Rich Thompson (other)
Rich Thompson is the name of: *Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Rich Thompson (outfielder) (born 1979), professional baseball outfielder *Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Rich Thompson (drummer), drummer with the Count Basie Orchestra See also *Richard Thompson (other) Richard Thompson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Thompson (animator) (1914–1998), Warner Bros. cartoon animator in the 1950s * Richard Thompson (cartoonist) (1957–2016), cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator * Richard Th ...

Rich Thompson (pitcher, Born 1984)
Richard Graeme Thompson (born 1 July 1984) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Oakland Athletics. Career Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Thompson was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels on 13 February . In , he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal at the Athens Olympics. Thompson had his contract purchased by the Angels' major league club on 1 September, , marking the first time he was on the major league roster. He made his major league debut on that same day against the Texas Rangers In , Thompson began the season with the Angels after relievers Chris Bootcheck and Scot Shields began the season on the disabled list. However, after allowing five earned runs on four hits in his only outing against the Texas Rangers, Thompson was optioned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees to make way for Shields. He made one more appearance wit ...
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Rich Thompson (outfielder)
Richard Charles Thompson (born April 23, 1979) is a former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals in 2004 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012. Thompson spent most of his 12-year career playing in Minor League Baseball, and retired in 2013 after a foot injury. Amateur career Thompson graduated in 1997 from Montrose Area Jr./Sr. High School in Montrose, Pennsylvania. He played on the Montrose Meteors Varsity baseball team. He attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he played baseball for the Dukes under head coach Spanky McFarland. He arrived on JMU's campus in the Fall of 1997 and spent the next three years compiling some of the best baseball statistics in the program's history. He was known for his ability to get on base, steal bases and score runs. He remains second all time at JMU for most stolen bases in a career with 99, which is also good for fifth all time in the Colonial Athletic Association ...
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Rich Thompson (pitcher, Born 1958)
Richard Neil Thompson (born November 1, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians () and the Montreal Expos (–). In his career, he made 77 appearances and went 3-10 with a 5.05 ERA An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comp .... External links 1958 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Amherst Mammoths baseball players Cleveland Indians players Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) alumni Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players Baseball players from New York City Winnipeg Goldeyes players Albany-Colonie Yankees players American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Baseball players from Massachusetts Batavia Trojans players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cha ...
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Rich Thompson (drummer)
Rich Thompson is the name of: *Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Rich Thompson (outfielder) (born 1979), professional baseball outfielder *Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1958), former Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Rich Thompson (drummer), drummer with the Count Basie Orchestra See also *Richard Thompson (other) Richard Thompson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Richard Thompson (animator) (1914–1998), Warner Bros. cartoon animator in the 1950s * Richard Thompson (cartoonist) (1957–2016), cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator * Richard Th ...

Count Basie Orchestra
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984. It continues under the direction of trumpeter Scotty Barnhart. Originally including such musicians as Buck Clayton and Lester Young in the line-up, the band in the 1950s and 1960s made use of the work of such arrangers as Neal Hefti and featured musicians such as Thad Jones and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Its recordings of this era included collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. History Early years Count Basie arrived in Kansas City, Missouri in 1927, playing on the Theater Owners Bookers Association (TOBA) circuit. After playing with Walter Page's Blue Devils, in 1929 he joined rival band leader Bennie Moten's band. Upon ...
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