Fred Thomas
Third baseman, Baseball Player
1892 – 1986
Who was Fred Thomas?
Frederick Harvey "Tommy" Thomas was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a third baseman for three different teams between the 1918 and 1920 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 10 in, 160 lb., Thomas batted and threw right-handed.
In 1916, Thomas was acquired by the Boston Red Sox with Sam Jones from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Tris Speaker. He entered the majors in 1918, hitting .257 in 44 games, and was a member of the World Champions Red Sox in the 1918 Series. Before the 1919 season, he was dealt to the Philadelphia Athletics and posted career-highs in games, hits, runs and stolen bases, while hitting .212. He divided his playing time with the Athletics and Washington Senators in 1920, his last major league season.
In a three-year career, Thomas was a .225 hitter with four home runs and 45 RBI in 247 games, including 88 runs, 19 doubles, 14 triples, and 24 stolen bases. He also hit .118 In six Series games.
Thomas died at the age of 93 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Dec 19, 1892
Milwaukee - Profession
- Died
- Jan 15, 1986
Rice Lake
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Fred Thomas." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/fred-thomas/m/03y1q4v>.
Discuss this Fred Thomas biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In