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Thompson, second baseman for the New York Giants in 1927 , was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies when the Giants obtained Rogers Hornsby . After his playing days, he became an assistant Farm director for the Brooklyn Dodgers . Thompson moved up the executive ladder, and survived the front-office purge that followed Branch Rickey 's departure in 1951 . Shortly before his death, he was named the Dodgers' executive vice president and General Manager . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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