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Bobby Thomson
Robert Brown Thomson (Flying Scot,The Staten Island Scot)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

MLB Debut September 9, 1946
Final Game July 17, 1960
Born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland
Died August 16, 2010 (age 86)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 22 NYN NL   25   51    4   18   5   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .353  .389  .451  .840   123    23   0   0   0   0   1  
 1947 23 NYN NL  148  605   91  178  30  12  26   87   0   1   38  101  .294  .337  .512  .849   113   310   0   4   0   3  19  MVP-8
 1948 24 NYN NL  131  498   45  105  24   1  13   61   0   3   31   87  .211  .256  .341  .597    84   170   0   8   0   2  25  
 1949 25 NYN NL  154  638  105  212  36  10  26  150  10   0   48   52  .332  .376  .542  .918   127   346   0   7   9   1  16  MVP-3
 1950 26 NYN NL  153  626   72  140  17   9  22   91   2   1   34   54  .224  .268  .385  .653    87   241   0   5   1   6  25  
 1951 27 NYN NL  149  559   89  167  28   7  30  113   6   5   85   78  .299  .388  .535  .923   122   299   0   8   8   2  11  MVP-9
 1952 28 NYN NL  154  624   89  178  30  14  14   70   7   2   59   82  .285  .350  .446  .796   114   278   0   3   3   5  21  
 1953 29 NYN NL  154  628   97  189  16   4  27  101   8   5   46   79  .301  .348  .468  .817   104   294   0   6   0   3  16  
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 31 NYN NL   95  293   29   68  10   1   4   31   3   0   40   41  .232  .323  .314  .637    87    92   0   1   4   0  10  
 1956 32 NYN NL  134  440   57  104   9   7  24   82   0   1   48   80  .236  .311  .452  .763   104   199   2   3   3   1  10  
 1957 33 SLN NL   54  158   20   39   6   5   4   37   1   0   12   38  .247  .302  .424  .726    99    67   0   1   1   1   4  
 1958 34 BOA AL  147  569  105  163  27   5  16   61   2   0   51   87  .286  .348  .436  .784   104   248   5   3   0   4  15  
 1959 35 BOA AL   87  299   47   85   8   2  12   46   1   1   26   33  .284  .343  .445  .787   105   133   0   1   0   1  10  
 1960 36 BAA AL   33  116   16   28   2   0   6   17   0   0   10   19  .241  .299  .414  .713   102    48   0   1   3   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     1618 6104  866 1674 248  77 224  952  40  19  531  835  .274  .333  .450  .783        2748   7  51  32  29 188
 Per 600 PA           545   77  149  22   7  20   85   4   2   47   75                                 245   1   5   3   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2     1297 4962  678 1359 205  65 186  791  36  18  432  658  .274  .332  .454  .786        2252   2  45  28  23 154
   With BOA      234  868  152  248  35   7  28  107   3   1   77  120  .286  .346  .439  .785         381   5   4   0   5  25
   With SLN       54  158   20   39   6   5   4   37   1   0   12   38  .247  .302  .424  .726          67   0   1   1   1   4
   With BAA       33  116   16   28   2   0   6   17   0   0   10   19  .241  .299  .414  .713          48   0   1   3   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1779 6305  903 1705 267  74 264 1026  38  20  559  804  .270  .332  .462  .794        2912  36  23  23  34 159
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 22 NYN NL  63    8   7.0  15   7   0  .467   0    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   4e28      -59   
 1947 23 NYN NL  27   98   5.9   0   0   0  .000   4   73   57  .781    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e8      5   
 1948 24 NYN NL  36   37   2.3   3   0   0  .000  11   53   32  .604    0    0  .000  OF   3(-3)e13 -100   
 1949 25 NYN NL  35  128   7.8   0   0   0  .000   9   75   52  .693    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9     45   
 1950 26 NYN NL  35   58   3.1   1   0   0  .000   7   83   78  .940    0    0  .000  OF   1(-3)e10 -120   
 1951 27 NYN NL  35  118   7.7   2   0   0  .000  13   62   34  .548    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12   -23   
 1952 28 NYN NL  34   94   5.4   0   0   0  .000   3   56   40  .714    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7    -18   
 1953 29 NYN NL  37   99   5.8   0   0   0  .000   6   84   63  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7      7   
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 31 NYN NL  63   30   3.5  10   1   0  .100   8   24    4  .167    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e11  -96   
