John Gustav Thompson (June 22, 1877 – March 28, 1958) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the

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and St. Louis Cardinals."Gus Thompson Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-10. After his professional baseball career ended, Thompson moved to Kalispell, Montana around 1909 with his wife who was from Kalispell and remained there until his death nearly 50 years later in 1958. He was called "the father of baseball in Kalispell". He ran a pool hall, cigar store and a sports bar.

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1877 births 1958 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players St. Louis Cardinals players Baseball players from Iowa Grinnell Pioneers baseball players Helena Senators players Boise Fruit Pickers players Omaha Rourkes players Aberdeen Grays players Aberdeen Harbor Grays players Seattle Turks players Seattle Giants players People from Humboldt, Iowa {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub