Big Sam Thompson
Subtitle: baseball's greatest clutch hitter
By: Roy Kerr
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780786497089; 9781476619491
Subjects: Baseball players; Biography
Description: "Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. This comprehensive biography traces Thompson's life and career from his childhood in Danville, Indiana, to his last days as a US Deputy Marshal in Detroit, and clarifies his status of one of the greatest players in baseball's long history"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Son of the Heartland: 1860/1884; title: In the City of Straits: 1885/1888; title: Philadelphia Sam: 1889/1892; title: The Greatest Outfield Ever: 1893/1898; title: Late Innings: 1899/1922; title: The Long Road to Cooperstown; title: Highlights of Sam Thompson's Career.