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.

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 10	LAA	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 12	LAA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 14	LAA	@	MIN	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 15	LAA	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17	LAA		KCA	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 18	LAA		KCA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 19	LAA		KCA	W,6-4	CG	50	12.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
8	8	Apr 20	LAA		MIN	L,7-9	CG	45	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
9	9	Apr 21	LAA		MIN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
10	10	Apr 22	LAA		MIN	L,0-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	11	Apr 24	LAA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 25	LAA		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	13	Apr 26	LAA		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 27	LAA	@	DET	L,4-13	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	15	Apr 28	LAA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 29	LAA	@	DET	L,6-13	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	LAA	@	CLE	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	2	3	0	CF
18	18	May 4	LAA		BAL	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	19	May 5	LAA		BAL	W,2-0	GF	9	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
20	20	May 6	LAA		BAL	W,15-7	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 8	LAA		DET	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
22	22	May 9	LAA		DET	L,3-6	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
23	23	May 10	LAA		DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 11	LAA		CHW	W,4-2	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 12	LAA		CHW	L,6-7	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF CF
26	26	May 13	LAA		CHW	L,6-15	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 15	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	28	May 16	LAA	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	30 (1)	May 18	LAA	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
30	31	May 19	LAA	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
31	32	May 20 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
32	33	May 20 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	34	May 22	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	51	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
34	35	May 23	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-7	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF CF
35	36	May 24	LAA	@	WSA	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	37	May 25	LAA	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	38	May 26	LAA	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	50	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	39	May 27 (1)	LAA	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	40	May 27 (2)	LAA	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	41	May 28	LAA		WSA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
41	42	May 29	LAA		WSA	L,6-7	CG	47	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
42	43	May 30 (1)	LAA		BOS	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	44	May 30 (2)	LAA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	45	Jun 1	LAA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	46	Jun 2	LAA		NYY	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
46	47	Jun 3	LAA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	48	Jun 5	LAA		CHW	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
48	49	Jun 6	LAA		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
49	50	Jun 7	LAA		CHW	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
50	51	Jun 8	LAA		KCA	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
51	52	Jun 9	LAA		KCA	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
52	53	Jun 10 (1)	LAA		KCA	W,14-6	CG	41	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
53	54	Jun 10 (2)	LAA		KCA	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
54	55	Jun 12	LAA		MIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
55	56	Jun 13	LAA		MIN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	2	1B
56	57	Jun 14	LAA		MIN	L,4-5	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
57	58	Jun 15	LAA	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	10	1	0	11	2	1B
58	59	Jun 16	LAA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	1B
59	60	Jun 17 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
60	61	Jun 17 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
61	62	Jun 19	LAA	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	8	1	0	9	3
62	63	Jun 20	LAA	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
63	64	Jun 21	LAA	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
64	65	Jun 22 (1)	LAA	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	11	0	2	13	0	1B
65	66	Jun 22 (2)	LAA	@	MIN	L,3-8	GS	41	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B LF
66	67	Jun 23	LAA	@	MIN	L,0-5	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	68	Jun 24 (1)	LAA	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
68	69	Jun 24 (2)	LAA	@	MIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
69	70	Jun 26	LAA	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
70	71	Jun 27	LAA	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
71	72	Jun 28	LAA	@	BOS	W,19-7	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
72	73	Jun 29	LAA	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
73	74	Jun 30	LAA	@	NYY	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	75	Jul 1 (1)	LAA	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
75	76	Jul 1 (2)	LAA	@	NYY	W,12-5	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
76	77	Jul 2	LAA	@	WSA	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
77	78	Jul 4 (1)	LAA	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
78	79	Jul 4 (2)	LAA	@	WSA	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PR 1B
79	80	Jul 6	LAA		BOS	L,7-12	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
80	81	Jul 7	LAA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
81	82	Jul 8	LAA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