 1956 32 NYN NL  34   61   4.7   5   1   1  .200   4   36   21  .583    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10    53   
 1957 33 SLN NL  68   19   4.3  14   1   0  .071   0   11    8  .727    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e3     21   
 1958 34 BOA AL  23   85   5.4   7   3   0  .429   3   60   38  .633    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e4    -33   
 1959 35 BOA AL  42   43   5.2  10   4   2  .400   3   18    9  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5     67   
 1960 36 BAA AL  29   13   3.8   3   0   0  .000   1   11    5  .455    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e12  -12   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 14 Seasons          899   5.2  70  17   3  .243  72  648  441  .681    0    0  .000                 -19   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 25.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 42.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1946 22 NYN NL  3B     9    10    14    0    3  1.000     7    72.2   2.97
 1947 23 NYN NL  CF   148   385    21    4    2   .990   148  1307.1   2.80  GG
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1948 24 NYN NL  CF   127   308    10   11    1   .967   127  1097.1   2.61
 1949 25 NYN NL  CF   154   370    23    9    1   .978   154  1382.2   2.56
 1950 26 NYN NL  CF   152   429    12    7    4   .984   152  1357.0   2.92  GG
 1951 27 NYN NL  RF    73   162     4    6    0   .965    73   644.1   2.32
                 3B    42    43   108    7   11   .956    42   359.2   3.78
                 CF    31    71     6    0    1  1.000    31   274.0   2.53
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   2.00
 1952 28 NYN NL  RF   153   303    13    3    2   .991   152  1355.0   2.10
                 CF     2     1     1    0    0  1.000     2    12.0   1.50
 1953 29 NYN NL  CF   154   406    33    6    2   .987   154  1351.1   2.92
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1954           [Did not play]
 1955 31 NYN NL  RF    69    91     3    6    2   .940    69   573.2   1.47
                 LF    15    11     1    2    0   .857     9    87.0   1.24
 1956 32 NYN NL  RF    90   164     1    4    0   .976    88   774.0   1.92
                 LF    36    50     1    0    0  1.000    24   236.2   1.94
                 CF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     3    22.0   2.05
                 3B     6     0     2    0    0  1.000     0    17.0   1.06
 1957 33 SLN NL  LF    33    69     3    0    0  1.000    33   292.2   2.21
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.1   4.15
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.2   0.00
 1958 34 BOA AL  CF   133   287    23    3    0   .990   133  1184.2   2.36
                 3B     5     1     3    0    0  1.000     0     5.1   6.75
                 RF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.2   6.75
 1959 35 BOA AL  RF    42    74     4    2    0   .975    41   367.0   1.91
                 LF    35    70     3    1    0   .986    33   298.0   2.20
 1960 36 BAA AL  RF    19    31     0    1    0   .969    19   160.1   1.74
                 LF    11    20     1    0    0  1.000    10    88.0   2.15
                 1B     1     5     0    0    1  1.000     0     4.2   9.64
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   907  2264   129   40   11   .984   904  7994.2   2.69
                 RF   451   827    25   22    4   .975   442  3883.0   1.97
                 LF   135   225     9    3    0   .987   110  1016.0   2.07
                 3B    62    54   127    7   14   .963    49   454.2   3.58
                 1B     1     5     0    0    1  1.000     0     4.2   9.64
                 2B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1956 WS    NYN NYA   L    4  10  1  0  0  0  0   1  3  1  .000  .214  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1946  NYN   60-94   Rick Field
 1947  NYN   75-79   Rick Field
 1948  NYN   67-87   Rick Field
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  NYN   82-72   Rick Field
 1955  NYN   68-86   Larry Reeves
 1956  NYN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1957  SLN   68-86   Mike Rescigno
 1958  BOA   79-75   Mike Petersen
 1959  BOA   83-71   Mike Petersen
 1960  BAA   63-91   Rob Tomlinson

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