1917
Born January 17, 1917
Beverly, MA, USA
Jocko Thompson Notable
b. January 17, 1917 · Philadelphia Phillies 1948–1951
Jocko Thompson played 1948 to 1951 for the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher.
He went 6 and 11 with a 4.24 earned run average, pitching 167 innings in 41 games. He struck out 81 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 43 games he batted .113, with 6 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Beverly, MA, USA on January 17, 1917, and died on February 3, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | PHI | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1949 | PHI | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .182 |
| 1950 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | PHI | 30 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .103 |
| Career | — | 43 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .113 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2.77 |
| 1949 | PHI | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31.1 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 6.89 |
| 1950 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1951 | PHI | 4 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 119.1 | 102 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 3.85 |
| Career | — | 6 | 11 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 167.2 | 151 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 4.24 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died February 3, 1988
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain