Fred Thomas (baseball manager) explained

Fred Thomas
Position:	Manager
Birth Place:	Indiana
Statleague:	MLB
Stat1label:	Games managed
Stat1value:	29
Stat2label:	Win–loss record
Stat2value:	11–18
Stat3label:	Winning %
Stat3value:	.379
Teams:	Indianapolis Hoosiers

Frederick L. Thomas was a professional baseball manager.

In June 1887, Thomas was named manager for the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League.^[1] Thomas, who had front office duties with the team, took over from Watch Burnham after the team got off to a 6–22 start.^[2] Thomas had a managerial record of 11–18, before he was replaced by Horace Fogel in July.^[3] Accruing a record of 20–49 under Fogel, the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished the season at 37–89.^[4]

Notes

Little is known about Thomas; research suggests he may be Frederick Lucius Thomas, who was born in Indianapolis on July 31, 1855, and died in Los Angeles on this 78th birthday (July 31, 1933).^{[5] [6] [7]}

External links

• Managerial statistics at Baseball-Reference.com, or Retrosheet

Notes and References

1. News: Burnham Relieved of the Management of the Indianapolis Base-Ball Club . . 3 . June 2, 1887 . July 26, 2020 . newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Charlton's Baseball Chronology - 1887 . baseballlibrary.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070106021846/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/chronology/byyear.php?year=1887 . dead . January 6, 2007 . 2008-04-01 .
3. News: Horace S. Fogel, of Philadelphia, Is to Succeed Manager Thomas . . 3 . July 5, 1887 . July 26, 2020 . newspapers.com.
4. Web site: The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers . . July 26, 2020.
5. Web site: Missing Players, concluded . Peter . Morris . Base Ball and Presentism . February 27, 2015 . July 26, 2020.
6. Web site: Updated List of Possibly Found Players . Peter . Morris . Base Ball and Presentism . March 11, 2020 . July 26, 2020.
7. News: Thomas, July 31 . . 16 . August 2, 1933 . July 26, 2020 . newspapers.com.