1881
Born January 22, 1881
Ballston Spa, NY, USA
Ira Thomas Notable
b. January 22, 1881 · New York Highlanders 1906–1907, Detroit Tigers 1908, Philadelphia Athletics 1909–1915
Ira Thomas played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1906 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915.
Across 484 games he batted .242, with 327 hits and 124 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 46 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 450 games behind the plate, with 2,129 putouts and 83 errors. He turned 42 double plays.
He was born in Ballston Spa, NY, USA on January 22, 1881, and died on October 11, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 2 | 1910, 1911 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NYY | 44 | 115 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .200 |
| 1907 | NYY | 80 | 208 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 5 | .192 |
| 1908 | DET | 40 | 101 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .307 |
| 1909 | PHA | 84 | 256 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 4 | .223 |
| 1910 | PHA | 60 | 180 | 14 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 2 | .278 |
| 1911 | PHA | 103 | 297 | 33 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 30 | 4 | .273 |
| 1912 | PHA | 48 | 139 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .216 |
| 1913 | PHA | 22 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .283 |
| 1914 | PHA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 484 | 1352 | 124 | 327 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 155 | 82 | 141 | 20 | .242 |
On this day & linked events
1958
Died October 11, 1958
1906
Major-league debut: Ira Thomas
Ira Thomas made a major-league debut on May 18, 1906.
1915
Final major-league game: Ira Thomas
Ira Thomas played a final major-league game on June 18, 1915.
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