Player Report for #52 Chris Thompson

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	4-10
ERA	5.03
IP	111.0
BB	38
K	68

Name:	Chris Thompson	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$18,584
Birthday:	06-06-1928	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	33	Years of Major League Service:	3 Years, 112 Days
Born in:	Los Angeles (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 128 Days
Weight:	196 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	14 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Tired	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Unhappy	Local Popularity (National)	Unknown (Unknown)

Detroit

Bears

ABA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	43	28	56	91-93 Mph
Versus LHP	43	28	57
Versus RHP	43	28	56
Talent	43	28	56

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Cutter, Splitter, Screwball
Endurance:	68
Groundball Pct.:	45
Holding Runners:	90

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 45
Stealing Ability:	29
Baserunning Instincts:	33
Sacrifice Bunt:	65
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-29-1961	BAL	Win, 4-1	X	6.2	7	1	1	2	5	Win
06-25-1961	DC	Loss, 0-5	X	7.0	7	4	4	3	3	Loss
06-21-1961	CHC	Loss, 8-14	X	0.1	4	6	6	1	1	Loss
06-16-1961	@ BAL	Loss, 0-2	X	8.0	7	2	2	3	0	Loss
06-12-1961	@ CHC	Loss, 3-7	X	6.1	9	7	4	3	5	Loss
06-08-1961	@ DC	Loss, 1-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	1	2	Loss
06-04-1961	@ NYE	Loss, 3-5	X	6.0	4	4	4	3	5	Loss
05-30-1961	CLE	Loss, 2-3	X	4.2	7	2	2	1	6
05-27-1961	NYE	Win, 6-2	X	8.2	7	2	2	2	6	Win
05-22-1961	BAL	Loss, 2-3	X	7.1	7	3	3	1	5	Loss

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	18	18	4	10	0	5.03	111.0	116	68	62	24	38	68	3	16.7	0	8	44.4
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	12.57	9.41	5.51	3.08	4.79	1.39	4.3	.261
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	88	25	5	0	3	10	4	16	0	0	0	.284	.315	.443	.758
vs. RHB	357	91	14	4	21	58	34	52	1	0	1	.255	.321	.493	.814

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	2	2	1	1	0	3.29	13.2	14	5	5	3	5	8
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	162.16	0.1	4	6	6	3	1	1
April	4	4	2	0	0	4.13	24.0	19	11	11	6	9	15
May	7	7	1	4	0	5.64	44.2	53	31	28	8	13	32
June	7	7	1	6	0	4.89	42.1	44	26	23	10	16	21
Spring Training	6	6	2	2	0	6.65	23.0	31	17	17	8	3	10
Last Year	44	29	4	11	0	5.64	180.1	213	121	113	33	67	111
2 Years Ago	39	39	15	14	0	4.43	237.2	258	129	117	36	70	131
Career	145	130	30	57	0	5.02	799.0	892	488	446	133	273	494
Home	9	9	3	4	0	6.00	48.0	58	35	32	12	21	34
Road	9	9	1	6	0	4.29	63.0	58	33	30	12	17	34
Grass	16	16	4	9	0	5.14	98.0	109	62	56	23	34	59
Turf	2	2	0	1	0	4.15	13.0	7	6	6	1	4	9
Day	10	10	1	7	0	5.14	63.0	67	39	36	16	18	39
Night	8	8	3	3	0	4.88	48.0	49	29	26	8	20	29

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Los Angeles - ABA	22	1	1	0	0	0	3.52	7.2	8	3	3	0	3	7	0	0	1.43	.348	1.4
1957 Cincinnati - ABA	28	10	10	1	6	0	6.52	58.0	74	45	42	8	20	36	1	0	1.62	.328	-6.2
1958 Cincinnati - ABA	29	33	33	6	16	0	4.80	204.1	223	122	109	32	75	141	2	0	1.46	.298	7.8
1959 Cincinnati - ABA	30	39	39	15	14	0	4.43	237.2	258	129	117	36	70	131	1	0	1.38	.286	25.9
1960 Cincinnati - ABA	31	44	29	4	11	0	5.64	180.1	213	121	113	33	67	111	0	0	1.55	.305	-4.7
1961 Detroit - ABA	32	18	18	4	10	0	5.03	111.0	116	68	62	24	38	68	3	0	1.39	.261	4.3
Total ABA		145	130	30	57	0	5.02	799.0	892	488	446	133	273	494	7	0	1.46	.294	28.4

