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Thompson jumped from Double-A to the Giants in 1986, and finished second to Todd Worrell in the NL Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .271 as San Francisco's starting second baseman. In the field, Thompson is reliable if unspectacular, with a knack for turning double plays, but at the plate he often overswings, striking out over 100 times a year without much power (he hit a career-high 10 HR in 1987). On June 27, 1986 he set a ML record by being caught stealing four times in one game. (SCL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 27, 1986: Give him an A for effort. San Francisco 2B Robby Thompson is caught stealing four times in the Giants 7–6, 12-inning win over the Reds, establishing a new ML record. Thompson is thrown out by Bo Diaz in the 4th, 6th, 9th, and 11th innings. » July 17, 1988: The Giants beat the Pirates, 5–4 with Robby Thompson hitting the 10,000th home run in Giants franchise history. » October 7, 1989: Robby Thompson's 2-run home run gives the Giants the 5–4 victory in game 3. » April 22, 1991: Giants 2B Robby Thompson hits for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the Padres. Thompson triples in the 1st, homers in the 3rd, singles in the 6th, and doubles in the 9th. » August 17, 1992: Dodgers P Kevin Gross tosses a no-hitter in defeating the Giants by a score of 2-0. It is the eighth no-hitter in LA Dodgers history. Gross throws 99 pitches, 71 for strikes. The only threat was an eighth inning liner by Robby Thompson that SS Jose Offerman snares. Eric Karros hits his 17 HR to provide the margin. » June 12, 1993: Giants' 2B Robby Thompson gets five hits in SF's 5-4 victory over the Cubs. » June 24, 1993: After never having had a multi-homer game in his career, dating back to Little League, Giants 2B Robby Thompson hits two home runs in a game for the 2nd day in a row, leading SF to a 17-2 win over the Rockies. Thompson gets five hits on the day for the Giants.