Sam Thompson (catcher)

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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| position = Catcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|2|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Kentucky, U.S.

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| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1908

| debutteam = Indianapolis ABCs

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| finalyear = 1911

| finalteam = Indianapolis ABCs

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• Indianapolis ABCs (1908, 1910–1911)

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Samuel King Thompson (February 20, 1885 – death date unknown) was an American Negro league catcher between 1908 and 1911.

A native of Kentucky, Thompson made his Negro leagues debut in 1908 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and played for Indianapolis again in 1910 and 1911.{{cite web|url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=thomp01sam |title=Sam Thompson |publisher=seamheads.com |date= |accessdate=April 15, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=thomps008sam |title=Sam Thompson |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=April 15, 2021}}