Andrew Thompson (baseball manager) explained

Andrew Thompson
Position:Manager
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Birth Date:9 November 1845
Birth Place:Seward, Illinois
Death Place:Pecatonica, Illinois
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 27
Debutyear:1884
Debutteam:St. Paul Saints
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 13
Finalyear:1884
Finalteam:St. Paul Saints
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games managed
Stat1value:9
Stat2label:Win–loss record
Stat2value:2–6–1
Stat3label:Winning %
Stat3value:.250
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Andrew M. Thompson (November 9, 1845  - February 17, 1895) was a professional baseball manager for the one season in the Union Association. Thompson managed all nine games for the St. Paul Saints in, and led them to a win–loss record of 2–6–1.[1]

Born in Seward, Illinois, he served in the American Civil War as a drummer boy.[2] Thompson died in Pecatonica, Illinois at the age of 49, and is interred at Watson Cemetery in Pecatonica.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew Thompson. retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. March 9, 2011.
  2. Web site: Civil War Veterans Who Played Major League Baseball Research Project. sabr.org. SABR. March 9, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110308122023/http://www.sabr.org/cmsFiles/Files/Civil%20War%20veterans.pdf. 8 March 2011 . live.