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		10	1	1	104.2	42	30	94		22	53	3		3		2.58	128
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	3	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	3.12	126
1935	CEG	NN2	27	SP	3	3	.500	10	9		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		4	0	0	57.1	36	32	64	5	23	23	0		0	258	5.02	97
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	5	4	.556	10	8		5	1	0	66.2	34	31	71	9	13	27	0		1	280	4.19	123
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	7	6	12	2	1	2	0		0	35	6.75	72
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	3	4	.429	13	6		1	0	0	49.2	43	34	66		14	26			1		6.16	80
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	1	5	.167	11	6		3	0	0	51.0	38	27	72		12	31	1		0		4.76	106
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	0	4	.000	4	3		1	0	0	24.2	17	11	29		6	8	0		1		4.01	101
10	6			SP	24	30	.444	79	54		28	3	1	440.1	276	214	503	20	108	205	4		7	920	4.37	105
162 Game Average					12	15	.444	40	28		14	2	1	225.0	141	109	257	21	55	105	2		4	978	4.37	105

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		10	1	1	104.2	42	30	94		22	53	3		3		2.58	128
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	3	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	3.12	126
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	3	3	.500	10	9		3	1	0	65.2	42	34	68	2	14	30	0		1	277	4.66	114
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	13	17	.433	47	28		14	1	0	232.2	158	130	285	16	63	109	1		2	573	5.03	99
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	0	4	.000	4	3		1	0	0	24.2	17	11	29		6	8	0		1		4.01	101

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		1.11	1.23		12.5%	10.8%		5.2%	6.4%		2.41	1.69
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	1.39		6.3%	12.3%		6.3%	7.7%		1.00	1.61		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	1.51		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	1.50		9.6%	11.6%		4.6%	8.3%		2.08	1.41		3.2%	1.5%
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	8.0		1.63	1.48		5.7%	11.1%		2.9%	8.9%		2.00	1.24		5.7%	1.4%
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	49.2		1.61	1.47		11.5%	10.5%		6.2%	8.2%		1.86	1.28
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	51.0		1.65	1.54		13.3%	11.3%		5.2%	9.4%		2.58	1.20
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	24.2		1.42	1.38		7.4%	12.1%		5.6%	7.3%		1.33	1.65
10	6			SP	440.1		1.39	1.44		10.7%	11.2%		5.7%	8.1%		1.90	1.42		2.2%	1.5%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	104.2		1.11	1.23		12.5%	10.8%		5.2%	6.4%		2.41	1.69
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	1.39		6.3%	12.3%		6.3%	7.7%		1.00	1.61		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	232.2		1.50	1.50		10.6%	11.2%		6.1%	8.7%		1.73	1.30		2.8%	1.5%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	24.2		1.42	1.38		7.4%	12.1%		5.6%	7.3%		1.33	1.65

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			42	94						22	53		3
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		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	13			43	66						14	26		1
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	11			38	72						12	31		0
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	4			17	29						6	8		1
10	6			SP	79	920	840	276	503	39	14	20	24		108	205		7	24		19	.288	.333	.439	.772

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			42	94						22	53		3				.000	.000	.000	.000
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	47	573	519	158	285	22	6	16	10		63	109		2	16		11	.283	.332	.441	.773
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	4			17	29						6	8		1				.000	.000	.000	.000

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