Sam Thompson (Samuel Luther Thompson) was born on March 5, 1860 in Danville, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on July 2, 1885 for the Detroit Wolverines. In 1885, his rookie year, he hit .303 with 7 home runs and 44 RBI. Thompson played for the Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Sam Thompson's best season was 1895, when he slugged 18 home runs, stole 27 bases, hit for a .392 average and knocked in 165 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1885
DET
N
63
254
58
77
7
44
.303
.344
.500
11
9
16
22
0
0
0
0
0
1886
DET
N
122
503
101
156
8
89
.310
.355
.445
18
13
35
31
0
0
13
0
0
1887
DET
N
127
545
118
203
11
166
.372
.416
.571
29
23
32
19
9
0
22
0
0
1888
DET
N
56
238
51
67
6
40
.282
.352
.466
10
8
23
10
3
0
5
0
0
1889
PHI
N
128
533
103
158
20
111
.296
.348
.492
36
4
36
22
6
0
24
0
0
1890
PHI
N
132
549
116
172
4
102
.313
.371
.443
41
9
42
29
8
0
25
0
0
1891
PHI
N
133
554
108
163
7
90
.294
.363
.410
23
10
52
20
8
0
29
0
0
1892
PHI
N
153
609
109
186
9
104
.305
.377
.432
28
11
59
19
11
0
28
0
0
1893
PHI
N
131
600
130
222
11
126
.370
.424
.530
37
13
50
17
6
0
18
0
0
1894
PHI
N
99
437
108
178
13
141
.407
.458
.686
29
27
40
13
1
8
24
0
0
1895
PHI
N
119
538
131
211
18
165
.392
.430
.654
45
21
31
11
5
2
27
0
0
1896
PHI
N
119
517
103
154
12
100
.298
.341
.449
28
7
28
13
6
3
12
0
0
1897
PHI
N
3
13
2
3
0
3
.231
.286
.385
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1898
PHI
N
14
63
14
22
1
15
.349
.388
.571
5
3
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
1906
DET
A
8
31
4
7
0
3
.226
.250
.290
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
1399
5953
1252
1972
127
1296
.331
.384
.506
340
159
449
226
63
13
229
0
0
Total
AL
8
31
4
7
0
3
.226
.250
.290
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1407
5984
1256
1979
127
1299
.331
.384
.505
340
160
450
226
63
13
229
0
0
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1885
DET
N
3B
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1885
DET
N
OF
63
0
0
84
24
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
.885
1886
DET
N
OF
122
0
0
194
29
13
11
0
0
0
0
0
.945
1887
DET
N
OF
127
0
0
217
24
24
7
0
0
0
0
0
.909
1888
DET
N
OF
56
0
0
86
4
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
.882
1889
PHI
N
OF
128
0
0
173
19
21
7
0
0
0
0
0
.901
1890
PHI
N
OF
132
0
0
170
29
13
5
0
0
0
0
0
.939
1891
PHI
N
OF
133
0
0
234
32
18
6
0
0
0
0
0
.937
1892
PHI
N
OF
153
0
0
223
28
17
7
0
0
0
0
0
.937
1893
PHI
N
1B
1
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
1893
PHI
N
OF
131
0
0
171
17
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
.931
1894
PHI
N
OF
99
0
0
159
12
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1895
PHI
N
OF
118
0
0
186
31
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
.943
1896
PHI
N
OF
119
0
0
231
28
7
11
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1897
PHI
N
OF
3
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.833
1898
PHI
N
OF
14
0
0
19
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1906
DET
A
OF
8
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
3B
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
OF
1406
0
0
2165
283
171
61
0
0
0
0
0
.935
Total
1B
1
0
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
Transactions[]
Sold by Indianapolis (Western) to Detroit Wolverines with Chub Collins, Jim Donnelly, Jim Keenan, Larry McKeon, Gene Moriarity, Dan Casey, Sam Crane and Deacon McGuire for $4000 (only $2000 paid due to dispute) (June 15, 1885).
Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Philadelphia Phillies for $5000 (October 16, 1888).