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Shag Thompson

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)

Born: April 29, 1893 in Haw River, NC us

Died: January 7, 1990 in Black Mountain, NC

Buried: Linwood Cemetery, Graham, NC

School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

Debut: June 8, 1914 (Age 21-040d, 4,178th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 1916 (Age 23-018d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: James Alfred Thompson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

.203

RBI

OBP

.357

SLG

.253

OPS

.610

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-7 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-3-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (10-7-4)

Most Driven In By
J Walsh	1

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	47 (46)	Jun 8	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	6						CF
2	2	50 (2)	Jun 11	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-3	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.500	.600	.500	1.100	8						PH
3	3	53 (2)	Jun 14	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.400	.500	.400	.900	9						PH
4	4	57 (3)	Jun 18	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.333	.429	.333	.762	9						PH
5	5	60 (2)	Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.333	.500	.333	.833	9						PH
6	6	63 (2)	Jun 24 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.250	.400	.250	.650	2						LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	7	75 (11)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.182	.308	.182	.490	6	.42	0.013	2.22	0.04%	-0.31	CF
8	8	80 (4)	Jul 10	PHA		DET	T,8-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.68	-0.039	11.93	-0.16%	-0.12	PH
9	9	90 (9)	Jul 23	PHA		CLE	W,9-2	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.154	.267	.154	.421	9	.79	-0.021	4.65	-0.08%	-0.28	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	126 (35)	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	W,16-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.154	.313	.154	.466	9						PH
11	11	128 (1)	Sep 3 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.214	.353	.214	.567	9	.69	0.013	.21	0.00%	0.27	PH
12	12	152 (23)	Sep 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		1		1		.176	.364	.176	.540	1	1.67	0.222	.00	0.00%	0.74	CF
13	13	153	Oct 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.143	.308	.143	.451	1						CF
14	14	154	Oct 2	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.200	.355	.280	.635	1						CF
15	15	155	Oct 3	PHA		WSH	L,3-7	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0				0		.179	.361	.250	.611	1						CF
16	16	158 (2)	Oct 7	PHA		NYY	W,10-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.172	.351	.241	.593	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.80	LF
							8-7		38	29	3	5	0	1	0	4	7	0	8	1	1		1		1		.172	.351	.241	.593		1.00	0.188	1.76	-0.20%	-0.49

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