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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	NYM	@	STL	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 13	NYM		PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 14	NYM		PIT	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 15	NYM		PIT	L,2-7	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 17	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 18	NYM		STL	L,5-15	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
7	7	Apr 19	NYM		STL	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 21	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
9	9	Apr 22	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 23	NYM	@	PIT	W,9-1	GS	25	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF
12	12	Apr 25	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 27	NYM		PHI	L,9-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 28	NYM		PHI	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	15	Apr 29 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,8-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	Apr 29 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
18	18	May 4	NYM	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	May 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	May 6	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	53	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 8	NYM	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	22	May 11	NYM		MLN	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	23	May 12 (1)	NYM		MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 12 (2)	NYM		MLN	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 13	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 15	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
27	27	May 16	NYM		CHC	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	28	May 18	NYM	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 19	NYM	@	MLN	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 20 (1)	NYM	@	MLN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 20 (2)	NYM	@	MLN	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 21	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 22	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 23	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 24	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 25	NYM	@	LAD	L,8-17	GS	45	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	37	May 26	NYM	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 27 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
39	39	May 27 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 30 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,6-13	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 30 (2)	NYM		LAD	L,5-6	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	42	May 31	NYM		LAD	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	NYM		SFG	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		SFG	L,1-10	GS	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	45	Jun 2 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	46	Jun 3	NYM		SFG	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	Jun 6 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	Jun 6 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	49	Jun 8 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	50	Jun 8 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	51	Jun 9	NYM	@	CHC	W,11-6	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	52	Jun 10 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 10 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 11	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	55	Jun 12	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	56	Jun 14	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	57	Jun 15	NYM		CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	58	Jun 16	NYM		CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	LF
59	59	Jun 17 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,7-8	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	60	Jun 17 (2)	NYM		CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
61	61	Jun 18	NYM		MLN	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
62	62	Jun 19	NYM		MLN	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
63	63	Jun 20 (1)	NYM		MLN	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
64	64	Jun 20 (2)	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	CG	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	67 (2)	Jun 23	NYM		HOU	W,13-2	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	68	Jun 25	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
67	69	Jun 26	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	70	Jun 27	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	9.1	0	0	1	1	0	3B
69	71	Jun 28	NYM	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	50	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF 1B
70	72	Jun 29	NYM	@	LAD	W,10-4	GS	24	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
71	73	Jun 30	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	74	Jul 1	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
73	77 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	78	Jul 4 (2)	NYM	@	SFG	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	7	0	1	8	2	1B
75	79	Jul 6	NYM		STL	W,10-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	81 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	NYM		STL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	82	Jul 8	NYM		STL	L,1-15	CG	49	9.0	0	3	2	5	0	3B
78	83	Jul 12	NYM		LAD	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	86 (2)	Jul 15 (1)	NYM		SFG	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
80	87	Jul 15 (2)	NYM		SFG	L,8-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	88	Jul 16	NYM		SFG	L,2-3	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
82	89	Jul 19 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	90	Jul 19 (2)	NYM		PIT	L,6-7	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	91	Jul 20	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
85	92	Jul 21	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	93	Jul 22 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	94	Jul 22 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	95	Jul 24	NYM	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	51	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	96	Jul 25	NYM	@	MLN	L,5-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	97	Jul 26	NYM	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	98	Jul 27 (1)	NYM	@	STL	W,1-0	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	100 (1)	Jul 28	NYM	@	STL	W,9-8	GS	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
93	102 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	103	Aug 1	NYM		PHI	L,9-11	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
95	104	Aug 2	NYM		PHI	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
96	105	Aug 3	NYM		CIN	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
97	106	Aug 4 (1)	NYM		CIN	W,9-1	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	107	Aug 4 (2)	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	56	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	108	Aug 5 (1)	NYM		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	109	Aug 5 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
101	110	Aug 6	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	111	Aug 7	NYM	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	112	Aug 8	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
104	113	Aug 9	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
105	114	Aug 10	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	115	Aug 11	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	116	Aug 12	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	117	Aug 14	NYM		PHI	L,1-3	GS	41	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	118	Aug 15 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	119	Aug 15 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,7-8	CG	59	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	120	Aug 18 (1)	NYM		STL	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	121	Aug 18 (2)	NYM		STL	L,0-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	122	Aug 19	NYM		STL	L,5-10	CG	48	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
114	123	Aug 20 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	124	Aug 20 (2)	NYM		PIT	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	125	Aug 21 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,6-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	126	Aug 21 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	127	Aug 22	NYM		SFG	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
119	128	Aug 23	NYM		SFG	L,1-2	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	129	Aug 24	NYM		LAD	W,6-3	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	130	Aug 25	NYM		LAD	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	131	Aug 26	NYM		LAD	L,5-16	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	132	Aug 28 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
124	133	Aug 28 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	138 (4)	Sep 2	NYM	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	139	Sep 3 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	140	Sep 3 (2)	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	141	Sep 4	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	18	0	0	18	0	1B
129	142	Sep 7	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
130	143	Sep 8 (1)	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	42	8.2	1	0	1	2	0	LF
131	146 (2)	Sep 10	NYM		MLN	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
132	147	Sep 14	NYM		CIN	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	148	Sep 15	NYM		CIN	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
134	150 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	NYM		HOU	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	151	Sep 18 (2)	NYM		HOU	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
136	152	Sep 20 (1)	NYM		HOU	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	153	Sep 20 (2)	NYM		HOU	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	154	Sep 21	NYM		CHC	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	155	Sep 22	NYM		CHC	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
140	156	Sep 23	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	157	Sep 25	NYM	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	158	Sep 26	NYM	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	159	Sep 28	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	160	Sep 29	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	161	Sep 30	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							147gm		1244.1	313	35	14	362	8