{"product_id":"big-sam-thompson-roy-kerr-9780786497089","title":"Big Sam Thompson: Baseball's Greatest Clutch Hitter","description":"\u003cp\u003e Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. At the plate, he batted .331, was second among 19th century players in home runs, and ranks first all-time in RBI per game (.923). In his prime, he averaged 25 steals a season. Defensively, he registered 283 outfield assists (12th all-time), and is first among all outfielders (with 1,000+ games) in his ratio of assists per game with one every 4.9 games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using a primitive fielding glove with no webbing or pocket, he compiled the highest fielding average of any outfielder (1,000+ games) who completed his career before 1900. At age 46, 10 years after his last full major league season, Thompson played eight games for the injury-plagued Detroit Tigers, winning one contest with his bat and saving several others with spectacular catches in the outfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive biography traces Thompson's life and career from his childhood in rural Danville, Indiana, to his last days as a U.S. deputy marshal in Detroit, and clarifies his status of one of the greatest players in baseball's long and storied history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy Kerr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Roy Kerr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110645551359,"sku":"9780786497089","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7beda410-5c25-40a4-8316-ead5092d70dd.jpg?v=1725469370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-sam-thompson-roy-kerr-9780786497089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}