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'''Fresco Thompson''' [[Columbia College|CC]]'[[1928|28]] played baseball for the Pirates, New York Giants, Phillies, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1925 to 1934. He had an above average career, with a BA of .298 with 13 HR and 249 RBI. | '''Fresco Thompson''' [[Columbia College|CC]]'[[1928|28]] played baseball for the Pirates, New York Giants, Phillies, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1925 to 1934. He had an above average career, with a BA of .298 with 13 HR and 249 RBI. | ||
| − | Thompson is more famous for his executive role in the Dodger organization. He became a minor league manager after his playing days, and was selected as assistant farm director of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. In 1950, he was named vice president, and was put in charge of all minor league operations. He stayed with the team through its move to Los Angeles, and in 1968, he was named executive vice president and general manager. Thus Thompson witnessed the zenith of Dodger baseball, from the "Boys of Summer" period of the 1940s and 50s, to the "Pitching, Speed, Defense" teams of Koufax, Drysdale, and Wills in the 1960s. | + | Thompson is more famous for his executive role in the Dodger organization. He became a minor league manager after his playing days, and was selected as assistant farm director of the Brooklyn Dodgers in [[1946]]. In [[1950]], he was named vice president, and was put in charge of all minor league operations. He stayed with the team through its move to Los Angeles, and in [[1968]], he was named executive vice president and general manager. Thus Thompson witnessed the zenith of Dodger baseball, from the "Boys of Summer" period of the 1940s and 50s, to the "Pitching, Speed, Defense" teams of [[Sandy Koufax|Koufax]], Drysdale, and Wills in the 1960s. |
[[Category:Class of 1928|Thompson]] | [[Category:Class of 1928|Thompson]] | ||
[[Category:Baseball people|Thompson]] | [[Category:Baseball people|Thompson]] | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Thompson]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Thompson]] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 24 March 2009
Fresco Thompson CC'28 played baseball for the Pirates, New York Giants, Phillies, and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1925 to 1934. He had an above average career, with a BA of .298 with 13 HR and 249 RBI.
Thompson is more famous for his executive role in the Dodger organization. He became a minor league manager after his playing days, and was selected as assistant farm director of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. In 1950, he was named vice president, and was put in charge of all minor league operations. He stayed with the team through its move to Los Angeles, and in 1968, he was named executive vice president and general manager. Thus Thompson witnessed the zenith of Dodger baseball, from the "Boys of Summer" period of the 1940s and 50s, to the "Pitching, Speed, Defense" teams of Koufax, Drysdale, and Wills in the 1960s.
