Tommy Thomas
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[edit] Biography
Born on December 23, 1899 in Baltimore, Maryland, Tommy Thomas (Alphonse Thomas) played for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 12 year career. Thomas broke into the bigs on April 17, 1926 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 3.80 ERA in 249 innings pitched in 1926, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tommy Thomas's best season was 1928, when he posted a 3.08 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 129 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | A | 44 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 3.80 | 127 | 113 | 105 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 249 | 225 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1927 | CHI | A | 40 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 2.98 | 107 | 110 | 102 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 307.2 | 271 | 16 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | CHI | A | 36 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 3.08 | 129 | 114 | 97 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 283 | 277 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1929 | CHI | A | 36 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 3.19 | 62 | 127 | 92 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 259.2 | 270 | 17 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1930 | CHI | A | 34 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 5.22 | 58 | 125 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 229 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1931 | CHI | A | 43 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 4.73 | 72 | 166 | 129 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 245.1 | 298 | 17 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1932 | WAS | A | 18 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3.54 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 114 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1932 | CHI | A | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.18 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 55 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1932 | TOT | A | 30 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4.26 | 47 | 81 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 160.2 | 169 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | 35 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4.80 | 35 | 87 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 149 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1934 | WAS | A | 33 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5.47 | 42 | 87 | 81 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 133.1 | 154 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1935 | WAS | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | PHI | N | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.57 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1936 | STL | A | 36 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 5.26 | 40 | 132 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 179.2 | 219 | 25 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1937 | STL | A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.04 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1937 | BOS | A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | TOT | A | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.26 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 62 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | NL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 394 | 266 | 117 | 127 | 4.11 | 733 | 1176 | 988 | 128 | 15 | 12 | 2164.1 | 2326 | 142 | 707 | 0 | 23 | 24 | |
| Total | 398 | 267 | 117 | 128 | 4.11 | 736 | 1185 | 995 | 128 | 15 | 12 | 2176.1 | 2341 | 144 | 712 | 0 | 23 | 24 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | A | P | 44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1927 | CHI | A | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .968 |
| 1928 | CHI | A | P | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1929 | CHI | A | P | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1930 | CHI | A | P | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1931 | CHI | A | P | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1932 | WAS | A | P | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1932 | CHI | A | P | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 |
| 1932 | TOT | A | P | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .962 |
| 1934 | WAS | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .955 |
| 1935 | WAS | A | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1935 | PHI | N | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1935 | Total | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1936 | STL | A | P | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | STL | A | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | BOS | A | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | TOT | A | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 398 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 372 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .975 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHI | A | 44 | 86 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | .186 | .231 | .186 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHI | A | 40 | 95 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 8 | .147 | .182 | .232 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CHI | A | 36 | 96 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 12 | .219 | .279 | .313 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | CHI | A | 37 | 98 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 10 | .255 | .291 | .296 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CHI | A | 34 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .197 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | CHI | A | 43 | 87 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 10 | .241 | .267 | .264 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | WAS | A | 18 | 42 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | .238 | .273 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | CHI | A | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | TOT | A | 30 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 10 | .200 | .228 | .255 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | 35 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .304 | .238 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | WAS | A | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .184 | .225 | .184 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | WAS | A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | PHI | N | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1936 | STL | A | 36 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .138 | .167 | .172 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | STL | A | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | BOS | A | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | TOT | A | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 395 | 719 | 57 | 141 | 3 | 71 | .196 | .238 | .236 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 151 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 399 | 722 | 57 | 141 | 3 | 71 | .195 | .238 | .235 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 152 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators (June 11, 1932).
- Traded by Washington Senators with Ray Prim and cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Snipe Hansen (May 10, 1935).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Browns (January, 1936).
- Released by St. Louis Browns (July 15, 1937).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (July 16, 1937).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (October 4, 1937).
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