Lee Thomas

Positions: Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 5, 1936 in Peoria, IL us

Died: August 31, 2022 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, MO

High School: Beaumont HS (St. Louis, MO)

Debut: April 22, 1961 (Age 25-076d, 11,832nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1968 (Age 32-235d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: James Leroy Thomas

Nicknames: Mad Dog or White Fang

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

3324

847

106

.255

405

RBI

428

OBP

.327

SLG

.397

OPS

.724

OPS+

100

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	25 (24)	May 14	LAA	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	29 (3)	May 19 (1)	LAA		CHW	W,4-3	GF	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	30	May 19 (2)	LAA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
4	31	May 21 (1)	LAA		WSA	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	33 (1)	May 22	LAA		WSA	W,6-4	GS	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	RF LF
6	34	May 23	LAA		CLE	W,9-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	35	May 24	LAA		CLE	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
8	36	May 25	LAA		CLE	L,5-13	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	37	May 26	LAA		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	38	May 27	LAA		DET	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	39	May 28	LAA		DET	L,4-9	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
12	40	May 30	LAA	@	WSA	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
13	41	May 31	LAA	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	55	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	42	Jun 1	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	43	Jun 2	LAA	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	44	Jun 3	LAA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
17	45	Jun 4 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	46	Jun 4 (2)	LAA	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	47	Jun 5	LAA	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
20	48	Jun 6 (1)	LAA	@	BAL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
21	51 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	52	Jun 8 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	T,4-4	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	53	Jun 9 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
24	54	Jun 9 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	55	Jun 10	LAA	@	BOS	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	56	Jun 11 (1)	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	57	Jun 11 (2)	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
28	58	Jun 12	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	59	Jun 13 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	61 (1)	Jun 14 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	64 (2)	Jun 16	LAA	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
32	65	Jun 17	LAA	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
33	66	Jun 18	LAA	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	67	Jun 20	LAA		BOS	L,8-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	68	Jun 21	LAA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	69	Jun 22	LAA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	71 (1)	Jun 24	LAA		BAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	72	Jun 25	LAA		BAL	L,8-9	CG	64	14.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
39	75 (2)	Jun 28	LAA		NYY	W,5-3	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	77 (1)	Jul 1	LAA		CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	80 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	LAA		KCA	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	81	Jul 4 (2)	LAA		KCA	W,7-5	GF	16	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
43	83 (1)	Jul 6	LAA	@	MIN	W,12-11	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
44	86 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	LAA	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
45	87	Jul 9 (2)	LAA	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	88	Jul 14	LAA	@	CLE	L,5-7	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
47	89	Jul 15	LAA	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
48	90	Jul 16 (1)	LAA	@	WSA	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
49	91	Jul 16 (2)	LAA	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	92	Jul 18	LAA		MIN	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	93	Jul 19 (1)	LAA		MIN	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	94	Jul 19 (2)	LAA		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	95	Jul 21	LAA		WSA	W,16-5	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	96	Jul 22	LAA		WSA	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	97	Jul 23	LAA		WSA	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	98	Jul 24	LAA		DET	L,2-5	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
57	99	Jul 25	LAA		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
58	100	Jul 26	LAA		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	101	Jul 28	LAA		CLE	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	102	Jul 29	LAA		CLE	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	103	Jul 30	LAA		CLE	W,8-6	GS	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	104	Aug 2 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	105	Aug 2 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	37	8.1	0	0	1	1	0	RF
64	106	Aug 3	LAA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	108 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	LAA	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
66	109	Aug 5	LAA	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
67	111 (1)	Aug 8	LAA	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	112	Aug 9	LAA	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	114 (1)	Aug 11	LAA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	115	Aug 12	LAA	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	116	Aug 13	LAA	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	117	Aug 14	LAA	@	WSA	W,5-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
73	118	Aug 15	LAA	@	WSA	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	119	Aug 16	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	7	0	0	7	2	1B
75	120	Aug 17	LAA	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
76	121	Aug 18	LAA		MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
77	123 (1)	Aug 20	LAA		MIN	L,7-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
78	124	Aug 22	LAA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	125	Aug 23	LAA		NYY	L,6-8	GF	18	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
80	126	Aug 24	LAA		NYY	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
81	127	Aug 25	LAA		BOS	L,6-12	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
82	128	Aug 26	LAA		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
83	129	Aug 27	LAA		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
84	130	Aug 28	LAA		BAL	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
85	131	Aug 29 (1)	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH 1B
86	133 (1)	Aug 30	LAA		BAL	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	134	Aug 31 (1)	LAA		KCA	L,3-17	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	135	Aug 31 (2)	LAA		KCA	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	136	Sep 1	LAA		KCA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
90	137	Sep 2	LAA		KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
91	138	Sep 4 (1)	LAA	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	139	Sep 4 (2)	LAA	@	KCA	L,7-13	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
93	140	Sep 5 (1)	LAA	@	KCA	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
94	141	Sep 5 (2)	LAA	@	KCA	L,12-13	CG	46	8.2	4	1	0	5	2	1B
95	142	Sep 8	LAA		CHW	L,3-5	GS	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B LF
96	143	Sep 9	LAA		CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
97	144	Sep 10	LAA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	145	Sep 11	LAA	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
99	146	Sep 14 (1)	LAA	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
100	147	Sep 14 (2)	LAA	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	148	Sep 15	LAA	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
102	149	Sep 16	LAA	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
103	150	Sep 17 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	L,1-8	GS	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B LF
104	151	Sep 17 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS	44	9.1	1	1	0	2	0	LF 1B
105	152	Sep 19	LAA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	153	Sep 20	LAA	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
107	154	Sep 22	LAA		DET	L,4-6	GS	35	7.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
108	155	Sep 23	LAA		DET	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
109	156	Sep 24	LAA		DET	L,5-7	CG	44	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
110	157	Sep 26	LAA		WSA	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
111	158	Sep 27	LAA		WSA	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	159	Sep 28	LAA		WSA	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
113	160	Sep 29	LAA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
114	161	Sep 30	LAA		CLE	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
115	162	Oct 1	LAA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
							124gm		972.2	411	18	11	440	27