Vintage Minnesota Baseball Hamm's Beer Danny Thompson 1970's Hamm's Beer Archive

Description

Here we have an Original Photograph from the Hamm's Beer archives, this photo features Danny Thompson Minnesota Twins Shortstop.  This photo was taken when Thompson joined the Hamm's Beer Sales team, in the days when Baseball Players still had to work for a second job.  Measures 8.5" x 10", and does show some damage at the top. Danny Thompson joined the Minnesota Twins in 1972 and played till traded in 1976 to the Texas Rangers.
Thompson following a routine pre-season physical the day before his 26th birthday, was called in for additional tests and diagnosed with
granulocytic
leukemia
in early February
1973
,
but he continued his major league career for the next four seasons. He was awarded baseball's annual
Hutch Award
in
Seattle
following the
1974
season,
and batted .270 in 1975, leading all
American League
shortstops.
Thompson appeared in 98 games in 1976, and went 1-for-3 in his final start for the Rangers on September 29, appropriately at
shortstop
in Minnesota's
Metropolitan Stadium
. In his final game on October 2, less than ten weeks before his death, he was used as a
pinch hitter
.
A great piece of Minnesota Twins History, Hamm's Beer History, and a great memory of a Man who loved the game.
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