Ronald Everett Tompkins (November 27, 1944 – February 4, 2023) was an American professional baseball

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (1965) and

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(1971). Tompkins never won a big-league game in his career. He was notable for sharing the 1968 Topps rookie card alongside MLB Hall-of-Fame catcher Johnny Bench.

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