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Henry Curtis Thompson (December 8, 1925 – September 30, 1969) was an American player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who played primarily as a third baseman. A left-handed batter, he played with the Dallas Green Monarchs (1941), Kansas City Monarchs (1943, 1946–47, 1948), St. Louis Browns (1947) and New York Giants (1949–56).
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
Hank Thompson may refer to: Hank Thompson (baseball) (1925–1969), American third baseman Hank Thompson (musician) (1925–2007), country music singer and songwriter
The 1947 St. Louis Browns season was the Major League Baseball franchise's 47th in the American League (AL) and its 46th in St. Louis.The 1947 Browns finished eighth and last in the league with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 38 games in arrears of the eventual World Series champion New York Yankees.
1951 World Series at Baseball Almanac; 1951 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com; The 1951 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet; History of the World Series - 1951 at The Sporting News. Archived from the original in May 2006. Kodak Presents – Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments, The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the team's 65th season of play overall and its 58th season of play in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers finished in first place in the National League with a record of 94–60, five games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Center fielder Willie Mays made his major league debut in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25. [6] He went on to win the 1951 National League Rookie of the Year Award. Outfielder Monte Irvin led the league in RBI with 121. Five players on the 1951 Giants team went on to become major league managers. [7]