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Lee Thomas
Full name James Leroy Thomas Born February 5, 1936, Peoria, Illinois Died August 31, 2022, St. Louis, Missouri Buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Missouri First Game: April 22, 1961 ; Final Game: September 27, 1968 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 195 Named Major League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News (1993) Ejections as player: 1961 (1), 1963 (2), 1964 (1), 1965 (1), 1966 (1). Total: 6 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1961 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0 1961 NY A
1961 LA A Daily Splits 130 450 77 128 11 5 24 70 47 2 74 2 2 3 0 9 12 0 5 .284 .353 .491 -0.4 1961 LA A
1961 TOT A 132 452 77 129 11 5 24 70 47 2 74 2 2 3 0 9 12 0 5 .285 .353 .491 -0.4 1961 TOT A
1962 LA A Daily Splits 160 583 88 169 21 2 26 104 55 3 74 6 4 4 0 4 16 6 1 .290 .355 .467 0.1 1962 LA A
1963 LA A Daily Splits 149 528 52 116 12 6 9 55 53 6 82 9 2 2 0 6 13 6 0 .220 .301 .316 -2.3 1963 LA A
1964 LA A Daily Splits 47 172 14 47 8 1 2 24 18 1 22 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .273 .340 .366 -0.3 1964 LA A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 107 401 44 103 19 2 13 42 34 4 29 4 0 3 0 6 14 2 1 .257 .319 .411 -0.8 1964 BOS A
1964 TOT A 154 573 58 150 27 3 15 66 52 5 51 4 3 4 0 6 16 3 1 .262 .325 .398 -1.1 1964 TOT A
1965 BOS A Daily Splits 151 521 74 141 27 4 22 75 72 8 42 3 5 2 0 6 16 6 2 .271 .361 .464 1.6 1965 BOS A
1966 ATL N Daily Splits 39 126 11 25 1 1 6 15 10 1 15 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 .198 .261 .365 -0.6 1966 ATL N
1966 CHI N Daily Splits 75 149 15 36 4 0 1 9 14 1 15 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .242 .319 .289 -0.8 1966 CHI N
1966 TOT N 114 275 26 61 5 1 7 24 24 2 30 4 2 1 0 2 3 1 1 .222 .293 .324 -1.4 1966 TOT N
1967 CHI N Daily Splits 77 191 16 42 4 1 2 23 15 5 22 3 1 2 0 2 3 1 0 .220 .284 .283 -1.7 1967 CHI N
1968 HOU N Daily Splits 90 201 14 39 4 0 1 11 14 4 22 1 4 1 0 1 6 2 1 .194 .249 .229 -1.9 1968 HOU N
Total NL ( 3 Years) 281 667 56 142 13 2 10 58 53 11 74 8 7 4 0 5 12 4 2 .213 .277 .283 -5.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 746 2657 349 705 98 20 96 370 279 24 323 24 16 15 0 31 73 21 9 .265 .339 .426 -2.1 Total AL
Total ( 8 Years) Splits 1027 3324 405 847 111 22 106 428 332 35 397 32 23 19 0 36 85 25 11 .255 .327 .397 -7.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1962 AL Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1962 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1961 LA A Daily Splits OF 86 79 70 707 159 9 6 1 0 .966 28 0 63
1961 LA A RF 63 61 54 527.1 107 6 5 1 0 .958
1961 LA A 1B 34 30 27 265.2 267 10 5 26 0 .982
1961 LA A LF 28 18 16 179.2 37 2 1 0 0 .975
1962 LA A Daily Splits 1B 90 79 75 727.1 735 42 14 66 0 .982
1962 LA A OF 74 67 61 616.1 133 5 4 1 0 .972 17 18 42
1962 LA A RF 42 38 36 346.2 78 3 1 1 0 .988
1962 LA A CF 18 16 16 148.2 35 1 3 0 0 .923
1962 LA A LF 17 13 9 121 25 1 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A Daily Splits 1B 104 98 93 893.2 961 84 4 88 0 .996
1963 LA A OF 43 41 34 354.1 71 1 1 1 0 .986 3 2 38
1963 LA A RF 38 37 31 319.1 59 1 1 1 0 .984
