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b. November 29, 1937 · Detroit Tigers 1957–1958, 1961, 1963–1965, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1963, Boston Red Sox 1966–1971, Minnesota Twins 1971

Thomas moved from Detroit to the Angels during 1961 and found his best power season. Across 96 games he hit 13 home runs, drove in 59 and scored 41, all career highs except games played. He returned to Detroit during 1963.

Thirteen seasons gave him 430 hits, 71 doubles, 46 home runs, 202 runs batted in and a .255 average across 685 games. His best hit total came with Detroit in 1964, when he collected 88 and hit .286 with 12 home runs.

Thomas first appeared for the Tigers in 1957 and 1958, then returned in 1961 before the trade to Los Angeles. Six seasons with Boston followed from 1966 through 1971. The Red Sox sent him to Minnesota during his final year. He played 481 games in the outfield and also appeared at third base, first base and catcher.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1957	DET	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1958	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1961	DET/LAA	96	288	41	79	12	1	13	59	21	70	3	.274
1962	LAA	56	181	13	43	10	2	4	12	21	37	0	.238
1963	DET/LAA	102	276	27	61	11	2	5	26	20	54	2	.221
1964	DET	105	308	39	88	15	2	12	44	18	53	4	.286
1965	DET	79	169	19	36	5	1	3	10	12	39	2	.213
1966	BOS	69	173	25	41	4	0	5	20	23	33	1	.237
1967	BOS	65	89	10	19	2	0	1	6	3	23	0	.213
1968	BOS	12	10	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	.200
1969	BOS	29	51	9	18	3	1	0	8	3	11	0	.353
1970	BOS	38	99	13	34	8	0	2	13	11	12	0	.343
1971	BOS/MIN	32	43	4	9	1	0	0	3	5	7	0	.209
Career	—	685	1688	203	430	71	9	46	202	138	343	13	.255

On this day & linked events

1937

Born November 29, 1937

Minneapolis, MN, USA

1957

Major-league debut: George Thomas

George Thomas made a major-league debut on September 11, 1957.

1971

Final major-league game: George Thomas

George Thomas played a final major-league game on September 6, 1971.

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