Researching Mike Compton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2883 people with the Compton surname? In that year Compton was ranked number 1393 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mike means "Form of MICHAEL. who is like God" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Mike Compton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mike Compton and the Compton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Compton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Compton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4033 people with the Compton surname in the UK? Compton is now ranked number 1433 for popularity in the UK. |
Compton Family History Databases
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Compton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Compton surname in the USA? Compton is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
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Mike Compton (baseball)
Michael Lynn Compton (born August 15, 1944), is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, in .
Compton attended Sul Ross State University. In 1965, he was signed as an amateur free agent, by the Philadelphia Phillies.
On May 2, 1970, Phillies catchers Mike Ryan and Tim McCarver both had a hand broken in the same game, against the San Francisco Giants. With their catching corps depleted, the Phillies had to use Jim Hutto, Del Bates, Doc Edwards, and Compton at the position. Bates and Compton had never played in the Major Leagues before 1970. Edwards, the Phillies’ bullpen coach, had last played in MLB, in .
Compton batted .165, in 110 at bats, with one home run. Before the 1970 season was over, he was demoted to the Triple-A Eugene Emeralds, of the Pacific Coast League. Compton would spend the rest of his professional career playing for the Emeralds.
Compton does hold the distinction of being one of five players to get the only hit off Tom Seaver in Seaver's career of one-hit shutouts before he finally pitched a no-hitter in 1978. On May 15, 1970, he singled in the third inning off Seaver in a 4-0 shutout.
After his playing career was over, Compton managed and coached in the farm systems of the Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. More recently, he has been a minor league catching coordinator and is credited with inventing a ball retrieval tool known as The Ball Hawg.
Source: Mike Compton (baseball), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Compton
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