1896
Born November 25, 1896
Greenup, KY, USA
Clint Thomas Notable
b. November 25, 1896 · Brooklyn Royal Giants 1920, Columbus Buckeyes 1921, Detroit Stars 1922, Hilldale Club 1923–1928, New York Lincoln Giants 1927, 1930, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1928–1929, Homestead Grays 1929, Harlem Stars 1931, New York Black Yankees 1932–1935, 1937–1938, Chicago American Giants 1934, Newark Eagles 1936, New York Cubans 1936
Clint Thomas played for 12 clubs across 19 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1920 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1938. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1923 to 1928.
Across 845 games he batted .303, with 948 hits and 590 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 174 doubles, 66 triples and 164 stolen bases.
He led the league in triples three times between 1921 and 1926, topping out at 15. He led the league in doubles two times between 1923 and 1925, topping out at 24. He also led it in stolen bases and runs batted in. He played 742 games in the outfield, with 1,332 putouts and 45 errors. He also played 118 games at second base.
He was born in Greenup, KY, USA on November 25, 1896, and died on December 3, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920* | BRG | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | COB | 86 | 338 | 52 | 94 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 16 | .278 |
| 1922 | DS | 66 | 261 | 45 | 81 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 11 | .310 |
| 1923 | HIL | 60 | 221 | 39 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 13 | .281 |
| 1924 | HIL | 69 | 266 | 46 | 77 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 20 | 1 | 15 | .289 |
| 1925 | HIL | 71 | 255 | 56 | 87 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 30 | 0 | 18 | .341 |
| 1926 | HIL | 88 | 318 | 55 | 102 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 78 | 23 | 8 | 24 | .321 |
| 1927 | HIL/NLG | 80 | 275 | 48 | 83 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 32 | 0 | 7 | .302 |
| 1928 | ACB/HIL | 56 | 215 | 41 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 10 | .326 |
| 1929 | ACB/HG | 59 | 223 | 48 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 0 | 12 | .296 |
| 1930* | NLG | 51 | 197 | 54 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 17 | .345 |
| 1931* | HAR | 18 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .239 |
| 1932* | NBY | 28 | 114 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| 1933* | NBY | 16 | 64 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| 1934 | CAG/NBY | 23 | 84 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| 1935* | NBY | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1936 | NE/NYC | 31 | 72 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .278 |
| 1937 | NBY | 36 | 133 | 28 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| 1938 | NBY | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| Major leagues | — | 728 | 2672 | 490 | 806 | 146 | 61 | 57 | 508 | 233 | 15 | 136 | .302 |
| All seasons | — | 845 | 3133 | 590 | 948 | 174 | 66 | 65 | 583 | 272 | 15 | 164 | .303 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Clint Thomas, that is 1920–1935. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1990