Tommy Thomas

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 23, 1899 in Baltimore, MD us

Died: April 27, 1988 in Dallastown, PA

Buried: Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD

High School: Baltimore City College HS (Baltimore, MD)

Debut: April 17, 1926 (Age 26-115d, 5,631st in MLB history)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 27, 1937 (Age 37-278d)
vs. PHA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1926 season

Full Name: Alphonse Thomas

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.9

W

117

L

128

ERA

4.11

G

398

GS

267

SV

IP

2176.1

SO

736

WHIP

1.403

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1918	18	BFL	AA	5	10	.333	3.39	17						114.0	104	58	43		41									1.272	8.2		3.2			BFL IL
1919	19	BFL	AA	15	13	.536	1.99	36						262.0	222	97	58		94									1.206	7.6		3.2			BFL IL
1920	20	BFL	AA	10	6	.625	4.01	28						148.0	162	84	66		59									1.493	9.9		3.6			BFL IL
1921	21	BLT	AA	24	10	.706	2.78	40						301.0	288	141	93		133									1.399	8.6		4.0			BLT IL
1922	22	BLT	AA	18	9	.667	4.14	42						252.0	279	162	116		103									1.516	10.0		3.7			BLT IL
1923	23	BLT	AA	15	12	.556	2.96	44						222.0	214	96	73		89									1.365	8.7		3.6			BLT IL
1924	24	BLT	AA	16	11	.593	4.07	43						254.0	241	135	115		96									1.327	8.5		3.4			BLT IL
1925	25	BLT	AA	32	12	.727	2.97	56						354.0	330	144	117		118									1.266	8.4		3.0			BLT IL
1926	26	CHW	AL	15	12	.556	3.80	44	32	8	13	2	2	249.0	225	113	105	7	110		127	1	0	2	1059	102	3.60	1.345	8.1	0.3	4.0	4.6	1.15
1927	27	CHW	AL	19	16	.543	2.98	40	36	3	24	3	1	307.2	271	110	102	16	94		107	1	1	0	1252	136	3.93	1.186	7.9	0.5	2.7	3.1	1.14
1928	28	CHW	AL	17	16	.515	3.08	36	32	4	24	3	3	283.0	277	114	97	14	76		129	4	1	0	1180	131	3.49	1.247	8.8	0.4	2.4	4.1	1.70	MVP-15
1929	29	CHW	AL	14	18	.438	3.19	36	31	4	24	2	1	259.2	270	127	92	17	60		62	0	1	3	1093	133	4.23	1.271	9.4	0.6	2.1	2.1	1.03
1930	30	CHW	AL	5	13	.278	5.22	34	27	4	7	0	0	169.0	229	125	98	13	44		58	1	0	0	783	88	4.61	1.615	12.2	0.7	2.3	3.1	1.32
1931	31	CHW	AL	10	14	.417	4.73	43	36	5	11	2	2	245.1	298	166	129	17	69		72	5	1	4	1105	90	4.33	1.496	10.9	0.6	2.5	2.6	1.04
1932	32	TOT	AL	11	10	.524	4.26	30	17	7	8	1	0	160.2	169	81	76	11	61		47	1	0	2	699	101	4.48	1.432	9.5	0.6	3.4	2.6	0.77
1932	32	CHW	AL	3	3	.500	6.18	12	3	5	1	0	0	43.2	55	33	30	6	15		11	1	0	1	198	70	5.40	1.603	11.3	1.2	3.1	2.3	0.73
1932	32	WSH	AL	8	7	.533	3.54	18	14	2	7	1	0	117.0	114	48	46	5	46		36	0	0	1	501	122	4.14	1.368	8.8	0.4	3.5	2.8	0.78
1933	33	WSH	AL	7	7	.500	4.80	35	14	13	2	0	3	135.0	149	87	72	9	49		35	2	0	3	607	87	4.28	1.467	9.9	0.6	3.3	2.3	0.71
1934	34	WSH	AL	8	9	.471	5.47	33	18	12	7	1	1	133.1	154	87	81	9	58		42	3	1	2	597	79	4.74	1.590	10.4	0.6	3.9	2.8	0.72
