Milt Thompson Notable

b. January 5, 1959 · Atlanta Braves 1984–1985, Philadelphia Phillies 1986–1988, 1993–1994, St. Louis Cardinals 1989–1992, Houston Astros 1994–1995, Los Angeles Dodgers 1996, Colorado Rockies 1996

Milt Thompson played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1984 and closing with the Colorado Rockies in 1996.

Across 1,359 games he batted .274, with 1,029 hits and 491 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 156 doubles and 214 stolen bases.

He played 1,063 games in the outfield, with 2,168 putouts and 37 errors.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on January 5, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1984	ATL	25	99	16	30	1	0	2	4	11	11	14	.303
1985	ATL	73	182	17	55	7	2	0	6	7	36	9	.302
1986	PHI	96	299	38	75	7	1	6	23	26	62	19	.251
1987	PHI	150	527	86	159	26	9	7	43	42	87	46	.302
1988	PHI	122	378	53	109	16	2	2	33	39	59	17	.288
1989	STL	155	545	60	158	28	8	4	68	39	91	27	.290
1990	STL	135	418	42	91	14	7	6	30	39	60	25	.218
1991	STL	115	326	55	100	16	5	6	34	32	53	16	.307
1992	STL	109	208	31	61	9	1	4	17	16	39	18	.293
1993	PHI	129	340	42	89	14	2	4	44	40	57	9	.262
1994	HOU/PHI	96	241	34	66	7	0	4	33	24	30	9	.274
1995	HOU	92	132	14	29	9	0	2	19	14	37	4	.220
1996	COL/LAD	62	66	3	7	2	0	0	3	7	13	1	.106
Career	—	1359	3761	491	1029	156	37	47	357	336	635	214	.274

On this day & linked events

1959

Born January 5, 1959

Washington, DC, USA

1984

Major-league debut: Milt Thompson

Milt Thompson made a major-league debut on September 4, 1984.

1996

Final major-league game: Milt Thompson

Milt Thompson played a final major-league game on July 28, 1996.

Image: Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy, public domain