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. He pitched for over a decade in the Negro leagues, and was often ranked among the league's top hurlers. Thompson died in Los Angeles, California in 1978 at age 69. References External links and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads 1908 births 1978 deaths Chicago American Giants players Columbus Elite Giants players Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players Kansas City Monarchs players Philadelphia Stars players Pollock's Cuban Stars players Baseball pitchers People from Lamar County, Alabama Baseball players from Alabama 20th-century African-American sportspeople