Tommy Thompson (pitcher)
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Thomas Carl Thompson was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Thompson played for the New York Highlanders
in the baseball season. In seven career games, he had a 0-2 record, with a 6.06 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Thompson was born in Spring City, Tennessee
and died in LaJolla, California.
He was the brother of Homer Thompson
, who played in one game for the Highlanders in 1912.
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. Thompson played for the New York Highlanders
New York Yankees
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in the baseball season. In seven career games, he had a 0-2 record, with a 6.06 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Thompson was born in Spring City, Tennessee
Spring City, Tennessee
Spring City is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,025 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Spring City is located at ....
and died in LaJolla, California.
He was the brother of Homer Thompson
Homer Thompson (baseball)
Homer Thomas Thompson was a Major League Baseball catcher. Thompson played for the New York Yankees in the season. In one game, he did not get an at-bat, playing catcher.He batted and threw right-handed...
, who played in one game for the Highlanders in 1912.