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Matthew
Thompson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 230
 
Born: December 31, 1915 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1948   
All-Star Selections 1947    1948   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 31 CB YL $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1948 32 CB YL $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
1949 33 CB YL $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
1950 34 CB YL $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,770,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Hitter of the Year or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1947 31 CB YL 145 503 101 148 28 4 16 86 1 0 111 91 .294 .421 .461 .882 96.3 18.3
1948 32 CB YL 148 558 99 160 26 5 27 105 0 2 69 98 .287 .365 .496 .862 97.0 17.9
1949 33 CB YL 144 474 96 122 12 5 16 71 1 2 91 97 .257 .379 .405 .784 78.2 13.9
1950 34 CB YL 144 488 76 136 26 3 13 76 1 0 94 95 .279 .396 .424 .820 84.4 16.0
4 Years Sim 581 2023 372 566 92 17 72 338 3 4 365 381 .280 .390 .449 .839 355.8 66.1
162 Game Average 564 103 157 25 4 20 94 0 1 101 106 .280 .390 .449 .839 99.2  
Career Highs 148 558 101 160 28 5 27 105 1 2 111 98 .294 .421 .496 .882 97.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1506 281 417 65 13 55 238 2 4 283 290 .277 .392 .447 .839 272.3
vs LH   517 91 149 27 4 17 100 1 0 82 91 .288 .385 .455 .840 91.3
Home 285 974 177 272 42 9 31 151 0 2 160 198 .279 .382 .436 .818 165.6
Away 296 1049 195 294 50 8 41 187 3 2 205 183 .280 .398 .460 .859 198.0
RISP   600 0 153 24 5 18 248 0 0 116 118 .255 .369 .402 .771 97.9
Pinch Hitting   41 8 12 1 1 1 9 0 0 6 7 .293 .388 .439 .827 7.0
Close/Late   233 51 63 12 3 8 31 0 0 42 46 .270 .385 .451 .836 41.2
Mar/Apr 93 351 66 96 19 3 10 62 0 1 51 76 .274 .365 .430 .795 55.7
May 101 340 66 91 16 1 10 44 1 0 77 67 .268 .401 .409 .810 61.4
June 90 330 58 90 16 1 12 59 0 1 39 62 .273 .351 .436 .787 50.2
July 92 318 53 96 9 4 13 53 1 1 52 61 .302 .403 .478 .881 60.6
August 100 333 60 89 17 4 12 52 1 0 67 57 .267 .394 .450 .844 61.2
Sep/Oct 105 351 69 104 15 4 15 68 0 1 79 58 .296 .425 .490 .915 74.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1947 31 CB YL C 140 131 1199.3 926 55 8 0 .992 7.36 88 29 .330 2 6.9
1948 32 CB YL C 141 134 1205.3 933 64 3 0 .997 7.44 87 33 .379 3 8.5
    SS 4 4 36.3 13 10 1 8 .958 5.70 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1949 33 CB YL C 143 128 1184.7 925 46 13 0 .987 7.38 109 30 .275 6 4.2
1950 34 CB YL C 140 133 1211.3 815 68 11 0 .988 6.56 99 32 .323 3 6.6
  C 564 526 4800.7 3599 233 35 0 .991 7.18 383 124 .324 14 26.3
  SS 4 4 36.3 13 10 1 8 .958 5.70 0 0 .000 0 0.3
Career Totals   568 530 4837.0 3612 243 36 8 .991 7.17 383 124 .324 14 26.6
Career Highs   145 138 1241.7 946 74 13 8 .996 7.39 109 33 .379 6  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1947 31 CB YL 5 21 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429
1948 32 CB YL 5 18 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 .222 .300 .389 .689
1949 33 CB YL 11 41 9 12 2 1 0 6 1 0 6 8 .293 .388 .390 .778
1950 34 CB YL 6 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .318 .167 .485
Career Post-Season Batting 27 98 14 22 5 1 1 13 1 0 12 16 .224 .313 .327 .639
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1947-5-.421
 Slugging Pct
1948-6-.496
 OPS
1947-7-.882
 XR
CAR-42-355.8
 Runs
CAR-33-372
 Total Bases
1948-10-277
Triples
CAR-41-17
 Homeruns
1948-7-27
CAR-44-72
 RBIs
1948-7-105
CAR-41-338
 Walks
1947-6-111
CAR-17-365
 Strikeouts
1948-9-98
1949-10-97
CAR-17-381
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 42
 
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  1. Gary Tawney (969)
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  4. Gabriel Zastrow (942)
  5. Ernest Orlandi (941)
  6. Guy Mickelson (927)
  7. John Swofford (923)
  8. Alberto Vela (907)
  9. Cesar Olivera (904)
  10. Daniel Woods (892)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Colonial Beach in 1947
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/1/1947, off Stephen McMaster (CHI)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Chicago on 4/28/1947
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1947, hitting .536 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1947, hitting .381 with 3 HR, 20 RBI
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Hit for the cycle against Tulsa on 9/15/1947
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Tulsa on 9/15/1947
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1948
6/19/1950: Signed a contract extension with Colonial Beach, $4,300,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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