Sam Thompson
Samuel Luther Thompson (Big Sam)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: March 5, 1860 in Danville, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1885
Final Game: September 10, 1906
Died: November 7, 1922 in Detroit, MI
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1974.
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1885 DTN NL 25 OF 63 122 84 24 14 0 .885 1.71 .880 1.82 0-0-63
1885 DTN NL 25 3B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 3.20
1886 DTN NL 26 OF 122 236 194 29 13 11 .945 1.83 .883 1.71 0-0-122
1887 DTN NL 27 OF 127 265 217 24 24 7 .909 1.90 .880 1.92 0-0-127
1888 DTN NL 28 OF 56 102 86 4 12 0 .882 1.61 .909 1.90 0-0-56
1889 PHI NL 29 OF 128 213 173 19 21 7 .901 1.50 .911 1.97 0-0-128
1890 PHI NL 30 OF 132 212 170 29 13 5 .939 1.51 .912 1.89 0-0-132
1891 PHI NL 31 OF 133 284 234 32 18 6 .937 2.00 .910 1.88 0-2-131
1892 PHI NL 32 OF 153 268 223 28 17 7 .937 1.64 .910 1.86 3-0-150
1893 PHI NL 33 OF 131 202 171 17 14 3 .931 1.44 .913 2.14 0-0-131
1893 PHI NL 33 1B 1 8 7 0 1 0 .875 7.00 .975 10.50
1894 PHI NL 34 OF 99 175 159 12 4 2 .977 1.73 .909 2.24 0-0-99
1895 PHI NL 35 OF 118 230 186 31 13 2 .943 1.84 .915 2.14 0-0-118
1896 PHI NL 36 OF 119 266 231 28 7 11 .974 2.18 .930 2.12 0-0-119
1897 PHI NL 37 OF 3 6 4 1 1 0 .833 1.67 .950 2.07 0-0-3
1898 PHI NL 38 OF 14 24 19 5 0 0 1.000 1.71 .933 2.03 0-0-14
1906 DET AL 46 OF 8 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.75 .964 1.88 0-0-8
15 Seasons OF 1406 2619 2165 283 171 61 .935 1.74 .906 1.97 3-2-1401
1 Season 1B 1 8 7 0 1 0 .875 7.00 .975 10.50
1 Season 3B 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 3.20
15 Seasons TOT 1408 2629 2174 283 172 61 .935 1.75 .841 1.97 3-2-1401
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1885 DTN NL 25 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 63 63
1886 DTN NL 26 122 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 122
1887 DTN NL 27 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 127
1888 DTN NL 28 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 56
1889 PHI NL 29 128 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 128
1890 PHI NL 30 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 132
1891 PHI NL 31 133 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 131 133
1892 PHI NL 32 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 150 153
1893 PHI NL 33 131 131 131 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 131 131
1894 PHI NL 34 99 99 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 99
1895 PHI NL 35 119 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 118
1896 PHI NL 36 119 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 119
1897 PHI NL 37 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
1898 PHI NL 38 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14
1906 DET AL 46 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
15 Seasons 1407 1407 1407 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 1401 1406
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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