1895
Born June 5, 1895
Marshall, TX, USA
Sandy Thompson Notable
b. June 5, 1895 · Milwaukee Bears 1923, Birmingham Black Barons 1924–1925, 1927–1928, Chicago American Giants 1926, 1928–1930, 1932, Chicago Columbia Giants 1931
Sandy Thompson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Milwaukee Bears in 1923 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1932.
Across 645 games he batted .306, with 722 hits and 350 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 98 doubles and 56 stolen bases.
He played 640 games in the outfield, with 991 putouts and 44 errors.
He was born in Marshall, TX, USA on June 5, 1895, and died on June 21, 1965. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | MB | 62 | 235 | 32 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | .315 |
| 1924 | BBB | 79 | 298 | 51 | 89 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 8 | .299 |
| 1925 | BBB | 67 | 260 | 48 | 88 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 9 | .338 |
| 1926 | CAG | 79 | 276 | 38 | 88 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 9 | .319 |
| 1927 | BBB | 95 | 345 | 49 | 98 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 13 | .284 |
| 1928 | BBB/CAG | 59 | 222 | 30 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 5 | .329 |
| 1929 | CAG | 72 | 258 | 30 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 6 | .298 |
| 1930 | CAG | 73 | 244 | 35 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 0 | .258 |
| 1931 | CC2 | 18 | 76 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .342 |
| 1932 | CAG | 41 | 147 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .313 |
| Career | — | 645 | 2361 | 350 | 722 | 98 | 24 | 7 | 308 | 170 | 5 | 56 | .306 |
On this day & linked events
1965