82	83	Jul 12	LAA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	15	0	1	16	1	1B
83	84	Jul 13	LAA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	85	Jul 14	LAA		NYY	L,8-9	CG	50	10.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
85	86	Jul 15 (1)	LAA		WSA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
86	87	Jul 15 (2)	LAA		WSA	L,4-10	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
87	88	Jul 16	LAA		WSA	L,1-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1B
88	89	Jul 17	LAA		DET	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF 1B
89	90	Jul 18	LAA		DET	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	91	Jul 19	LAA		DET	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
91	92	Jul 20	LAA		CLE	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	93	Jul 21	LAA		CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	94	Jul 22	LAA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
94	95	Jul 23	LAA		BAL	W,6-5	CG	56	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
95	96	Jul 24 (1)	LAA		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
96	97	Jul 24 (2)	LAA		BAL	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	98	Jul 25	LAA		BAL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
98	99	Jul 27	LAA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	100	Jul 28	LAA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	101	Jul 29 (1)	LAA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
101	102	Jul 29 (2)	LAA	@	DET	W,12-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	103	Jul 31	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	104	Aug 1 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
104	105	Aug 1 (2)	LAA	@	CLE	W,8-4	GF	31	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR 1B RF
105	106	Aug 2	LAA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
106	107	Aug 3	LAA	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	108	Aug 4	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
108	109	Aug 5	LAA	@	BAL	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
109	110	Aug 6	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
110	111	Aug 7	LAA	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
111	112	Aug 8 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
112	113	Aug 8 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-5	GF	17	3.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
113	114	Aug 9	LAA	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
114	116 (1)	Aug 11	LAA		MIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
115	117	Aug 12	LAA		MIN	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
116	118	Aug 13	LAA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
117	119	Aug 14 (1)	LAA		BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
118	121 (1)	Aug 15	LAA		BOS	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
119	122	Aug 17 (1)	LAA		WSA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
120	123	Aug 17 (2)	LAA		WSA	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
121	124	Aug 18	LAA		WSA	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
122	125	Aug 19	LAA		WSA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
123	126	Aug 21	LAA		NYY	L,4-11	CG	49	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
124	127	Aug 22	LAA		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
125	128	Aug 23	LAA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	59	13.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
126	129	Aug 24	LAA		CHW	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	9	2	1	12	3	1B
127	130	Aug 25	LAA		CHW	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
128	131	Aug 26	LAA		CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
129	132	Aug 28	LAA	@	KCA	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
130	133	Aug 29	LAA	@	KCA	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
131	134	Aug 31 (1)	LAA	@	WSA	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
132	135	Aug 31 (2)	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	136	Sep 1	LAA	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	41	10.2	16	0	0	16	1	1B
134	137	Sep 2	LAA	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
135	138	Sep 3 (1)	LAA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
136	139	Sep 3 (2)	LAA	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
137	140	Sep 4	LAA	@	NYY	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
138	141	Sep 6	LAA	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
139	142	Sep 7	LAA	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
140	143	Sep 8	LAA	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
141	144	Sep 9	LAA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	57	13.1	19	1	1	21	0	1B
142	145	Sep 10	LAA	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
143	146	Sep 11	LAA	@	MIN	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
144	147	Sep 12	LAA		KCA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
145	148	Sep 13	LAA		KCA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
146	149	Sep 14	LAA		DET	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
147	150	Sep 15	LAA		DET	L,3-7	GS	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B RF
148	151	Sep 16	LAA		DET	L,2-4	GS	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF 1B
149	152	Sep 18	LAA		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
150	153	Sep 19	LAA		BAL	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
151	154	Sep 21	LAA		CLE	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
152	155	Sep 22	LAA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	46	11.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
153	156	Sep 23	LAA		CLE	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
154	157	Sep 25	LAA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
155	158	Sep 26	LAA	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
156	159	Sep 29 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
157	160	Sep 29 (2)	LAA	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
158	161	Sep 30 (1)	LAA	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS	24	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
							167gm		1343.2	873	47	18	938	67