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 Harlingen - AA	22	12	12	3	4	0	3.13	86.1	82	40	30	1	22	48	3	0	1.20	.297	3.4
1951 Brantford - AAA	22	10	10	4	5	0	3.06	70.2	66	28	24	10	19	38	2	0	1.20	.257	7.0
1952 Harlingen - AA	23	15	15	4	10	0	4.41	98.0	120	68	48	5	38	48	3	0	1.61	.332	-12.0
1953 Santa Ana - A	24	12	12	5	6	0	3.08	87.2	81	37	30	2	12	56	3	1	1.06	.285	2.6
1953 Montebello - A	24	12	12	3	6	0	2.54	92.0	86	33	26	4	11	53	2	0	1.05	.274	13.1
1953 Total - A	24	24	24	8	12	0	2.81	179.2	167	70	56	6	23	109	5	1	1.06	.280	15.8
1954 Montebello - A	25	16	16	10	2	0	1.24	131.0	91	25	18	1	12	70	5	3	0.79	.220	34.5
1954 Corpus Christi - AA	25	15	15	6	4	0	2.72	102.2	82	37	31	3	24	59	2	1	1.03	.240	15.7
1954 Brampton - AAA	25	1	1	0	1	0	4.05	6.2	7	3	3	2	1	2	0	0	1.20	.227	0.4
1955 Corpus Christi - AA	26	15	15	6	3	0	2.76	111.0	91	38	34	5	30	63	4	2	1.09	.249	19.8
1955 Brampton - AAA	26	16	16	6	7	0	4.10	109.2	108	55	50	9	53	64	4	0	1.47	.284	2.9
1956 Corpus Christi - AA	27	12	12	3	6	0	2.31	89.2	73	28	23	8	33	44	2	1	1.18	.230	19.5
1956 Brampton - AAA	27	17	17	8	6	0	3.63	116.2	97	57	47	6	45	65	3	1	1.22	.243	13.2
1957 Kitchener - AAA	28	29	29	14	5	0	2.63	205.0	167	70	60	24	46	128	3	0	1.04	.229	45.7
1958 Kitchener - AAA	29	5	5	2	1	0	2.06	35.0	33	15	8	1	7	17	1	0	1.14	.269	9.7
Total GHL		78	78	34	25	0	3.18	543.2	478	228	192	52	171	314	13	1	1.19	.250	78.8
Total STL		69	69	22	27	0	3.06	487.2	448	211	166	22	147	262	14	4	1.22	.270	46.5
Total SCL		40	40	18	14	0	2.14	310.2	258	95	74	7	35	179	10	4	0.94	.255	50.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Los Angeles - ML	P	1	1	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	7.2	4.70
1957 Cincinnati - ML	P	10	10	1	6	0	7	0	1.000	58.0	1.09
1958 Cincinnati - ML	P	33	33	13	33	2	48	2	.958	204.1	2.03
1959 Cincinnati - ML	P	39	39	10	30	0	42	2	.952	237.2	1.51
1960 Cincinnati - ML	P	44	29	7	18	0	25	0	1.000	180.1	1.25
1961 Detroit - ML	P	18	18	4	14	0	21	3	.857	111.0	1.46

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 100, Pick 1, 1585th overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (36); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 29 (30).
06-18-1952	Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07-31-1952	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (34); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 36 (38).
06-16-1953	Released by the Chicago organization.
06-26-1953	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Keystones organization.
07-18-1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Bernadino Bears with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10-08-1953	Became a minor league free agent.
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (46); Movement: 32 (32); Control: 43 (50).
02-16-1954	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
04-13-1954	Named the #80 prospect in the ABA
05-02-1954	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brownsville Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05-28-1954	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Santa Monica Barons with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-01-1954	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Calabasas Hawks with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07-01-1954	Wins the SCL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07-07-1954	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pasadena Titans with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07-11-1954	Was selected to the 1954 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (46); Movement: 28 (32); Control: 48 (55).
04-19-1955	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Laredo Cowboys with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06-05-1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Harlingen Herons with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (39); Movement: 33 (34); Control: 50 (55).
04-20-1956	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Brownsville Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04-29-1956	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
08-02-1956	Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Brantford Bells with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10-08-1956	Became a minor league free agent.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (35); Movement: 26 (26); Control: 53 (55).
05-13-1957	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 34 (35); Movement: 34 (34); Control: 50 (50).
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 36 (36); Movement: 25 (25); Control: 52 (52).
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 46 (46); Movement: 26 (27); Control: 55 (55).
08-21-1960	Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11-15-1960	Released by the Cincinnati Rivermen.
12-05-1960	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,900 with the Detroit Bears organization.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (43); Movement: 28 (28); Control: 56 (56).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	GS	Rank
1959	39	5

Year	L	Rank
1958	16	8
1959	14	8

Year	HRA	Rank
1958	32	5
1959	36	7
1960	33	3

Year	K/BB	Rank
1958	1.88	10
1959	1.87	8

Year	BB/9	Rank
1959	2.65	9

Year	K/9	Rank
1958	6.21	9
1960	5.54	10

Year	SHO	Rank
1960	0	5