Sam Thompson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Sam Thompson

Samuel Tommy Thompson
(Sad Sam; Long Tom)

Born: May 27, 1908 in Sulligent, AL
Died: January 29, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA
(69 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'2"

Wt: 158

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Biographical
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Notes:

• High School: Sumner HS (Kansas City, KS)
• College: Wiley College (Marshall, TX)
• Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum (Culver City, CA)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	7	5	.583	15	11	3	10	1	1	104.2	42	30	94	3	24	52	3	1	3	442	2.58	139
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	4.0	7	6	11	1	0	2	0		0	22	13.50	32
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	1	0	1.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.2	10	4	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	4.15	103
1935	CEG	NN2	27	SP	3	3	.500	10	9	0	3	1	0	65.2	42	34	68	2	14	30	0		1	277	4.66	114
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	4	3	.571	12	7	0	4	0	0	57.1	36	33	64	5	23	23	0		0	258	5.18	101
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	5	4	.556	10	8	2	5	1	0	66.2	34	31	71	9	13	27	0		1	280	4.19	125
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	0	1	.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	7	7	12	2	1	2	0	0	0	35	7.88	66
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	3	3	.500	14	6	6	1	0	1	51.1	37	32	60	4	23	28	0	0	0	231	5.61	91
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	2	5	.286	12	7	2	5	0	0	59.1	45	34	74	5	21	31	2	0	2	280	5.16	107
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	0	7	.000	9	6	3	3	0	0	52.1	42	27	69	3	15	20	1	0	3	250	4.64	91
10	6			SP	25	32	.439	86	58	16	32	3	2	478.0	302	238	539	35	137	218	6	1	10	2123	4.48	107
162 Game Average					12	15	.439	41	27	8	15	1	1	225.2	143	112	255	17	65	103	3	1	5	1003	4.48	107

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	7	5	.583	15	11	3	10	1	1	104.2	42	30	94	3	24	52	3	1	3	442	2.58	139
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	4.0	7	6	11	1	0	2	0		0	22	13.50	32
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	1	0	1.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.2	10	4	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	4.15	103
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	3	3	.500	10	9	0	3	1	0	65.2	42	34	68	2	14	30	0		1	277	4.66	114
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	14	16	.467	49	29	10	16	1	1	242.2	159	137	281	25	81	111	2	0	3	1084	5.08	104
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	0	7	.000	9	6	3	3	0	0	52.1	42	27	69	3	15	20	1	0	3	250	4.64	91

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	104.2		1.13	1.26		11.8%	10.7%		5.4%	6.8%		2.17	1.58		0.7%	0.4%
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	4.0		2.75	1.42		9.1%	10.7%		0.0%	7.2%			1.49		4.5%	1.1%
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	8.2		2.19	1.40		6.3%	12.3%		6.3%	7.7%		1.00	1.60		2.1%	0.8%
1935	CEG	NN2	27	SP	65.2		1.25	1.57		10.8%	11.2%		5.1%	8.8%		2.14	1.27		0.7%	1.4%
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	57.1		1.52	1.52		8.9%	11.4%		8.9%	8.8%		1.00	1.30		1.9%	1.5%
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	66.2		1.26	1.51		9.6%	11.7%		4.6%	8.3%		2.08	1.40		3.2%	1.5%
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	8.0		1.63	1.48		5.7%	11.1%		2.9%	9.0%		2.00	1.23		5.7%	1.4%
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	51.1		1.62	1.50		12.1%	11.5%		10.0%	9.0%		1.22	1.28		1.7%	1.5%
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	59.1		1.60	1.60		11.1%	11.5%		7.5%	10.2%		1.48	1.12		1.8%	1.4%
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	52.1		1.61	1.44		8.0%	11.9%		6.0%	8.0%		1.33	1.49		1.2%	0.8%
10	6			SP	478.0		1.41	1.46		10.3%	11.4%		6.5%	8.4%		1.59	1.37		1.6%	1.2%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	104.2		1.13	1.26		11.8%	10.7%		5.4%	6.8%		2.17	1.58		0.7%	0.4%
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	4.0		2.75	1.42		9.1%	10.7%		0.0%	7.2%		0.00	1.49		4.5%	1.1%
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	8.2		2.19	1.40		6.3%	12.3%		6.3%	7.7%		1.00	1.60		2.1%	0.8%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	65.2		1.25	1.57		10.8%	11.2%		5.1%	8.8%		2.14	1.27		0.7%	1.4%
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	242.2		1.49	1.53		10.2%	11.5%		7.5%	9.1%		1.37	1.28		2.3%	1.5%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	52.1		1.61	1.44		8.0%	11.9%		6.0%	8.0%		1.33	1.49		1.2%	0.8%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	15	442	408	42	94	11	11	3	14		24	52		3	7		4	.230	.278	.333	.611
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	1	22	22	7	11	2	2	1	3		0	2		0	0		1	.500	.500	.909	1.409
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	2	48	44	10	16	1	1	1	0		3	3		0	1		1	.364	.404	.500	.904
1935	CEG	NN2	27	SP	10	277	255	42	68	14	5	2	11		14	30		1	7		6	.267	.307	.384	.692
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	12	258	229	36	64	12	3	5	8	0	23	23		0	6		4	.279	.345	.424	.769
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	10	280	256	34	71	7	2	9	0		13	27		1	10		6	.277	.315	.426	.741
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	1	35	34	7	12	3	1	2	2		1	2		0	0		1	.353	.371	.676	1.048
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	14	231	202	37	60	7	2	4	1	0	23	28	0	0	6	0	3	.297	.369	.411	.780
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	12	280	256	45	74	15	3	5	5	0	21	31	0	2	3		3	.289	.348	.430	.777
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	9	250	228	42	69	17	0	3	5	0	15	20	0	3	4	0	1	.303	.354	.417	.770
10	6			SP	86	2123	1934	302	539	89	30	35	49	0	137	218	0	10	44	0	30	.279	.330	.410	.740

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	15	442	408	42	94	11	11	3	14		24	52		3	7		4	.230	.278	.333	.611
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	1	22	22	7	11	2	2	1	3		0	2		0	0		1	.500	.500	.909	1.409
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	2	48	44	10	16	1	1	1	0		3	3		0	1		1	.364	.404	.500	.904
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	10	277	255	42	68	14	5	2	11		14	30		1	7		6	.267	.307	.384	.692
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	49	1084	977	159	281	44	11	25	16	0	81	111	0	3	25	0	17	.288	.344	.432	.776
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	9	250	228	42	69	17	0	3	5	0	15	20	0	3	4	0	1	.303	.354	.417	.770

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