1905
Born March 22, 1905
Mobile, AL, USA
Dave Thomas Notable
b. March 22, 1905 · Birmingham Black Barons 1929–1930, Baltimore Black Sox 1930–1932, New York Black Yankees 1932–1935, New York Cubans 1935–1936, 1942–1946, Washington Black Senators 1938, Baltimore Elite Giants 1938
Dave Thomas played for six clubs across 18 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1929 and closing with the New York Cubans in 1946.
Across 518 games he batted .268, with 522 hits and 285 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 92 doubles and 15 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 17.18 earned run average, pitching 3.7 innings in 1 game. He struck out 2.
He played 479 games at first base, with 4,513 putouts and 108 errors. He turned 265 double plays.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1943 to 1944.
He was born in Mobile, AL, USA on March 22, 1905, and died on July 27, 1968. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1943, 1944 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | BBB | 82 | 293 | 44 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .256 |
| 1930 | BBB/BBS | 63 | 220 | 37 | 67 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 5 | .305 |
| 1931* | BBS | 53 | 183 | 21 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .202 |
| 1932 | BBS/NBY | 61 | 236 | 25 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| 1933* | NBY | 15 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 1934* | NBY | 22 | 81 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| 1935 | NBY/NYC | 25 | 105 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| 1936 | NYC | 38 | 152 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| 1938 | BEG/SEN | 14 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| 1942 | NYC | 26 | 99 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| 1943 | NYC | 29 | 121 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| 1944 | NYC | 24 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 1945 | NYC | 20 | 73 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| 1946 | NYC | 46 | 181 | 29 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Major leagues | — | 428 | 1630 | 252 | 446 | 81 | 25 | 17 | 204 | 126 | 3 | 15 | .274 |
| All seasons | — | 518 | 1951 | 285 | 522 | 92 | 27 | 21 | 239 | 152 | 7 | 15 | .268 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | BBB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17.18 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17.18 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dave Thomas, that is 1931–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1968