Sam Thompson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Sulligent, Alabama | May 27, 1908|
Died: January 29, 1978 Los Angeles, California | (aged 69)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1932, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
Last appearance | |
1942, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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Samuel Thompson (May 27, 1908 – January 29, 1978), nicknamed "Sad Sam", was an American pitcher in the Negro leagues from 1932 to 1942.
A native of Sulligent, Alabama, Thompson attended Sumner High School and Wiley College. [1] He pitched for over a decade in the Negro leagues, and was often ranked among the league's top hurlers.[ citation needed]
Thompson died in Los Angeles, California in 1978 at age 69.