Big Sam Thompson

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I had no idea until this morning that Nickel Creek had a song called "Big Sam Thompson" - there are no lyrics, but it is a really nice song and it is for the ball player. I guess one of the members of the band is the great great grandson of Big Sam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MdJP9tAzTE

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Here is Big Sam's Rookie Card.............

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

"Big Sam" Thompson was the "Babe Ruth" of 19th Century BB. Like Ruth, he stood 6:2, weighed 200+
and batted from the left side. "Big Sam" could hit the (dead) ball a country mile. He was 2nd to Anson
with the most HR's in a season back then....20. His single-season record of 166 RBI's stood until Ruth
broke it (34 years later).

HOFer Big Sam batted .404 in 1894 for the Philadelphia Quakers (NL) team and had a career BA = .331

Besides the Old Judge (N172) set, "Big Sam" is in the Buchner Gold Coin (N284) set.....anyone know of
any other sets he is in ?

TED Z

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Posted By: Anonymous

1887 1888 Scrapps Die Cut Sam Thompson

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Posted By: barrysloate

Sam is also pictured on numerous individual and team cabinet photos. There are many period photos known of both Philadelphia and Detroit from that era.

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Posted By: john/z28jd

Ted,last time there was a thread about Thompson in Feb. of this year you wrote the same exact thing about him and I pointed out that it was wrong. I don't know where you got that info about him having the 2nd highest home run total to Anson but its wrong,please update your records so you're not repeating bad info again.

Thompsons total of 20 was the 5th highest at that time.

Ned Williamson led the league with 27 in 1884,followed by Fred Pfeffer(25), Abner Dalrymple(22) and then Anson(21) who had the 4th highest total.

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Posted By: Ken Wirt

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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR

" Big Sam " was Nickel Creeks mandolin player Chris Thile's great great uncle . Something like that would be pretty cool !

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Thompson also appears in the 1888 WG1 Baseball Playing Cards set as well as a couple of other really rare issues that are not really worth mentioning since they are so scarce.

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Posted By: ROBERT ADAMS JR

Actually quite a resemblance !