Shag Thompson
| Shag Thompson | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: April 29, 1893 Haw River, North Carolina | |||
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Died: January 7, 1990 (aged 96) Black Mountain, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 8, 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 17, 1916, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .203 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 4 | ||
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James Alfred "Shag" Thompson was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, from 1914 until 1916.He played mostly for the Philadelphia Athletics. An avid ball player he was, he also enjoyed the managerial aspect of the game. Later in life, he went on to be the General Manager and co-owner of The Somerset Patriots, a minor league ball club based out of Somerset, New Jersey.
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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