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Valmy Thomas
Valmy Thomas
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 21, 1928 in Santurce, P.R.
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: October 1, 1961
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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
1957 28 NYG NL 88 262 241 30 60 10 3 6 31 0 0 16 29 .249 .296 .390 .686 84 94 5 1 2 2 1 2
1958 29 SFG NL 63 159 143 14 37 5 0 3 16 1 0 13 24 .259 .321 .357 .677 81 51 4 1 0 2 0 2
1959 30 PHI NL 66 151 140 5 28 2 0 1 7 1 0 9 19 .200 .253 .236 .489 31 33 7 1 1 0 2 2/5
1960 31 BAL AL 8 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .063 .118 .063 .180 -49 1 2 0 1 0 0 /2
1961 32 CLE AL 27 92 86 7 18 3 0 2 6 0 0 6 7 .209 .261 .314 .575 55 27 7 0 0 0 0 2
5 Seasons 252 682 626 56 144 20 3 12 60 2 1 45 79 .230 .283 .329 .612 64 206 25 3 4 4 3
162 Game Avg. 162 438 402 36 93 13 2 8 39 1 1 29 51 .230 .283 .329 .612 64 132 16 2 3 3 2
SFG (2 yrs) 151 421 384 44 97 15 3 9 47 1 0 29 53 .253 .305 .378 .683 83 145 9 2 2 4 1
PHI (1 yr) 66 151 140 5 28 2 0 1 7 1 0 9 19 .200 .253 .236 .489 31 33 7 1 1 0 2
CLE (1 yr) 27 92 86 7 18 3 0 2 6 0 0 6 7 .209 .261 .314 .575 55 27 7 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 8 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .063 .118 .063 .180 -49 1 2 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 217 572 524 49 125 17 3 10 54 2 0 38 72 .239 .292 .340 .631 69 178 16 3 3 4 3
AL (2 yrs) 35 110 102 7 19 3 0 2 6 0 1 7 7 .186 .239 .275 .513 39 28 9 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1957 NYG NL 28 C 88 66 639.0 431 396 31 4 8 .991 3.0 5.6 3 6.01 4.85 .988 5.98 4.99 5 11 14 11 44%
1958 SFG NL 29 C 61 47 415.1 263 244 17 2 4 .992 2.0 5.8 2 5.66 4.28 .988 6.06 5.19 5 8 8 11 58%
1959 PHI NL 30 C 65 43 409.0 342 310 25 7 3 .980 2.0 5.9 2 7.37 5.15 .989 6.34 5.24 5 10 20 17 46%
1959 PHI NL 30 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1960 BAL AL 31 C 8 5 45.0 29 27 2 0 1 1.000 1.0 26.7 1 5.80 3.63 .986 5.92 5.12 0 2 1 2 67%
1961 CLE AL 32 C 27 21 211.0 170 151 17 2 6 .988 2.0 11.4 2 7.17 6.22 .989 6.21 5.44 4 3 5 8 62%
5 Seasons C 249 182 1719.1 1235 1128 92 15 22 .988 10.0 7.0 10 6.39 4.90 .988 6.11 5.16 19 34 48 49 51%
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
5 Seasons TOT 250 182 1720.1 1235 1128 92 15 22 .988 10.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 6.38 4.88 .976 6.11 5.15 19 34 48 49 51%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3910), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1955: Drafted by the New York Giants from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1955 minor league draft.

December 3, 1958: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Ruben Gomez to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Sanford.

May 12, 1960: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 28, 1960: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960 rule 5 draft.

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