Big Sam Thompson was one of the game's first great sluggers, finishing his career with a whopping 126 home runs.  His 166 RBI in 1887 was a record that stood until it was broken by Babe Ruth in 1921, and at the time of his retirement he was second on the career home runs list.  Additionally, Thompson was part of the only all-.400 hitting outfield of all time, along with Tuck Turner (.416), Ed Delahanty (.407) and Billy Hamilton (.404) with the 1894 Phillies.  One of the tougher poses of Thompson, this 1889 card pictures him with Philadelphia, who purchased his contract in the fall of 1888.  The addition of his new team across his breast is the most visible component of this example, though the image is still clean with exceptional contrast and some very light fading.  The grade of GOOD 2 assessed by PSA is primarily a result of very light glue staining on the reverse, a telltale sign of long ago scrapbook mounting.  That same scrapbook, however, protected the card for many years, the result being a clean surface with very slight corner and edge wear.