Myles Thomas
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1897 – 1963
Who was Myles Thomas?
Myles Lewis Thomas was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, and he was also 5 ft 9.5 in tall and 170 pounds. He was nicknamed "Duck Eye" by Babe Ruth.
On April 18, 1926 at the age of 28, he made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. On June 15, 1929, he was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators. Overall, he went 23–22 with a 4.64 career ERA. As a batter, he hit a respectable .240. He had a career .955 fielding percentage. In the postseason, he had a 3.00 ERA in 2 games.
Thomas played his final game on June 21, 1930. He died in Toledo, Ohio. His body is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1897
State College - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- State College
- Died
- Dec 12, 1963
Toledo - Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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