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Samuel Luther Thompson ( March 5 , 1860 - November 7 , 1922 ) was a 19th Century Major League Baseball player. He was known for his offensive production and was second on the career Home Run s list at the time of his retirement. Born in Danville , Indiana , Thompson entered the National League in 1885 with the Detroit Wolverines and played his first full season in 1886 . An Outfielder , Thompson had his breakout season in 1887 when he Batted .372 with 118 Runs , 203 Hits , 11 Home Run s and 166 RBI en route to leading the Wolverines to the National League pennant. In 1889 , Thompson moved to the Philadelphia Quakers (known as the Philadelphia Phillies beginning in 1890 ), the team he would play for until 1898 . Thompson enjoyed his most consistent years from 1889 until 1896 , only missing the 100 RBI plateau once (with 90, in 1891 ) and 100 runs plateau once (with 99 in 1894 ) while batting .407 in 1894 and leading the league in home runs in 1889 and 1895 (with 20 and 18 respectively). After the 1898 season, he left baseball for nearly a decade before briefly returning to play in 8 games for the Detroit Tigers . He retired with 1256 runs, 1299 RBI and a .331 batting average. He also retired with 127 home runs, which was at the time second only to Roger Connor . Thompson was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1974 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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