Billy Thompson (baseball)
Billy Thompson | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Louisa County, Virginia | January 14, 1874|
Died: May 12, 1960 Boston, Massachusetts | (aged 86)|
Negro league baseball debut | |
1900, for the Cuban Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1900, for the Cuban Giants | |
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William Penn Thompson (January 14, 1874 – May 12, 1960) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1900s.
A native of Louisa County, Virginia, Thompson began his baseball career playing for the Concord, New Hampshire YMCA team in the 1890s, and went on to play for the Cuban Giants in 1900. He remained in Concord most of his life, and in 1960 the city named a local park in his honor. Thompson died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1960 at age 86.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Billy Thompson". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Billy Thompson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ Ralph Jimenez (July 17, 2021). "Uncovering legacy of city's baseball pioneer who broke racial barriers". concordmonitor.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links[]
- Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1874 births
- 1960 deaths
- Cuban Giants players
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Virginia
- People from Louisa County, Virginia
- 20th-century African-American people
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs