| Orrel Thomas | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | May 28, 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Death Place: | River Rouge, Michigan |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1937 |
| Debutteam: | Detroit Stars |
| Finalyear: | 1937 |
| Finalteam: | Detroit Stars |
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Orrel Lee Thomas (May 28, 1913 – January 8, 1945), nicknamed "Little Dean", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Thomas was the younger brother of fellow Negro leaguer Walter Thomas. He played for the Detroit Stars in 1937, posting a 5.63 ERA over 40 innings in six recorded appearances on the mound.[1] [2] Thomas died in River Rouge, Michigan in 1945 at age 31.
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