 99 58 83 20 4 15 1.002 .412 .590 .348
1975 SF 18 73 10 20 1 1 1 5 4 14 3 0 3 .677 .321 .356 .274
1976 SF 154 402 67 123 19 9 21 69 38 78 8 5 8 .920 .365 .555 .306
1977 OAK 132 539 115 165 29 6 29 79 47 97 28 9 10 .906 .363 .544 .306
1978 OAK 124 499 88 166 28 4 32 91 42 91 11 7 6 .983 .386 .597 .333
1979 OAK 139 584 76 160 22 6 26 86 41 144 10 5 11 .788 .323 .466 .274
1980 WAS 117 438 48 111 23 2 12 66 42 96 0 0 5 .715 .318 .397 .253
1981 CLE 133 496 81 138 26 2 19 74 69 94 0 0 17 .820 .367 .454 .278
1982 COL 127 379 36 99 14 2 14 50 28 81 0 0 10 .732 .313 .420 .261
1983 COL 83 180 17 40 6 0 2 17 13 38 0 0 2 .566 .277 .289 .222
Total 2392 8886 1409 2690 434 100 380 1401 857 1760 254 92 115 .867 .364 .502 .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.