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.

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	3 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		MLN	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
2	7 (3)	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	8	Apr 21	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	9	Apr 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	42	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
5	10	Apr 23 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	11	Apr 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	12	Apr 26	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	13	Apr 27	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
9	14	Apr 29	CHC		LAD	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
10	15	Apr 30 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	GS	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B LF
11	16	Apr 30 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,10-5	GS	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	17	May 2	CHC		SFG	W,9-4	GS	25	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
13	18	May 3	CHC		SFG	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
14	20 (1)	May 6	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves
15	19	May 9	MLN		CHC	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	20	May 10	MLN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	21	May 12	MLN	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	22	May 13	MLN	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	23	May 14	MLN	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	45	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	24	May 15	MLN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	25	May 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	26	May 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	45	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	27	May 19	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	28	May 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	29	May 21 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	30	May 21 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	31	May 22	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	32	May 23	MLN		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	33	May 24	MLN		PHI	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	34	May 26	MLN		LAD	W,10-2	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	LF 1B
31	35	May 27	MLN		LAD	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
32	36	May 28	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
33	37	May 30 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
34	38	May 30 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
35	39	May 31	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	40	Jun 1	MLN	@	PIT	L,2-8	CG	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	41	Jun 2	MLN		STL	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	42	Jun 3	MLN		STL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	43	Jun 4	MLN		STL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	44	Jun 5	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	45	Jun 6	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	46	Jun 7	MLN	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	47	Jun 8	MLN	@	CIN	L,8-10	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	48	Jun 9	MLN	@	CHC	L,10-11	GS	45	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
45	49	Jun 10	MLN	@	CHC	W,9-5	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
46	50	Jun 11 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	51	Jun 11 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
48	52	Jun 14	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	53	Jun 15	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
50	54	Jun 16	MLN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	55	Jun 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	56	Jun 18	MLN	@	LAD	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	57	Jun 20	MLN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	58	Jun 21	MLN		SFG	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	59	Jun 22	MLN		SFG	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	60	Jun 23	MLN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
57	61	Jun 24	MLN		CHC	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	62	Jun 25	MLN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
59	63	Jun 26	MLN	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	64	Jun 27	MLN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	65	Jun 28	MLN	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
62	66	Jun 30	MLN		CIN	L,0-4	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
63	74 (7)	Jul 6	MLN		PHI	W,7-6	GF	6	2.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
64	78 (3)	Jul 13	MLN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	79	Jul 14	MLN	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	80	Jul 15	MLN	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	83 (2)	Jul 18	MLN	@	CIN	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	85 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	86	Jul 20	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	88 (1)	Jul 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
71	89	Jul 23 (1)	MLN	@	PIT	W,11-4	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	95 (5)	Jul 28	MLN		STL	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	96	Jul 29	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	97	Jul 30 (1)	MLN		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	98	Jul 30 (2)	MLN		STL	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	99	Aug 2 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	100	Aug 2 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	T,7-7	CG	50	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	101	Aug 3	MLN	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	102	Aug 4	MLN	@	SFG	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF 1B
80	103	Aug 5	MLN	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	104	Aug 6	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	105	Aug 8	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	106	Aug 9	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	107	Aug 11	MLN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	108	Aug 12	MLN		CHC	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	109	Aug 13	MLN		CHC	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	110	Aug 14	MLN		PIT	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	111	Aug 15	MLN		PIT	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	112	Aug 16	MLN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	113	Aug 17	MLN		PHI	W,7-6	GS	43	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF 1B
91	114	Aug 18	MLN		PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	115	Aug 19	MLN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	116	Aug 20 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	117	Aug 20 (2)	MLN		PHI	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	118	Aug 22	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	119	Aug 23	MLN	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	120	Aug 24	MLN	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	121	Aug 25 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	122	Aug 25 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	123	Aug 27 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-10	CG	60	12.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
101	124	Aug 27 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	125	Aug 28	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	126	Aug 29	MLN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	56	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	127	Aug 30	MLN		SFG	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	128	Aug 31	MLN		LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
106	129	Sep 1	MLN		LAD	L,3-4	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
107	130	Sep 2	MLN		LAD	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	131	Sep 3 (1)	MLN	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	132	Sep 3 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	133	Sep 4	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
111	134	Sep 5	MLN		PHI	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
112	135	Sep 6	MLN		PHI	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	136	Sep 8	MLN		PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	137	Sep 9	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	138	Sep 10	MLN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
116	139	Sep 11	MLN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
117	140	Sep 12	MLN	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
118	141	Sep 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	142	Sep 15	MLN	@	LAD	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
120	143	Sep 16	MLN	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	48	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	144	Sep 17	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	147 (2)	Sep 20	MLN	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
123	148	Sep 23	MLN		CHC	W,6-3	CG	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	151 (2)	Sep 25	MLN		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
125	152	Sep 26	MLN		STL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	153	Sep 29	MLN		SFG	W,4-1	CG	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	154	Oct 1 (1)	MLN		SFG	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
128	155	Oct 1 (2)	MLN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
							136gm		1097.2	299	12	10	321	8