- Fresco Thompson
Infobox MLB retired
name=Fresco Thompson
position=Second Baseman
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=June 6 ,1902
deathdate=death date and age|1968|11|20|1902|6|6
debutdate=September 5
debutyear= 1925
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=April 22
finalyear=1934
finalteam=New York Giants
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.298
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=13
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=249
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1925)
* New York Giants (1926)
*Philadelphia Phillies (1928-1930)
* Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931-1932)
* New York Giants (1934)
highlights=Lafayette Fresco Thompson (
June 6 ,1902 in Centreville,Alabama -November 20 ,1968 in Fullerton,California ) was aMajor League Baseball second baseman and executive.After brief appearances with the
Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, Thompson was traded to thePhiladelphia Phillies in by|1927 when the Giants obtainedRogers Hornsby . A right-handed hitter and thrower, he had his most productive years with the Phils, playing in their bandbox ballpark,Baker Bowl , and hitting over .300 on two occasions. Overall, he batted .298 in 669 games played and 2,560 at bats over nineNational League seasons (1925-32; 1934).After his playing days, Thompson managed in the minor leagues and in by|1946 he became an assistant farm director for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Thompson moved up the executive ladder, and survived the front-office purge that followed
Branch Rickey 's departure in October by|1950. During the shakeup, Thompson became a vice president and the team's #2 baseball executive, responsible for all minor league operations, while another vp, Buzzie Bavasi, assumed control of the big-league Dodgers' operations.Thompson continued in that role after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in by|1958. When Bavasi left to become president of the expansion
San Diego Padres in June by|1968, Thompson became the Dodgers' executive vice president and general manager. But weeks after his promotion, Thompson was diagnosed withcancer , and he died in November at the age of 66.External links
*baseball-reference|id=t/thompfr03
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