Fresco Thompson Autographs

Lafayette Fresco Thompson Jr. (June 6, 1902 – November 20, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and executive. Thompson was born in Centreville, Alabama. In 1916, when he was 14, his family moved to New York City, where Thompson attended George Washington High School and Columbia University. At Columbia, he was a football teammate of Lou Gehrig's, but Thompson left the school to turn professional before he could join Gehrig on the Lions' baseball team.
A right-handed batter and thrower, Thompson stood 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall and weighed 150 lb (68 kg). His pro career began at the Class D level of the minors in 1923. After three years of seasoning, he made his debut in September 1925 with the eventual world champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Following brief appearances with the Pirates (14 games in 1925) and New York Giants (two games in 1926), Thompson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1927 when the Giants obtained Rogers Hornsby. He had his most productive years with the Phils, playing in Baker Bowl, twice hitting over .300. Overall, in 669 games played for four teams over all or parts of nine National League seasons (1925–32; 1934), Thompson batted .298 in 2,560 at bats. His 762 hits included 149 doubles, 34 triples and 13 home runs, and he collected 249 RBI. He finished his career with a .962 fielding percentage.
After his playing days, Thompson managed in the minor leagues before becoming an assistant farm system director for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Thompson moved up the executive ladder, and survived the front-office purge that followed Branch Rickey's departure in October 1950. During the shakeup, Thompson became a vice president and the team's second-ranking baseball executive, responsible for all minor league operations, while another VP, Buzzie Bavasi, assumed control of the big-league Dodgers' operations. Thompson continued as head of the club's extensive player development system after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Over Thompson's 22 years as a senior farm system executive, the Dodgers produced six National League Rookie of the Year Award winners, and won ten NL pennants and four World Series titles.
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Traded items with a signature of Fresco Thompson

The most expensive item with a signature of Fresco Thompson (FRESCO THOMPSON D.68 1953 BROOKLYN LETTER SIGNED JSA CERTED AUTOGRAPH) was sold in May 2013 for $119.00 while the cheapest item (Fresco Thompson Signed 3x5 index card-Baseball Executive-Dodgers-Died 1968) found a new owner for $9.95 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (1) was May 2008 with an average selling price of $15.50 for an autographed item of Fresco Thompson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2013 with $119.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.95 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Fresco Thompson is worth $40.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Fresco Thompson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1960 FRESCO THOMPSON Signed Letter LOS ANGELES DODGERS	$44.95
	5 Five Fresco Thompson Signed Index 3x5 Cards Baseball Player AUTOGRAPHS SL SOA	$36.00
	Every Diamond Doesn't Sparkle Fresco Thompson Signed Auto Dodgers Rare	$49.95
	Fresco Thompson Autograph Signed 3x5 Card d68 Dodgers	$16.30
	FRESCO THOMPSON AUTOGRAPH SIGNED BIO & PHOTO 1925 PIRATES Died-1968	$16.50
	FRESCO THOMPSON AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 1925-34 PIRATES , GIANTS , BROOKLYN Died-1968	$80.00
	Fresco Thompson Baseball Signed Index Card (D. 1968)	$16.35
	FRESCO THOMPSON D.68 1953 BROOKLYN LETTER SIGNED JSA CERTED AUTOGRAPH	$119.00
	FRESCO THOMPSON JSA COA Autographed 1963 DODGERS LETTER Hand Signed Authentic	$59.00
	Fresco Thompson MLB d1968 Signed Index Card with JSA cert	$39.99
	Fresco Thompson Phillies Autographed/Signed 4x6 GPC Postcard JSA BA208301	$99.00
	Fresco Thompson Pirates Baseball Signed Index Card Auto JSA Pre-Cert *CA5204	$70.85
	Fresco Thompson Signed 3x5 index card-Baseball Executive-Dodgers-Died 1968	$9.95
	Fresco Thompson signed album page cut - 1925 Pirates Debut - Deceased 1968	$11.50
	Los Angeles Dodgers Fresco Thompson Signed Autographed Letter 1960 Vintage Rare	$79.99