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Jason Thompson
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Birthdate: 7/6/1954    
Height / Weight: 6' 3" / 210 lbs. Place of Birth: Hollywood, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

'The Tigers believe they have found the man with the big stick in Jason Thompson, the handsome California first baseman who was rushed into action in 1976 and promptly became the Tigers' leading home run hitter with less than two seasons of experience under his belt. Thompson was drafted off the campus of California St - Northridge in June, 1975 and was promoted to Evansville to start the following season but was summoned to Tiger Stadium after only four games there because Detroit sorely needed a left-handed hitter. Thompson proved to be just what the doctor ordered. He batted safety in 14 of his first 16 games after reporting to the Tigers; hit nine home runs and had 22 RBI's in June; and wound up with 17 four-baggers for the season to lead the Tigers in that important department. At the end of the season, he was honored by selection for one Major League All-Star team and two additional AL all-rookie Teams.' From the '1977 Detroit Tigers Yearbook'.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
12 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1976 DET (AL) 123 412 45 90 12 1 17 54 68 72 2 4 6 1 1 4 .218 .328 SLG
1977 DET (AL) 158 585 87 158 24 5 31 105 73 91 0 1 2 1 0 9 .270 .347 SLG
1978 DET (AL) 153 589 79 169 25 3 26 96 74 96 0 0 3 0 1 5 .287 .364 SLG
1979 DET (AL) 145 492 58 121 16 1 20 79 70 90 2 0 8 1 1 5 .246 .338 SLG
1980 CAL (AL) 102 312 59 99 14 0 17 70 70 60 2 0 9 0 2 3 .317 .439 SLG
1980 DET (AL) 36 126 10 27 5 0 4 20 13 26 0 1 1 1 0 2 .214 .289 SLG
1981 PIT (NL) 86 223 36 54 13 0 15 42 59 49 0 0 1 0 0 3 .242 .396 SLG
1982 PIT (NL) 156 550 87 156 32 0 31 101 101 107 1 0 7 2 0 9 .284 .391 SLG
1983 PIT (NL) 152 517 70 134 20 1 18 76 99 128 1 0 7 1 0 6 .259 .376 SLG
1984 PIT (NL) 154 543 61 138 22 0 17 74 87 73 0 0 14 2 0 4 .254 .357 SLG
1985 PIT (NL) 123 402 42 97 17 1 12 61 84 58 0 0 10 0 0 4 .241 .369 SLG
1986 MON (NL) 30 51 6 10 4 0 0 4 18 12 0 1 2 0 0 0 .196 .406 SLG
12 years   1418 4802 640 1253 204 12 208 782 816 862 8 7 70 9 5 54 .261 .366 .SLG



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