Raymond Joseph Thomas (July 9, 1910 – December 6, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1930s.
| Ray Thomas | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: July 9, 1910 Dover, New Hampshire, U.S. | |
| Died: December 6, 1993 (aged 83) Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 22, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 22, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .333 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Early life and career
editThomas was born in Dover, New Hampshire, and played college baseball at Western State Teachers College from 1930 to 1933.[1]
He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in 1933. He played for the Huntington Red Birds in 1934,[2] the Houston Buffaloes in 1935[3] and the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1936 and 1937. Thomas was granted free agency by the Cardinals on April 1, 1938.[4]
Thomas was signed by the Dodgers on April 1, 1938, and played in one game for the Dodgers on July 22, 1938.[5] He had one hit in three at-bats in that game and scored one run.[6] He returned to the minors and played his last game for the Raleigh Capitals in 1946.[7] He had a brief run as a manager in the minor leagues before retiring from baseball.
Thomas died on December 6, 1993, in Wilson, North Carolina.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Western Michigan University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "1934 Huntington Red Birds". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "1935 Houston Buffaloes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "1938 Major League Baseball Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Ray Thomas Trades & Transactions". Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "Ray Thomas". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "1946 Raleigh Capitals". Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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