Frank Thomas

Positions: Outfielder, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: January 16, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Mount Carmel College (Niagara Falls, ON)

Debut: August 17, 1951 (Age 22-067d, 10,834th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1966 (Age 36-353d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Frank Joseph Thomas

Nicknames: Big Donkey or The Original

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

6285

1671

286

.266

792

RBI

962

OBP

.320

SLG

.454

OPS

.774

OPS+

107

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-49 / in Starts: 13-23
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 181 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	125 (65-41-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 181 PAs	18
Avg. Runners on Base	106 (55-34-17)

Most Driven In
J Morgan	4
Self	4
J Wynn	2
D Allen	2
D Stuart	2
R Carty	1
J Callison	1
R Amaro	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
R Brand	2
R Amaro	2
R Staub	1
G Triandos	1
W Woodward	1
B O'Dell	1
R Herbert	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1689	4 (3)	Apr 18	PHI		LAD	L,2-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.28	-0.030	3.10	-0.04%	-0.27	PH
2	1690	6 (1)	Apr 20	PHI		HOU	W,2-1	11-GF(13)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	4.04	-0.129	8.86	-0.17%	-0.57	PH LF
3	1691	8 (1)	Apr 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.40	-0.010	.92	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
4	1692	9	Apr 24	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-9	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.02	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.09	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	1693	15 (5)	May 1	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.53	-0.013	.88	-0.01%	-0.14	PH
6	1694	16	May 2 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	5	1.76	-0.188	2.68	-0.17%	-1.60	1B
7	1695	17	May 2 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	W,10-7	GS-7	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	5	.74	0.016	1.29	0.02%	0.04	1B
8	1696	18	May 4	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.176	.343	5	2.32	0.033	4.06	0.04%	-0.12	1B
9	1697	24 (5)	May 11	PHI		CIN	L,1-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.158	.167	.325	1	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.47	PH
10	1698	25	May 12	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.158	.308	9	1.36	-0.033	2.90	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
11	1699	26	May 13	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.100	.143	.150	.293	1	4.86	0.371	9.15	0.42%	0.94	PH
12	1700	29 (2)	May 16	PHI		MLN	L,6-8	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.100	.136	.150	.286	4	1.17	-0.030	2.69	-0.04%	0.20	PH
13	1701	31 (1)	May 18	PHI	@	STL	L,2-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.130	.143	.273	9	.86	-0.022	2.05	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
14	1702	33 (1)	May 20	PHI	@	STL	L,2-12	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.125	.136	.261	9	.08	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.16	PH
15	1703	35 (1)	May 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.080	.111	.120	.231	8	.41	-0.042	.63	-0.04%	-1.32	PH LF
16	1704	36	May 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.143	.154	.297	9	2.29	0.082	3.05	0.07%	0.38	1B
17	1705	37	May 24 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,2-6	5-GF	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.226	.241	.467	9	.70	0.082	.93	0.07%	1.11	PH LF
18	1706	38	May 24 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.257	.250	.507	5	.56	0.042	.64	0.03%	0.34	1B
19	1707	39	May 25	PHI		NYM	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.300	.324	.624	6	.33	0.088	.35	0.06%	1.63	1B
20	1708	40	May 26	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.318	.366	.684	6	1.25	0.157	1.37	0.10%	1.05	1B
21	1709	41	May 28	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.298	.341	.639	6	.53	-0.041	.58	-0.03%	-0.60	1B
22	1710	42	May 29	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.294	.319	.613	6	.34	-0.001	.40	0.00%	-0.07	1B
23	1711	43	May 30	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.291	.314	.605	6	1.05	0.041	1.44	0.03%	0.23	1B LF
24	1712	44	May 31	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.288	.296	.584	6	.69	-0.052	.80	-0.04%	-0.78	1B 3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1713	45	Jun 1	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.283	.291	.574	6	.91	-0.022	.91	-0.01%	-0.21	LF
26	1714	47 (1)	Jun 5	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-9	GS-5	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.286	.310	.596	6	.81	-0.077	.83	-0.05%	-0.87	LF
27	1715	50 (2)	Jun 7	PHI		LAD	L,3-14	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.292	.317	.609	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.39	RF
28	1716	51	Jun 8	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.275	.297	.572	5	1.48	-0.145	1.85	-0.11%	-1.01	RF
29	1717	52	Jun 9	PHI		LAD	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.288	.309	.596	5	.48	-0.008	.43	0.00%	0.55	RF LF
30	1718	53	Jun 10	PHI		LAD	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.306	.591	5	.47	-0.042	.55	-0.03%	-0.32	RF
31	1719	54	Jun 11	PHI		HOU	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.282	.301	.583	9	2.18	-0.059	2.17	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
32	1720	55	Jun 12	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.291	.311	.602	1	4.34	0.302	4.54	0.19%	1.00	PH
33	1721	57 (1)	Jun 15	PHI	@	MLN	L,7-12	8-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.253	.284	.307	.591	9	.24	-0.009	.32	-0.01%	-0.02	PH LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	1722	74 (16)	Jul 2	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.303	.583	1	4.35	-0.149	14.15	-0.29%	-0.67	PH