1935	35	BLT	AA	3	2	.600	6.75	17						48.0	78	42	36		14									1.917	14.6		2.6			BLT IL
1935	35	TOT	MLB	0	1	.000	6.57	5	1	1	0	0	0	12.1	18	11	9	2	5		3	0	0	0	58	73	5.89	1.865	13.1	1.5	3.6	2.2	0.60
1935	35	WSH	AL	0	0		54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	4	17	3.06	9.000	81.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1935	35	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	5.25	4	1	1	0	0	0	12.0	15	9	7	2	5		3	0	0	0	54	89	5.97	1.667	11.3	1.5	3.8	2.3	0.60
1936	36	SLB	AL	11	9	.550	5.26	36	21	7	8	1	0	179.2	219	132	105	25	72		40	4	1	4	824	102	5.90	1.620	11.0	1.3	3.6	2.0	0.56
1937	37	TOT	AL	0	3	.000	6.26	26	2	18	0	0	0	41.2	62	32	29	4	14		14	2	0	3	199	78	4.77	1.824	13.4	0.9	3.0	3.0	1.00
1937	37	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	7.04	17	2	14	0	0	0	30.2	46	26	24	2	10		10	1	0	3	146	70	4.31	1.826	13.5	0.6	2.9	2.9	1.00
1937	37	BOS	AL	0	2	.000	4.09	9	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	16	6	5	2	4		4	1	0	0	53	121	6.04	1.818	13.1	1.6	3.3	3.3	1.00
1938	38	PIT-min	A1	0	2	.000		9						20.0	20				16									1.800	9.0		7.2			CNG,KNX SOUA
1941	41	BLT	AA	0	0		9.00	1						1.0	2		1		0		1							2.000	18.0		0.0	9.0		BLT IL
1943	43	CLE-min	AA	0	0			2						3.0	2				1		1							1.000	6.0		3.0	3.0	1.00	BLT IL
1944	44	CLE-min	AA	0	0			2						2.0	4				0		0							2.000	18.0		0.0	0.0		BLT IL
12 Yrs				117	128	.478	4.11	398	267	86	128	15	13	2176.1	2341	1185	995	144	712		736	24	6	23	9456	104	4.27	1.403	9.7	0.6	2.9	3.0	1.03
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.478	4.11	41	27	9	13	2	1	223	239	121	102	15	73		75	2	1	2	967	104	4.27	1.403	9.7	0.6	2.9	3.0	1.03
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHW (7 yrs)				83	92	.474	3.77	245	197	33	104	12	9	1557.1	1625	788	653	90	468		566	13	4	10	6670	110	4.03	1.344	9.4	0.5	2.7	3.3	1.21
WSH (4 yrs)				23	23	.500	4.69	87	46	27	16	2	4	385.2	420	224	201	23	153		113	5	1	6	1709	91	4.39	1.486	9.8	0.5	3.6	2.6	0.74
SLB (2 yrs)				11	10	.524	5.52	53	23	21	8	1	0	210.1	265	158	129	27	82		50	5	1	7	970	96	5.67	1.650	11.3	1.2	3.5	2.1	0.61
PHI (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.25	4	1	1	0	0	0	12.0	15	9	7	2	5		3	0	0	0	54	89	5.97	1.667	11.3	1.5	3.8	2.3	0.60
BOS (1 yr)				0	2	.000	4.09	9	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	16	6	5	2	4		4	1	0	0	53	121	6.04	1.818	13.1	1.6	3.3	3.3	1.00

AL (12 yrs)				117	127	.480	4.11	394	266	85	128	15	13	2164.1	2326	1176	988	142	707		733	24	6	23	9402	104	4.26	1.401	9.7	0.6	2.9	3.0	1.04
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.25	4	1	1	0	0	0	12.0	15	9	7	2	5		3	0	0	0	54	89	5.97	1.667	11.3	1.5	3.8	2.3	0.60

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

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