Ray Thomas (baseball) explained

Ray Thomas
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:9 July 1910
Birth Place:Dover, New Hampshire
Death Place:Wilson, North Carolina
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 22
Debutyear:1938
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 22
Finalyear:1938
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.333
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:RBI
Stat3value:0
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Raymond Joseph Thomas (July 9, 1910 – December 6, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1930s.

Early life and career

Thomas was born in Dover, New Hampshire, and played college baseball at Western State Teachers College from 1930 to 1933.[1]

He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in 1933. He played for the Huntington Red Birds in 1934,[2] the Houston Buffaloes in 1935[3] and the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1936 and 1937. Thomas was granted free agency by the Cardinals on April 1, 1938.[4]

Thomas was signed by the Dodgers on April 1, 1938, and played in one game for the Dodgers on July 22, 1938.[5] He had one hit in three at-bats in that game and scored one run.[6] He returned to the minors and played his last game for the Raleigh Capitals in 1946.[7] He had a brief run as a manager in the minor leagues before retiring from baseball.

Thomas died on December 6, 1993, in Wilson, North Carolina.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Michigan University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues. Baseball Almanac. December 3, 2013.
  2. Web site: 1934 Huntington Red Birds. Baseball-Reference.com. December 3, 2013.
  3. Web site: 1935 Houston Buffaloes. Baseball-Reference.com. December 3, 2013.
  4. Web site: 1938 Major League Baseball Transactions. Baseball-Reference.com. December 3, 2013.
  5. Web site: Ray Thomas Trades & Transactions. Baseball-Almanac. December 3, 2013.
  6. Web site: Ray Thomas. Baseball Prospectus. December 3, 2013.
  7. Web site: 1946 Raleigh Capitals. Baseball-Almanac. December 3, 2013.