Samuel L Thompson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1974 along with Cool Papa Bell, James Bottomley, Jocko Conlan, Whitey Ford and Mickey Mantle. Thompson was an outfielder with 15 seasons MLB experience playing with the Detroit Wolverines (1885-1888), Philadelphia Quakers (1889), Philadelphia Phillies (1890-1898) and Detroit Tigers (1906). For his MLB career he hit .331/.384/.505 with 126 HR, 1305 RBI, 1262 R, 232 SB in 1410 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1895 when he hit .392/.430/.654 with 18 HR, 165 RBI, 131 R, 27 SB in 119 games, 1894 when he hit .415/.465/.696 with 13 HR, 147 RBI, 114 R, 27 SB in 102 games and 1887 when he hit .372/.416/.565 with 10 HR, 166 RBI, 118 R, 22 SB in 127 games.
Thompson was the National League batting champ in 1887. He led the NL in doubles in 1890 (41) and 1893 (37). He led the NL in triples in 1887 (23). He led the NL in home runs in 1889 (20) and 1895. He led the NL in RBI in 1887, 1894 and 1895.
He hit for the cycle on August 17, 1894 against the Louisville Colonels.
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