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Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1892) Will McLain Thompson (August 30, 1870 – June 9, 1962) was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. He played college ball at the University of Pennsylvania. He also played in the New York State League in 1889, the ...
The Shot Heard 'Round the World: Dotted line represents the approximate track of Thomson's game-winning line drive home run. In baseball, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was a walk-off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder and third baseman Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds in New York City on October 3, 1951, to win the National League (NL ...
Billy Sunday. William Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 [1] – November 6, 1935) was an American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder. He played for eight seasons in the National League and before becoming the most influential American preacher during the first two decades of the 20th century. Born into poverty near Ames, Iowa ...
Butch Thompson. Butch Thompson (born December 15, 1970) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Auburn Tigers. He was named to that position prior to the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. [2] [3] [4] He has led Auburn to the College World Series in 2019 and 2022.
Will Thompson (baseball) (1870–1962), American baseball player; Other. William Thompson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England from 1725 to 1727; William Thompson (Methodist) (1733–1799), first President of the Methodist Conference after Wesley's death
World War II. Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 – September 30, 1969) was an American player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Dallas Green Monarchs (1941), Kansas City Monarchs (1943, 1946–47, 1948), St. Louis Browns (1947) and New York ...
Career highlights and awards. 3× All-Star ( 1977, 1978, 1982) Jason Dolph Thompson (born July 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Montreal Expos from 1976 to 1986. He was a three-time MLB All-Star .
Rob Thomson. Robert Lewis Thomson (born August 16, 1963), nicknamed " Topper ", is a Canadian professional baseball manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball . During Thomson’s playing career, he was a catcher and third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization from 1985 to 1988. Following his years as a player, Thomson ...