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271:(1918–21). Listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m), 173 lb., Thomas batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in
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before recalling him to the Major
Leagues for the 1912 season. He spent the 1912 season as a little-used backup catcher for
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replaced Ruth and Thomas respectively and promptly caught the walked batter at second and recorded 26 consecutive outs.
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for a .973 fielding percentage. He appeared as himself in the
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The Red Sox signed Thomas in 1911 but allowed him to play the 1911 season with the
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In a 10-season career, Thomas was a .237 hitter (245-for-1035) with two
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as well, he hit .417 (13-for-31) from 1913 to 1918.
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1479:Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
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199:Career highlights and awards
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246:professional baseball
273:Camp Point, Illinois
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327:fielding percentage
111:Last MLB appearance
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386:on-base percentage
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1308:Doc Johnston
1266:Ray Caldwell
1259:George Burns
1145:Tilly Walker
1138:Pinch Thomas
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1068:Harry Hooper
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870:Herb Pennock
835:Harry Hooper
665:Steve Yerkes
644:Pinch Thomas
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569:Charley Hall
527:Hugh Bradley
520:Hugh Bedient
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1371:George Uhle
1350:Elmer Smith
1315:Harry Lunte
1294:Jack Graney
1152:Jimmy Walsh
1124:Ernie Shore
1089:Duffy Lewis
1075:Hal Janvrin
1033:Rube Foster
891:Ernie Shore
856:Duffy Lewis
842:Hal Janvrin
793:Rube Foster
786:Ray Collins
597:Duffy Lewis
555:Clyde Engle
548:Ray Collins
409:at age 65.
343:Amos Strunk
312:Ernie Shore
1438:Categories
1343:Joe Sewell
1040:Del Gainer
814:Vean Gregg
800:Del Gainer
765:Jack Barry
685:Jake Stahl
637:Jake Stahl
618:Larry Pape
590:Marty Krug
457:Retrosheet
450:, or
413:References
399:Warming Up
210:champion:
52:1888-01-24
1280:Joe Evans
1252:Jim Bagby
1241:champions
1110:Babe Ruth
1096:Carl Mays
1019:Hick Cady
1008:champions
877:Babe Ruth
863:Carl Mays
772:Hick Cady
754:champions
534:Hick Cady
513:Neal Ball
502:champions
392:in 1,948
362:home runs
353:. A good
316:Sam Agnew
308:Babe Ruth
279:Biography
137:Home runs
101:MLB debut
658:Joe Wood
376:, eight
364:and 102
335:Joe Bush
263:for the
259:through
1399:Manager
1166:Manager
933:Manager
679:Manager
394:chances
378:triples
374:doubles
249:catcher
188:–
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629:AL MVP
390:errors
242:Thomas
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78:, U.S.
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372:, 27
255:from
238:Pinch
160:Teams
94:Right
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261:1921
257:1912
224:1920
220:1916
216:1915
212:1912
190:1921
186:1918
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172:1912
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