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	18-21 / in Starts: 15-19
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	6

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 157 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	86 (47-23-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 157 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	102 (53-32-16)

Most Driven In
J Phillips	4
Self	2
G Metkovich	1
M Dickson	1
G Strickland	1
V Law	1
D Smith	1
R Kiner	1

Most Driven In By
C McCullough	4
R Kiner	3
G Strickland	2
Self	2
J Merson	2
G Bell	1
B Howerton	1
D Cole	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	1	116 (115)	Aug 17	PIT		CHC	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	3						CF
2	2	117	Aug 18	PIT		CHC	L,5-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	3	.16	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.75	CF
3	3	118	Aug 19 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	5	.55	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.88	CF
4	4	119	Aug 19 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	3	1.17	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.01	CF
5	5	120	Aug 21	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.316	.566	3	.86	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.32	CF
6	6	121	Aug 22	PIT	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.360	.478	.838	3	1.77	0.596	.00	0.00%	2.48	CF
7	7	122	Aug 24	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.429	.762	3	.61	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-1.74	CF
8	8	123	Aug 25	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG(12)	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.258	.361	.387	.748	3	1.96	-0.218	.00	0.00%	-0.68	CF
9	9	124	Aug 26 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	W,12-11	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.281	.378	.406	.785	9	.97	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.42	PH CF
10	10	125	Aug 26 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.381	.459	.840	3	1.22	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.71	CF
11	11	126	Aug 27 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.372	.447	.819	9	.30	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
12	12	127	Aug 27 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.429	.804	3	.51	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.39	CF
13	13	128	Aug 28	PIT	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.377	.426	.803	3	1.22	0.114	.00	0.00%	0.38	CF
14	14	129	Aug 29	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	1	.275	.351	.392	.743	3	1.20	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.76	CF
15	15	130	Aug 30	PIT	@	NYG	W,10-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.339	.429	.767	3	1.07	-0.108	.00	0.00%	0.61	CF
Sept		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
16	16	131	Sep 1	PIT	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.433	.767	3	1.25	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
17	17	132	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.250	.314	.406	.721	3	1.56	-0.215	.00	0.00%	-2.53	CF
18	18	133	Sep 3 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,10-11	CG(12)	6	6	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.414	.730	5	1.94	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.40	CF
19	19	134	Sep 3 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG(7)	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.284	.338	.432	.770	5						CF
20	20	135	Sep 5	PIT		CIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.423	.756	5	1.75	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.15	CF
21	21	136	Sep 6	PIT		CIN	W,7-4	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.413	.753	5	.80	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.43	CF
22	22	137	Sep 7	PIT		STL	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			1	0	0	.262	.326	.393	.719	3						CF
23	23	138	Sep 8	PIT		STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.313	.375	.688	3						CF
24	24	139	Sep 9 (1)	PIT		STL	L,1-2	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.317	.380	.697	3	1.71	-0.082	.00	0.00%	0.11	CF
25	25	140	Sep 9 (2)	PIT		STL	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.314	.376	.690	9	1.40	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
26	26	141	Sep 11	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.237	.302	.361	.663	3						CF
27	27	142	Sep 12	PIT		PHI	W,8-6	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.315	.382	.698	3	1.01	0.233	.00	0.00%	2.07	CF
28	28	143	Sep 14	PIT		BRO	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.322	.387	.709	3	1.33	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.30	CF
29	29	144	Sep 15	PIT		BRO	W,11-4	CG	5	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.333	.432	.766	3	.52	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.89	CF
30	30	145	Sep 16 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.323	.417	.740	3	.57	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.69	CF
31	31	146	Sep 16 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.326	.425	.751	3	.74	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
32	32	147	Sep 18	PIT		BSN	W,6-5	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	.264	.313	.408	.721	3	.80	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.47	CF
33	33	148	Sep 19	PIT		BSN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.271	.319	.419	.737	3	.99	0.223	.00	0.00%	1.87	CF
34	34	149	Sep 22	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.310	.406	.716	3	.59	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-1.32	CF
35	35	150	Sep 23 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.308	.403	.711	5	.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.24	CF
36	36	151	Sep 23 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.299	.391	.691	5	1.60	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.20	CF
37	37	152	Sep 25	PIT		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.254	.298	.387	.685	5						CF
38	38	153	Sep 28	PIT		CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.310	.397	.707	5	1.46	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.75	CF
39	39	155 (1)	Sep 30	PIT		CIN	W,8-4	8-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.264	.306	.392	.698	5	2.85	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.48	PH CF
							18-21		157	148	21	39	9	2	2	16	9	0	15	0	0		2	5	0	3	.264	.306	.392	.698		1.14	-0.254	.00	0.00%	-2.95

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