Hank Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||
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Third baseman | |||||||||||||||||||
Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 8, 1925|||||||||||||||||||
Died: September 30, 1969 Fresno, California, U.S. | (aged 43)|||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||
NgL: 1943, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |||||||||||||||||||
MLB: July 17, 1947, for the St. Louis Browns | |||||||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 1956, for the New York Giants | |||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .275 | ||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 568 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 – September 30, 1969) was an American player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Dallas Green Monarchs (1941), Kansas City Monarchs (1943, 1946–47, 1948), St. Louis Browns (1947) and New York Giants (1949–56).