ʃˈɜːli klˈɑːɹk tˈɑːmpsən sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən wʌz bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ðə kˈoʊˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɜːst bˈeɪsbɔːl ɛnsˌaɪkloʊpˈiːdiə.
Sherley Clark Thompson (September 14, 1897 – March 21, 1967) was best known as the co-editor of the first baseball encyclopedia.