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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 23	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
2	8	Apr 24	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	9	Apr 25	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-7	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
4	13 (3)	Apr 29	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	14	Apr 30	PIT		CHC	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	15	May 1	PIT		CIN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	17 (1)	May 3	PIT		STL	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	18	May 4	PIT		STL	L,0-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	20 (1)	May 9 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,4-6	GF	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH RF
10	22 (1)	May 10 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	26 (3)	May 17 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	34 (7)	May 27 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
13	35	May 27 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
14	36	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	37	May 29	PIT		BRO	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	38	May 30 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
17	39	May 30 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,1-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
18	40	May 31 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	42 (1)	Jun 2	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
20	43	Jun 3	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	44	Jun 4	PIT		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	45	Jun 5	PIT		CIN	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	46	Jun 6	PIT		CIN	L,7-15	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
24	48 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
25	49	Jun 8	PIT		STL	L,3-5	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
26	50	Jun 9	PIT		STL	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	51	Jun 10	PIT		STL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
28	52	Jun 11	PIT		STL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	53	Jun 12 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	54	Jun 12 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
31	55	Jun 13	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	56	Jun 14 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	57	Jun 14 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,0-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	58	Jun 15	PIT		MLN	W,3-2	CG	0	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
35	59	Jun 16 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	60	Jun 16 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	61	Jun 17	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	69	15.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	63 (1)	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	67 (3)	Jun 23	PIT	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	69 (1)	Jun 25	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	47	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	70	Jun 26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	71	Jun 26 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
43	73 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	74	Jun 28 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	75	Jun 30	PIT	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	76	Jul 1	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
47	77	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	78	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	79	Jul 5 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	80	Jul 5 susp	PIT		PHI	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
51	81	Jul 6	PIT		BRO	L,2-14	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	82	Jul 7 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	83	Jul 7 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	84	Jul 8	PIT		NYG	L,7-10	CG	54	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	85	Jul 9	PIT		NYG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	92 (6)	Jul 18	PIT		MLN	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF CF
57	93	Jul 19 (1)	PIT		STL	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
58	94	Jul 19 susp	PIT		STL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	95	Jul 20	PIT		STL	L,4-9	GF	18	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	PH RF
60	96	Jul 21	PIT		CIN	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	97	Jul 22	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	98	Jul 23	PIT		CIN	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
63	99	Jul 24	PIT		CHC	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	100	Jul 25	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	101	Jul 26 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	102	Jul 26 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
67	103	Jul 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
68	104	Jul 29	PIT	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	105	Jul 30	PIT	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	106	Jul 31	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	107	Aug 1	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	108	Aug 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	50	10.2	4	0	0	4	0
73	109	Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	110	Aug 4	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	111	Aug 5	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	112	Aug 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	113	Aug 7	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
78	114	Aug 8	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	115	Aug 9 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	116	Aug 9 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	117	Aug 11	PIT		PHI	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
82	118	Aug 12	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	119	Aug 13	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	120	Aug 15	PIT	@	BRO	L,6-14	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	121	Aug 16 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
86	122	Aug 16 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
87	123	Aug 17	PIT	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	41	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
88	124	Aug 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	CF
89	125	Aug 19	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	126	Aug 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
91	127	Aug 21	PIT		BRO	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	128	Aug 22	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
93	129	Aug 23 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
94	130	Aug 23 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	131	Aug 25 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
96	132	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	133	Aug 28	PIT		STL	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
98	134	Aug 29	PIT		STL	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
99	135	Aug 30 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-19	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
100	136	Aug 30 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,5-11	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	137	Sep 2	PIT		CHC	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
102	138	Sep 6	PIT		PHI	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
103	139	Sep 7 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	140	Sep 7 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
105	141	Sep 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	142	Sep 11	PIT	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	143	Sep 12	PIT	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	0	12.0	3	1	0	4	0
108	144	Sep 13 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	145	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	146	Sep 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	147	Sep 16	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	148	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	149	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	150	Sep 20	PIT	@	NYG	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	151	Sep 22	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
116	152	Sep 25	PIT		NYG	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
117	153	Sep 26	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
118	154	Sep 27	PIT		NYG	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							121gm		1031.0	289	18	8	315	2