35	1723	75	Jul 3	PHI		CIN	L,8-10	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.289	.351	.640	1	1.18	0.347	4.46	0.79%	1.00	PH LF
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Houston Astros
36	1724	85	Jul 16	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.286	.346	.632	8	1.54	-0.037	.49	-0.01%	-0.15	PH 3B
37	1725	89 (3)	Jul 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.284	.354	.638	4	1.18	0.003	.19	0.00%	-0.12	1B
38	1726	94 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.272	.337	.609	4	.71	-0.070	.13	-0.01%	-0.49	1B
39	1727	95	Jul 25	HOU		CIN	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.269	.333	.602	2	8.18	-0.194	.94	-0.01%	-0.71	PH
40	1728	96	Jul 26	HOU		MLN	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.258	.319	.576	4	.82	-0.081	.06	0.00%	-1.24	1B
41	1729	98 (1)	Jul 28	HOU		MLN	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.255	.315	.570	9	2.96	-0.070	.06	0.00%	-0.41	PH
42	1730	99	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.245	.302	.547	5	.76	-0.077	.02	0.00%	-1.10	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	1731	101 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,4-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.243	.299	.542	9	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
44	1732	102	Aug 1 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.240	.296	.536	3	1.84	-0.046	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH 1B
45	1733	103	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.240	.296	.536	3						1B
46	1734	105 (1)	Aug 4	HOU	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.241	.294	.535	4	1.26	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.63	1B
47	1735	106	Aug 5	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.239	.291	.530	9	1.43	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
48	1736	117 (10)	Aug 15	HOU		NYM	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.239	.283	.522	4	.97	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1B
49	1737	119 (1)	Aug 17	HOU		PIT	L,6-8	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.246	.290	.535	4	1.72	0.086	.00	0.00%	1.00	1B
50	1738	120	Aug 18	HOU		PIT	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.246	.288	.534	4	.85	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.02	1B
51	1739	121	Aug 20 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-4	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.244	.286	.529	4	3.16	-0.124	.00	0.00%	-0.76	PH 1B
52	1740	122	Aug 20 (2)	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.252	.287	.539	3	1.59	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.07	LF 3B
53	1741	123	Aug 21	HOU	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.266	.328	.593	3	.35	0.203	.00	0.00%	1.67	1B
54	1742	124	Aug 22	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.265	.325	.590	4	1.34	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1B
55	1743	125	Aug 24	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.257	.315	.572	4	1.35	-0.134	.00	0.00%	-1.08	1B
56	1744	130 (4)	Aug 29	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.255	.313	.568	9	2.57	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
57	1745	131	Aug 31 (1)	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.262	.364	.626	4	.78	0.339	.00	0.00%	3.22	1B
58	1746	132	Aug 31 (2)	HOU	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.222	.255	.356	.611	4	1.61	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Houston Astros to Milwaukee Braves
59	1747	132	Sep 1 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,0-2	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.253	.353	.606	9	2.10	-0.053	11.83	-0.18%	-0.43	PH
60	1748	133	Sep 2	MLN	@	CIN	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.252	.350	.602	8	.96	-0.025	5.24	-0.08%	-0.10	PH
61	1749	136 (2)	Sep 5	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.348	.598	8	1.91	-0.047	10.11	-0.15%	-0.21	PH
62	1750	139 (2)	Sep 8	MLN		PHI	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.248	.345	.594	9	4.52	-0.104	25.68	-0.35%	-0.27	PH
63	1751	140	Sep 10	MLN	@	NYM	W,3-1	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.247	.343	.590	8	2.24	-0.060	7.98	-0.13%	-0.33	PH
64	1752	145 (4)	Sep 15	MLN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.333	.574	5	1.25	-0.124	1.36	-0.08%	-1.02	1B
65	1753	146	Sep 16	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-8	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.241	.331	.572	5	.83	-0.018	.94	-0.01%	-0.38	1B
66	1754	147	Sep 17	MLN		SFG	W,9-1	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.247	.349	.596	6	.28	0.042	.23	0.02%	0.50	1B
67	1755	148	Sep 18	MLN		SFG	L,0-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.248	.348	.597	6	1.43	0.070	1.58	0.05%	0.19	1B
68	1756	149	Sep 19	MLN		SFG	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.246	.344	.589	6	1.07	-0.051	.29	-0.01%	-0.41	LF
69	1757	150	Sep 20	MLN		PHI	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.241	.338	.579	6	1.79	-0.125	.06	0.00%	-1.32	1B
70	1758	151	Sep 21	MLN		LAD	L,1-3	GS-9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.221	.247	.344	.591	6	1.58	0.090	.01	0.00%	0.56	1B
71	1759	152	Sep 22	MLN		LAD	L,6-7	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.251	.344	.595	8	.98	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
72	1760	161 (8)	Oct 2	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-3	3-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.254	.341	.596	1	.94	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.09	LF
73	1761	162	Oct 3	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.254	.345	.599	4	.64	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.19	LF
							24-49		181	168	17	37	9	0	4	17	9	0	36	0	0	4	3	3	0	0	.220	.254	.345	.599		1.17	-0.493	1.23	-0.33%	-7.07

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