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Ira Thomas

Ira Felix Thomas

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: January 22, 1881 in Ballston Spa, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1906
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Highlanders/Tigers 1906-1915
Final Game: June 18, 1915
Died: October 11, 1958 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,in Cheltenham, PA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1906 25 NYY AL 44 126 115 12 23 1 2 0 15 2 8 .200 .258 .243 .502 51 28 1 2 2
1907 26 NYY AL 80 224 208 20 40 5 4 1 24 5 10 .192 .240 .269 .509 57 56 3 3 2/3
1908 27 DET AL 40 108 101 6 31 1 0 0 8 0 5 .307 .346 .317 .663 112 32 1 1 2
1909 28 PHA AL 84 286 256 22 57 9 3 0 31 4 18 .223 .292 .281 .573 79 72 7 5 2
1910 29 PHA AL 60 189 180 14 50 8 2 1 19 2 6 .278 .301 .361 .662 108 65 0 3 2
1911 30 PHA AL 103 337 297 33 81 14 3 0 39 4 23 .273 .341 .340 .682 92 101 8 9 *2 MVP-8
1912 31 PHA AL 48 154 139 14 30 4 2 1 13 3 1 8 .216 .268 .295 .563 63 41 2 5 2
1913 32 PHA AL 22 58 53 3 15 4 1 0 6 0 4 8 .283 .333 .396 .730 115 21 0 1 2
1914 33 PHA AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1915 34 PHA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
10 Seasons 484 1485 1352 124 327 46 17 3 155 20 1 82 8 .242 .296 .308 .604 82 416 22 29
162 Game Avg. 162 497 453 42 109 15 6 1 52 7 27 .242 .296 .308 .604 82 139 7 10
PHA (7 yrs) 320 1027 928 86 233 39 11 2 108 13 1 59 8 .251 .308 .323 .631 88 300 17 23
NYY (2 yrs) 124 350 323 32 63 6 6 1 39 7 18 .195 .246 .260 .506 55 84 4 5
DET (1 yr) 40 108 101 6 31 1 0 0 8 0 5 .307 .346 .317 .663 112 32 1 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1908 27 DET AL WS CHC L 2 5 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350 3 0 0 0 0 0
1910 29 PHA AL WS CHC W 4 16 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 .250 .438 .250 .688 3 1 0 0 0 0
1911 30 PHA AL WS NYG W 4 14 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 .083 .143 .083 .226 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 10 35 28 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 3 .214 .343 .250 .593 7 1 0 0 1 0
3 WS 10 35 28 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 3 .214 .343 .250 .593 7 1 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1906 NYY AL 25 C 42 195 145 38 12 1 .938 4.36 .962 5.46 0 39 31 44%
1907 NYY AL 26 C 61 364 257 90 17 7 .953 5.69 .968 5.46 11 64 61 49%
1907 NYY AL 26 1B 2 9 7 2 0 1 1.000 4.50 .978 10.95
1908 DET AL 27 C 29 143 124 15 4 3 .972 4.79 .969 5.55 1 29 11 28%
1909 PHA AL 28 C 84 600 479 112 9 5 .985 7.04 .968 5.79 5 77 74 49%
1910 PHA AL 29 C 60 424 324 86 14 8 .967 6.83 .968 6.14 3 61 54 47%
1911 PHA AL 30 C 103 666 499 150 17 12 .974 6.30 .965 5.89 11 105 110 51% MVP-8
1912 PHA AL 31 C 48 273 207 58 8 5 .971 5.52 .960 5.85 2 45 47 51%
1913 PHA AL 32 C 21 115 88 25 2 1 .983 5.38 .966 5.59 2 18 17 49%
1914 PHA AL 33 C 1 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 7.00 .971 5.70 1 1 1 50%
1915 PHA AL 34 C 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.50 0 0 1 100%
10 Seasons C 450 2788 2129 576 83 42 .970 6.01 .966 5.77 36 439 407 48%
1 Season 1B 2 9 7 2 0 1 1.000 4.50 .978 10.95
10 Seasons TOT 452 2797 2136 578 83 43 .970 6.00 .937 5.79 36 439 407 48%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 AL (8, 19%)
0.19 Career Shares (745th)

                            

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1368), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

August 20, 1905: Purchased by the New York Highlanders from Providence (Eastern). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 12, 1907: Purchased by the Detroit Tigers from the New York Highlanders.

December 8, 1908: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Detroit Tigers.

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