Tommy Sampson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Tommy Sampson

Thomas Sampson
(Toots)

Born: August 31, 1912 in Calhoun, AL
Died: January 24, 2002 - 89 years old

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery (Elizabeth City, NC)
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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Eli Chism	1	1947	1947	0.2
Lester Lockett	1	1946	1946	0.0
Willie McNeely	1	1946	1946	0.0
James Bizzle	1	1947	1947	0.0
Emanuel Sampson	1	1946	1946	-0.2

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Freddie Shepard	1	1946	1946	0.1
Collins Jones	1	1946	1946	-0.1
Norman Robinson	1	1947	1947	-0.1
John Thomas	2	1946	1947	-0.3
Orinthal Anderson	1	1947	1947	-0.6

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ed Steele	2	1946	1947	0.6

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Artie Wilson	2	1946	1947	0.8

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Piper Davis	2	1946	1947	1.1
Tommy Sampson	2	1946	1947	0.0

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Silas Griffin	1	1947	1947	0.0
John Britton	2	1946	1947	-0.8

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Lyman Bostock	1	1946	1946	0.2
Jim West	1	1947	1947	0.0
Jimmy Reynolds	1	1946	1946	-0.2

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Earl Ashby	1	1947	1947	0.2
Herman Bell	2	1946	1947	0.0
Pepper Bassett	2	1946	1947	-0.7

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jehosie Heard	2	1946	1947	1.5
Jimmie Newberry	2	1946	1947	1.4
Bill Powell	2	1946	1947	1.4

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Curtis Hollingsworth	2	1946	1947	0.4
Alonzo Perry	1	1947	1947	0.3
Nat Pollard	2	1946	1947	0.0

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