Sam Thompson on an 1887-90 Goodwin & Company baseball card (Old Judge (N172)).

Samuel Luther Thompson (March 5, 1860 - November 7, 1922) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. He was known for his offensive production and was second on the career home runs list at the time of his retirement. Download high resolution version (349x640, 48 KB)Sam Thompson on an 1887-90 Goodwin & Company baseball card (Old Judge (N172)). Image from: [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (349x640, 48 KB)Sam Thompson on an 1887-90 Goodwin & Company baseball card (Old Judge (N172)). Image from: [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Goodwin & Company is a national executive search firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm specializes in recruiting for not-for-profit, corporate and government organizations with local national and international public policy interests. ... A few Topps Baseball cards from 1977 A baseball card is a small card printed on heavy paper stock, featuring one or more baseball players. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...

Born in Danville, Indiana, Thompson entered the National League in 1885 with the Detroit Wolverines and played his first full season in 1886. An outfielder, Thompson had his breakout season in 1887 when he batted .372 with 118 runs, 203 hits, 11 home runs and 166 RBI en route to leading the Wolverines to the National League pennant. Danville is a town located in Hendricks County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,418. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Official language(s) English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... See also: 1884 in sports, other events of 1885, 1886 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - Chicago NL ties St Louis AA, 3 games to 3 with one tie. ... The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. ... See also: 1885 in sports, other events of 1886, 1887 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - St Louis AA defeats Chicago NL, 4 games to 2. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... See also: 1886 in sports, other events of 1887, 1888 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - Detroit NL defeats St Louis AA 10 games to 5. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...

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In 1889, Thompson moved to the Philadelphia Quakers (known as the Philadelphia Phillies beginning in 1890), the team he would play for until 1898. Thompson enjoyed his most consistent years from 1889 until 1896, only missing the 100 RBI plateau once (with 90, in 1891) and 100 runs plateau once (with 99 in 1894) while batting .407 in 1894 and leading the league in home runs in 1889 and 1895 (with 20 and 18 respectively). After the 1898 season, he left baseball for nearly a decade before briefly returning to play in 8 games for the Detroit Tigers. He retired with 1256 runs, 1299 RBI and a .331 batting average. He also retired with 127 home runs, which was at the time second only to Roger Connor. National Baseball Hall of Fame logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... National Baseball Hall of Fame logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... See also: 1888 in sports, other events of 1889, 1890 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 â€¢ 1983 â€¢ 1980 â€¢ 1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 â€¢ 1983 â€¢ 1980 â€¢ 1978 1977 â€¢ 1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in... See also: 1889 in sports, other events of 1890, 1891 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - Brooklyn NL ties Louisville AA 3 games to 3 with one tie. ... See also: 1897 in sports, other events of 1898, 1899 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Fitzroy wins the 2nd VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 5. ... See also: 1895 in sports, other events of 1896, 1897 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket The Ashes - England win 3 test series 2-1 County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire Ice Hockey Winnipeg Victorias win their 1st Stanley Cup... See also: 1890 in sports, 1892 in sports and the list of years in sports. Basketball James Naismith invents basketball Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket County Cricket Championship - Surrey Tennis First French Open held Births Casey Stengel, U.S. baseball manager Deaths Categories: 1891 ... See also: 1893 in sports, other events of 1894, 1895 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing First contest organised in Paris. ... See also: 1894 in sports, other events of 1895, 1896 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing First real autorace, from Paris to Bordeaux. ... The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Roger Connor baseball card, 1887 Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 - January 4, 1931) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. ...

Thompson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... See also: 1973 in sports, other events of 1974, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser...

External links

• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
• Baseball Hall of Fame