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Originally Posted by Keith H. Thompson
a dubious record, for sure. Somewhat depending upon the reporting source, Sam Thompson (Detroit 1885-1888, Philadelphia 1889-1898, Detroit 1906, HOF 1974) in 1895 became either the first of four men to record three outfielder-to-catcher assists in a game, or the only man ever to record four in a game.
A curious record at best, dependent of course upon four base runners on third attempting to score after a Thompson catch. Thompson was an outstanding right fielder, and among all outfielders who played more than 1,000 games , his assist-per-game ratio (one every 4.9 games) is the highest in history.
He also compiled the highest fielding average of any outfielder who played 1,000 games and whose career concluded before the 20th century.
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Certainly in the spirit of this thread and I’m guessing he may be your great-grandfather. My grandmother was a Thompson before she was a Burkett incidentally.
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