- Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906
| When did Sam Thompson die? / Died | 07 November 1922 |
Sam Thompson Net worth 2024 (estimated)
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Sam Thompson facts
- At 6 feet, 2 inches, the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handlebar mustache
- He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines (1885–88), Philadelphia Phillies (1889–1898) and Detroit Tigers (1906)
- He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
- Thompson had a
- 331 career batting average and was one of the most prolific run producers in baseball history
- His career run batted in (RBI) to games played ratio of
- 923 (1,305 RBIs in 1,410 games) remains the highest in major league history
- In 1895, Thompson averaged 1
- 44 RBIs per game, and his 166 RBIs in 1887 (in only 127 games) remained the major league record until 1921 when Babe Ruth collected 168 (albeit in 152 games)
- Thompson still holds the major league record for most RBIs in a single month with 61 in August 1894 while playing for the Phillies
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