About Gunboat Thompson
Gunboat Thompson was an American baseball player.
J. W. "Gunboat" Thompson was an American Negro league pitcher between 1913 and 1920.
Thompson made his Negro leagues debut in 1913 with the Cuban Giants. He went on to play for the Lincoln Stars, Chicago American Giants, and Detroit Stars.
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American baseball player
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Gunboat Thompson was a baseball player.
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Gunboat Thompson was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gunboat Thompson. https://biography.guide/gunboat-thompson/
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