Valmy Thomas
Catcher, Baseball Player
1925 – 2010
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Who was Valmy Thomas?
Valmy Thomas was a Major League Baseball catcher. In his five-year career, he played for five different home cities: the New York Giants, the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Cleveland Indians. He was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
After his major league career, while playing for Atlanta of the International League, Thomas was shot and critically wounded by Cleveland Lyons in a dispute over a woman.
Thomas died in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, at the age of 84.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1925
Santurce - Profession
- Lived in
- San Juan
- Died
- Oct 16, 2010
Christiansted
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on July 23, 2013
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