Sam Thompson

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 207lb (188cm, 93kg)

Born: March 5, 1860 in Danville, IN us

Died: November 7, 1922 in Detroit, MI

Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI

Debut: July 2, 1885 (Age 25-119d, 1,060th in major league history)

Last Game: September 10, 1906 (Age 46-189d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1974. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Sam Thompson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1885 season

Full Name: Samuel Luther Thompson

Nicknames: Big Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.4

5998

1988

126

.331

1261

RBI

1308

232

OBP

.384

SLG

.505

OPS

.890

OPS+

147

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-5 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games

RBI Opportunities

1906 Batting Game Log

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1906 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1403	116 (115)	Aug 31	DET		SLB	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	4			RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
2	1404	117	Sep 1	DET		SLB	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.125	.125	.250	4			RF
3	1405	119 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	DET		SLB	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.250	.250	.500	4			RF
4	1406	120	Sep 3 (2)	DET		SLB	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.200	.250	.200	.450	4			RF
5	1407	121	Sep 4	DET		SLB	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.211	.250	.316	.566	4			RF
6	1408	124 (2)	Sep 8	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.280	.333	.613	4			RF
7	1409	125	Sep 9	DET	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.222	.250	.296	.546	4			RF
8	1410	126	Sep 10	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.226	.250	.290	.540	4			RF
							3-5		32	31	3	7	0	1	0	4	1		4	0	0				0		.226	.250	.290	.540

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