1962
Born May 10, 1962
West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Robby Thompson Notable
b. May 10, 1962 · San Francisco Giants 1986–1996
Robby Thompson spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the San Francisco Giants as a second baseman, from 1986 to 1996.
Across 1,304 games he batted .257, with 1,187 hits and 671 runs. He finished with 119 home runs, 238 doubles and 103 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples once, in 1989, with 11. He played 1,279 games at second base, with 3,704 assists and 110 errors. He turned 873 double plays.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1988 and 1993. He hit for the cycle in 1991.
He was born in West Palm Beach, FL, USA on May 10, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1988, 1993 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1993 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1993 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 1993 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1993 |
| The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year | 1 | 1986 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | SFG | 149 | 549 | 73 | 149 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 112 | 12 | .271 |
| 1987 | SFG | 132 | 420 | 62 | 110 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 91 | 16 | .262 |
| 1988 | SFG | 138 | 477 | 66 | 126 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 111 | 14 | .264 |
| 1989 | SFG | 148 | 547 | 91 | 132 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 51 | 133 | 12 | .241 |
| 1990 | SFG | 144 | 498 | 67 | 122 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 34 | 96 | 14 | .245 |
| 1991 | SFG | 144 | 492 | 74 | 129 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 48 | 63 | 95 | 14 | .262 |
| 1992 | SFG | 128 | 443 | 54 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 43 | 75 | 5 | .260 |
| 1993 | SFG | 128 | 494 | 85 | 154 | 30 | 2 | 19 | 65 | 45 | 97 | 10 | .312 |
| 1994 | SFG | 35 | 129 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 3 | .209 |
| 1995 | SFG | 95 | 336 | 51 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 76 | 1 | .223 |
| 1996 | SFG | 63 | 227 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 69 | 2 | .211 |
| Career | — | 1304 | 4612 | 671 | 1187 | 238 | 39 | 119 | 458 | 439 | 987 | 103 | .257 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Major-league debut: Robby Thompson
Robby Thompson made a major-league debut on April 8, 1986.
1991
Robby Thompson Hits for the Cycle, 1991
Robby Thompson hit for the cycle for the San Francisco Giants against the San Diego Padres on April 22, 1991.
1996
Final major-league game: Robby Thompson
Robby Thompson played a final major-league game on September 22, 1996.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0