1928 Photo SUMMARY Informal full-length portrait of baseball player Fresco Thompson of the National League's Philadelphia Phillies, leaning forward with his hands close to the ground, standing at first base on the field at Wrigley Field, located at 1060 West Addison Street and bounded by West Waveland Avenue, North Seminary Avenue, North Clark Street, and North Sheffield Avenue in the Lake View community area of Chicago, Illinois.NOTES This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.Cite as: SDN-067510, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society. A contact hitter Fresco Thompson rarely struck out, just 69 times in over 2500 at bats and was a solid fielding second baseman, compiling a .962 percentage in 669 major league games. |