1899
Born December 23, 1899
Baltimore, MD, USA
Tommy Thomas Notable
b. December 23, 1899 · Chicago White Sox 1926–1932, Washington Senators 1932–1935, Philadelphia Phillies 1935, St. Louis Browns 1936–1937, Boston Red Sox 1937
Tommy Thomas played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1926 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1937.
He went 117 and 128 with a 4.11 earned run average, pitching 2,176.3 innings in 398 games. He struck out 736, completed 128 of his 267 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 399 games he batted .195, with 141 hits and 57 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 18 doubles.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on December 23, 1899, and died on April 27, 1988. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1927 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHW | 44 | 86 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .186 |
| 1927 | CHW | 40 | 95 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .147 |
| 1928 | CHW | 36 | 96 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 0 | .219 |
| 1929 | CHW | 37 | 98 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .255 |
| 1930 | CHW | 34 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .125 |
| 1931 | CHW | 43 | 87 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .241 |
| 1932 | CHW/WSH | 30 | 55 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .200 |
| 1933 | WSH | 35 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .238 |
| 1934 | WSH | 33 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .184 |
| 1935 | PHI/WSH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | SLB | 36 | 58 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .138 |
| 1937 | BOS/SLB | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 |
| Career | — | 399 | 722 | 57 | 141 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 40 | 152 | 0 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | CHW | 15 | 12 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 249.0 | 225 | 105 | 110 | 127 | 3.80 |
| 1927 | CHW | 19 | 16 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 307.2 | 271 | 102 | 94 | 107 | 2.98 |
| 1928 | CHW | 17 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 2 | 283.0 | 277 | 97 | 76 | 129 | 3.08 |
| 1929 | CHW | 14 | 18 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 259.2 | 270 | 92 | 60 | 62 | 3.19 |
| 1930 | CHW | 5 | 13 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 169.0 | 229 | 98 | 44 | 58 | 5.22 |
| 1931 | CHW | 10 | 14 | 43 | 36 | 2 | 245.1 | 298 | 129 | 69 | 72 | 4.73 |
| 1932 | CHW/WSH | 11 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 160.2 | 169 | 76 | 61 | 47 | 4.26 |
| 1933 | WSH | 7 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 135.0 | 149 | 72 | 49 | 35 | 4.80 |
| 1934 | WSH | 8 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 133.1 | 154 | 81 | 58 | 42 | 5.47 |
| 1935 | PHI/WSH | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6.57 |
| 1936 | SLB | 11 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 179.2 | 219 | 105 | 72 | 40 | 5.26 |
| 1937 | BOS/SLB | 0 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 41.2 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6.26 |
| Career | — | 117 | 128 | 398 | 267 | 12 | 2176.1 | 2341 | 995 | 712 | 736 | 4.11 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Died April 27, 1988
1926
Major-league debut: Tommy Thomas
Tommy Thomas made a major-league debut on April 17, 1926.
1937
Final major-league game: Tommy Thomas
Tommy Thomas played a final major-league game on September 27, 1937.
Image: Goudey, public domain