thompson january february professional baseball pitcher played seasons served army united_states lieutenant european theater world war thompson played major_league_baseball kids era career spanned seasons attending thompson appeared pitcher spot starter seasons phillies went season regular member team starting rotation minors thompson retired baseball season major league career thompson entered military participated operation market garden led platoon secure bridge served army bridge platoon captured renamed honor early career described fast ball specialist thompson played seasons baseball team major_league_baseball players attend school tenure won games lost accumulating winning percentage college season thompson signed major_league_baseball boston_red_sox amateur free agent assigned thompson level affiliate posted record earned run average era games played seven games winning losing compiling era manager thompson played season amassed record era innings pitched military service thompson entered army united_states assigned lieutenant thompson led men air raid operation market garden light jump bay platoon later expected moving landing zone intended location near grave netherlands plane passing buildings signalled leave aircraft thompson decided wait reaching approaching fields thompson led platoon attack nearby bridge spanning defended german forces supplemented guns close bridge river platoon opened fire german forces killing trucks german soldiers arrived scene showed desire fight ran away thompson platoon destroyed electrical equipment cables expected hooked operator destroyed nearer gun permitting establishment bridge waiting remainder battle bridge thompson participated given field commission allied occupation berlin served aide general thompson wounded twice war received fellow pitcher later wrote phillies teammates understood carried considerable body decorations included cluster awards belgian french dutch governments return baseball thompson returned baseball season second team innings pitched finished record games starts season thompson allowed hits team walks following year promoted boston triple level posted record team worst mark starters appearances retain thompson rights working agreement ended remained toronto rights property philadelphia_phillies teams established new agreement thompson went second best win loss record team regular starting pitchers starts team innings pitched allowed earned runs posted era end season manager called thompson major league level working agreement teams major league club paid toronto rights player called current terms player currently player recalled toronto owner didn campbell glad rid told thompson player want think worth larger fee major_league career thompson major league debut second game september pitched complete game cincinnati_reds allowing run hits striking walking batters collect win major league career appeared game season pitching innings second game new_york_giants september allowing runs philadelphia victory thompson wore uniform number brief thompson began season phillies starting rotation roberts phillies hoped contributions teammates like thompson lost starts sent toronto record season later described team pitcher year era second team right handed starter thompson allowed earned runs innings spot start midseason phillies phillies lost thompson win majors year september defeated final start season phillies september dodgers phillies lost thompson finished record major league level career high era strikeouts walks innings appearance thompson uniform number thompson expected contribute phillies season kids run pennant spent season toronto june defeated turning hit performance striking batters took late game loss baltimore_orioles staged run rally ninth inning defeat toronto described team pitcher amassed wins losses era led team innings pitched batter thompson hit doubles triples batted runs called late season reinforce team roberts described depleted week time phillies lost church injury military service recurring injury thompson appeared relief church return september phillies lost inside park grand slam major league appearances played games pitching innings allowing run thompson playoff roster postseason appearances team uniform number rest phillies career thompson season regular major leagues beat spring training team preseason combined shutout cardinals regular season thompson amassed record starts total appearances season era won game year new_york_giants april giants fifth straight loss loss season came april game braves losing held braves hits plate thompson batted double triple came june defeat phillies reds split july thompson earning victory phillies won august thompson entered relief inning game pittsburgh_pirates knocked contest staging respectable duel eighth inning phillies victory later month shut reds hits complete series sweep phillies thompson defeated late pennant race cardinals battling dodgers position league majors minor leagues thompson returned minor leagues season playing baltimore_orioles affiliated philadelphia led innings pitched strikeouts compiled record era best team season played winter baseball havana cuba pitching innings games thompson winning percentage wins losses best pitchers starts pitched seven complete games era allowed home runs innings minor league moved richmond virginia room louis american_league thompson left phillies system remained old franchise richmond began play season thompson posted record era totaled starts placed team innings pitched strikeouts led richmond hits allowed season era thompson retired baseball post baseball playing days ended thompson worked sales manager maryland died age february interred gate heaven cemetery maryland bridge thompson platoon secured years earlier renamed veterans world war thompson wife attended ceremony
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