1963 LA A LF 3 2 2 19 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A CF 2 2 1 16 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 LA A Daily Splits OF 47 44 42 406.2 71 4 4 1 0 .949 2 0 45
1964 LA A RF 45 44 42 402 69 4 4 1 0 .948
1964 LA A LF 2 0 0 4.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1964 LA A 1B 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A Daily Splits OF 107 107 103 936.1 176 6 1 1 0 .995 0 0 107
1964 BOS A RF 107 107 103 936.1 180 8 1 1 0 .995
1964 BOS A 1B 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 TOT A 1B 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 TOT A RF 152 151 145 1338.1 249 12 5 2 0 .981
1964 TOT A OF 154 151 145 1343 247 10 5 2 0 .981 2 0 152
1965 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 127 123 117 1087.1 1035 97 18 86 0 .984
1965 BOS A OF 20 18 16 160.2 29 1 1 0 0 .968 14 0 6
1965 BOS A LF 14 13 11 118.2 19 1 0 0 0 1.000
1965 BOS A RF 6 5 5 42 10 0 1 0 0 .909
1966 ATL N Daily Splits 1B 36 33 30 294 281 26 4 22 0 .987
1966 CHI N Daily Splits OF 19 15 12 149 23 1 0 0 0 1.000 18 1 0
1966 CHI N 1B 19 12 11 114 121 8 1 13 0 .992
1966 CHI N LF 18 14 11 140 23 1 1 0 0 .960
1966 CHI N CF 1 1 1 9 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 TOT N 1B 55 45 41 408 402 34 5 35 0 .989
1967 CHI N Daily Splits OF 43 36 26 338 60 2 2 0 0 .969 0 1 43
1967 CHI N RF 43 36 26 333 59 2 2 0 0 .968
1967 CHI N 1B 10 6 5 60.2 71 5 0 9 0 1.000
1967 CHI N CF 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 HOU N Daily Splits OF 48 41 38 383.1 67 5 2 0 0 .973 7 0 42
1968 HOU N RF 42 37 35 348.1 64 4 1 0 0 .986
1968 HOU N LF 7 4 3 35 3 1 1 0 0 .800
1968 HOU N 1B 2 2 1 14 13 3 0 3 0 1.000
Total ( 8 Years) Splits OF 487 448 402 4051.2 789 34 21 5 0 .975 89 22 386
Total ( 8 Years) 1B 424 383 359 3458.2 3489 275 46 313 0 .988
Total ( 7 Years) RF 386 365 332 3255 626 28 16 5 0 .976
Total ( 7 Years) LF 89 64 52 618 111 6 3 0 0 .975
Total ( 4 Years) CF 22 19 18 178.2 47 1 3 0 0 .941
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1962 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1962 AL LF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1971 STL N 4- 6 9-30
1972 STL N 4-15 10- 4
1983 STL N 9-11 10- 2
Total ( 3 Years)
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-22-1961 BOX LA A Cal Drummond Called third strike
6- 8-1963 BOX LA A Al Salerno Call at 1B
6-19-1963(2) BOX LA A Frank Umont Called third strike (Threw equipment)
9- 7-1964(2) BOX BOS A Red Flaherty Called third strike
8- 4-1965 BOX BOS A Lou DiMuro Call at 1B (Threw ball to ground)
6-22-1966(2) BOX CHI N John Kibler Called third strike
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1954).
Traded by New York Yankees with Ryne Duren and Johnny James to Los Angeles Angels in
exchange for Tex Clevenger and Bob Cerv (May 8, 1961 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Lou Clinton (June 4,
1964 ).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Arnold Earley and a player to be named later to
Atlanta Braves in exchange for Bob Sadowski and Dan Osinski (December 15, 1965 );
Atlanta Braves received Jay Ritchie (January 11, 1966 ).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ted Abernathy (May 28,
1966 ).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Houston Astros in exchange for Tommy Murray and Lee Brown
(February 9, 1968 ).
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