James Leroy Thomas
Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.
Born: February 5, 1936 in Peoria, IL
High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1954.
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Debut: April 22, 1961 (Age 25)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Angels/RedSox/Cubs/Astros/Braves/... 1961-1968
Final Game: September 27, 1968 (Age 32)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 (8) | Apr 20 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,1-7 | GS | 39 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1B LF |
| 2 | 10 | Apr 21 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,0-8 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LF |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 3 | 27 (16) | May 11 | HOU | @ | STL | L,3-4 | GS | 45 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 4 | 33 (5) | May 18 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,0-1 | CG | 30 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | RF |
| 5 | 35 (1) | May 19 (2) | HOU | @ | LAD | W,3-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 6 | 37 (1) | May 21 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,8-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 7 | 38 | May 22 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,1-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | RF |
| 8 | 39 | May 24 | HOU | LAD | L,7-9 | CG | 55 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF | |
| 9 | 41 (1) | May 26 | HOU | LAD | L,0-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| 10 | 43 (1) | May 28 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,1-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 11 | 44 | May 30 | HOU | @ | ATL | W,11-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 12 | 45 | May 31 | HOU | CHC | W,3-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 13 | 46 | Jun 1 | HOU | CHC | L,1-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 14 | 47 | Jun 2 | HOU | CHC | L,2-3 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH RF | |
| 15 | 48 | Jun 3 | HOU | STL | L,2-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF | |
| 16 | 51 (2) | Jun 6 | HOU | STL | L,0-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 17 | 52 | Jun 7 | HOU | PIT | L,0-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | RF | |
| 18 | 53 | Jun 8 | HOU | PIT | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF | |
| 19 | 54 | Jun 9 | HOU | PIT | L,1-3 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1B | |
| 20 | 55 | Jun 11 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,5-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 21 | 57 (1) | Jun 14 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 22 | 59 (1) | Jun 16 (1) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,1-3 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 23 | 60 | Jun 16 (2) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,2-11 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF |
| 24 | 63 (2) | Jun 18 (2) | HOU | @ | NYM | W,6-5 | GS | 41 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF RF |
| 25 | 65 (1) | Jun 20 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,3-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 26 | 66 | Jun 21 | HOU | PHI | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 27 | 72 (5) | Jun 27 | HOU | NYM | L,1-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| 28 | 74 (1) | Jun 29 | HOU | NYM | W,2-0 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | RF | |
| 29 | 75 | Jun 30 | HOU | NYM | L,0-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 30 | 78 (2) | Jul 3 | HOU | CIN | L,7-9 | GF | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF | |
| 31 | 88 (9) | Jul 14 (1) | HOU | @ | CIN | W,5-4 | GF | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | RF |
| 32 | 93 (4) | Jul 19 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,3-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 33 | 94 | Jul 20 | HOU | @ | SFG | L,0-1 | CG | 30 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 34 | 95 | Jul 21 (1) | HOU | @ | SFG | W,2-1 | CG | 37 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 35 | 102 (6) | Jul 28 | HOU | SFG | L,2-4 | GF | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 36 | 104 (1) | Jul 30 | HOU | LAD | L,2-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 37 | 111 (6) | Aug 6 | HOU | NYM | L,1-4 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | LF | |
| 38 | 114 (2) | Aug 9 | HOU | PIT | W,2-1 | CG | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | 122 (7) | Aug 16 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,3-1 | CG | 48 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | RF |
| 40 | 123 | Aug 17 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,1-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | RF |
| 41 | 124 | Aug 18 (1) | HOU | @ | NYM | L,1-8 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 42 | 125 | Aug 18 (2) | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 43 | 129 (3) | Aug 23 | HOU | CHC | W,3-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH LF | |
| 44 | 135 (5) | Aug 29 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,6-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | LF |
| 45 | 136 | Aug 30 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,3-5 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 46 | 137 | Aug 31 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,6-2 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 47 | 138 | Sep 1 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,0-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | RF |
| 48 | 140 (1) | Sep 2 (2) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,3-4 | CG | 0 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 49 | 141 | Sep 3 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,2-3 | GS | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 51gm | 397.1 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Apr 20 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,1-7 | GF | 16 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | Apr 21 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,0-8 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 3 | 63 (52) | Jun 18 (2) | HOU | @ | NYM | W,6-5 | GS | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 4 | 102 (38) | Jul 28 | HOU | SFG | L,2-4 | GF | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 5 | 111 (8) | Aug 6 | HOU | NYM | L,1-4 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | 129 (17) | Aug 23 | HOU | CHC | W,3-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 135 (5) | Aug 29 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,6-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7gm | 35.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | May 11 | HOU | @ | STL | L,3-4 | GS | 45 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 33 (5) | May 18 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,0-1 | CG | 30 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 35 (1) | May 19 (2) | HOU | @ | LAD | W,3-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 37 (1) | May 21 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,8-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 38 | May 22 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,1-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 39 | May 24 | HOU | LAD | L,7-9 | CG | 55 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 41 (1) | May 26 | HOU | LAD | L,0-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | 43 (1) | May 28 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,1-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 44 | May 30 | HOU | @ | ATL | W,11-0 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 45 | May 31 | HOU | CHC | W,3-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 11 | 46 | Jun 1 | HOU | CHC | L,1-3 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 47 | Jun 2 | HOU | CHC | L,2-3 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 48 | Jun 3 | HOU | STL | L,2-7 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | 51 (2) | Jun 6 | HOU | STL | L,0-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 52 | Jun 7 | HOU | PIT | L,0-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | 53 | Jun 8 | HOU | PIT | W,3-2 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 55 (1) | Jun 11 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,5-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 57 (1) | Jun 14 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,0-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 59 (1) | Jun 16 (1) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,1-3 | CG | 31 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 60 | Jun 16 (2) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,2-11 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 63 (2) | Jun 18 (2) | HOU | @ | NYM | W,6-5 | GF | 33 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 65 (1) | Jun 20 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,3-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | 66 | Jun 21 | HOU | PHI | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | 72 (5) | Jun 27 | HOU | NYM | L,1-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | 74 (1) | Jun 29 | HOU | NYM | W,2-0 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 75 | Jun 30 | HOU | NYM | L,0-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 27 | 78 (2) | Jul 3 | HOU | CIN | L,7-9 | GF | 11 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 88 (9) | Jul 14 (1) | HOU | @ | CIN | W,5-4 | GF | 45 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | 93 (4) | Jul 19 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,3-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 94 | Jul 20 | HOU | @ | SFG | L,0-1 | CG | 30 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | 95 | Jul 21 (1) | HOU | @ | SFG | W,2-1 | CG | 37 | 10.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | 104 (8) | Jul 30 | HOU | LAD | L,2-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 33 | 114 (9) | Aug 9 | HOU | PIT | W,2-1 | CG | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | 122 (7) | Aug 16 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,3-1 | CG | 48 | 12.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 123 | Aug 17 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,1-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 124 | Aug 18 (1) | HOU | @ | NYM | L,1-8 | CG | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 125 | Aug 18 (2) | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 136 (10) | Aug 30 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,3-5 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 137 | Aug 31 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,6-2 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 40 | 138 | Sep 1 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,0-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | 140 (1) | Sep 2 (2) | HOU | @ | PIT | L,3-4 | CG | 0 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 141 | Sep 3 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,2-3 | GS | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42gm | 348.1 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 0 | ||||||||
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