Sam Thompson (original) (raw)
Sam Thompson
| Full name Samuel Luther Thompson |
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| Born March 5, 1860, Danville, Indiana |
| Died November 7, 1922, Detroit, Michigan |
| Buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan (Section 2- Lot 22) |
| First Game: July 2, 1885; Final Game: September 10, 1906 |
| Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 207 |
| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1974 |
| SABR Biography |
Batting RecordYear Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1885 DET N 63 254 58 77 11 9 7 44 16 22 .303 .344 .500 2.3 1885 DET N 1886 DET N 122 503 101 156 18 13 8 89 35 31 13 .310 .355 .445 2.5 1886 DET N 1887 DET N 127 545 118 203 29 23 10 166 32 19 9 22 .372 .416 .565 4.2 1887 DET N 1888 DET N 56 238 51 67 10 8 6 40 23 10 3 5 .282 .352 .466 0.7 1888 DET N 1889 PHI N 128 533 103 158 36 4 20 111 36 22 6 24 .296 .348 .492 0.2 1889 PHI N 1890 PHI N 132 549 116 172 41 9 4 102 42 29 8 25 .313 .371 .443 1.9 1890 PHI N 1891 PHI N 133 554 108 163 23 10 7 90 52 20 8 29 .294 .363 .410 2.8 1891 PHI N 1892 PHI N 153 609 109 186 28 11 9 104 59 19 11 28 .305 .377 .432 2.5 1892 PHI N 1893 PHI N 131 600 130 222 37 13 11 126 50 17 6 18 .370 .424 .530 2.1 1893 PHI N 1894 PHI N 102 451 114 187 32 28 13 149 42 13 1 8 27 .415 .466 .696 3.6 1894 PHI N 1895 PHI N 119 538 131 211 45 21 18 165 31 11 5 2 27 .392 .430 .654 5.0 1895 PHI N 1896 PHI N 119 517 103 154 28 7 12 100 28 13 6 3 12 .298 .341 .449 1.3 1896 PHI N 1897 PHI N 3 13 2 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .385 -0.1 1897 PHI N 1898 PHI N 14 63 14 22 5 3 1 15 4 1 0 0 2 .349 .388 .571 0.7 1898 PHI N 1906 DET A Daily Splits 8 31 3 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 .226 .250 .290 -0.2 1906 DET A Total NL (14 Years) 1402 5967 1258 1981 343 160 126 1304 451 229 63i 13i 232i .332 .385 .506 29.7 Total NL Total AL ( 1 Year ) 8 31 3 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 .226 .250 .290 -0.2 Total AL Total (15 Years) Splits 1410 5998 1261 1988 343 161 126 1308 452 234 63i 13i 0i 232i .331 .384 .505 29.5 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH XI SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
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Fielding RecordYear Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1885 DET N OF 63 84 24 14 0 .885 0 0 63 1886 DET N OF 122 194 29 13 11 .945 0 0 122 1887 DET N OF 127 217 24 24 7 0 .909 0 0 127 1888 DET N OF 56 86 4 12 0 .882 0 0 56 1889 PHI N OF 128 173 19 21 7 .901 0 0 128 1890 PHI N OF 132 170 29 13 5 .939 0 0 132 1891 PHI N OF 133 234 32 18 6 0 .937 0 2 131 1892 PHI N OF 153 223 28 17 7 .937 3 0 150 1893 PHI N OF 131 171 17 14 3 .931 0 0 131 1893 PHI N 1B 1 7 0 1 0 0 .875 1894 PHI N OF 102 161 12 5 2 0 .972 0 0 102 1895 PHI N OF 118 186 31 13 2 0 .943 0 0 118 1896 PHI N OF 119 231 28 7 11 .974 0 0 119 1897 PHI N OF 3 4 1 1 0 0 .833 0 0 3 1898 PHI N OF 14 19 5 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 14 1906 DET A Daily Splits OF 8 8 8 72 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 8 1906 DET A RF 8 8 8 72 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total (15 Years) Splits OF 1409 8i 8i 72 i 2167 283 172 61 0i .934 3 2 1404 Total ( 1 Year ) RF 8i 8i 8i 72 i 14i 0i 0i 0i 0i1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 7 0 1 0 0 .875 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Transaction Information
Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarty, Dan Casey, Sam Crane and Deacon McGuire for 4000(only4000 (only 4000(only2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Philadelphia Phillies for $5000 (October 16, 1888).