Gary Thomasson
[edit] Biography
Gary Thomasson (Gary Leah Thomasson) was born on July 29, 1951 in San Diego, California. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1972 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 4 home runs and 30 RBI. Thomasson played for the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Gary Thomasson's best season was 1977, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 71 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 10
| 27
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .357
| .444
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 112
| 235
| 35
| 67
| 4
| 30
| .285
| .345
| .413
| 10
| 4
| 22
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 120
| 315
| 41
| 77
| 2
| 29
| .244
| .325
| .327
| 14
| 3
| 38
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 9
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 114
| 326
| 44
| 74
| 7
| 32
| .227
| .304
| .347
| 12
| 3
| 37
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 1
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 103
| 328
| 45
| 85
| 8
| 38
| .259
| .321
| .424
| 20
| 5
| 30
| 45
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 4
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 145
| 446
| 63
| 114
| 17
| 71
| .256
| .358
| .451
| 24
| 6
| 75
| 102
| 1
| 4
| 16
| 8
| 7
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 47
| 154
| 17
| 31
| 5
| 16
| .201
| .272
| .338
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| 55
| 116
| 20
| 32
| 3
| 20
| .276
| .346
| .405
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| 102
| 270
| 37
| 63
| 8
| 36
| .233
| .304
| .367
| 8
| 2
| 28
| 66
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 115
| 315
| 39
| 78
| 14
| 45
| .248
| .339
| .422
| 11
| 1
| 43
| 70
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 5
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 80
| 111
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 12
| .216
| .326
| .270
| 3
| 0
| 17
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 799
| 2103
| 278
| 528
| 53
| 258
| .251
| .333
| .394
| 95
| 23
| 263
| 397
| 5
| 12
| 46
| 27
| 31
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 102
| 270
| 37
| 63
| 8
| 36
| .233
| .304
| .367
| 8
| 2
| 28
| 66
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 901
| 2373
| 315
| 591
| 61
| 294
| .249
| .330
| .391
| 103
| 25
| 291
| 463
| 5
| 14
| 50
| 29
| 34
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1972
| SF
| N
| LF
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 5
| 52
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| OF
| 44
| 35
| 324.1
| 77
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| RF
| 9
| 6
| 58
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| LF
| 24
| 20
| 185.2
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 47
| 18
| 228.2
| 235
| 13
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| CF
| 11
| 9
| 80.2
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| RF
| 26
| 22
| 202
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| OF
| 76
| 66
| 583
| 149
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| LF
| 19
| 17
| 133.1
| 35
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| CF
| 34
| 27
| 247.2
| 60
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 15
| 7
| 87.2
| 86
| 13
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| OF
| 74
| 64
| 599.2
| 172
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| RF
| 19
| 9
| 104.2
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| CF
| 34
| 29
| 281
| 83
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 17
| 11
| 117
| 121
| 9
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| LF
| 26
| 26
| 214
| 59
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 39
| 36
| 300.1
| 322
| 18
| 7
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 16.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| CF
| 35
| 32
| 255.1
| 79
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| OF
| 54
| 43
| 385
| 114
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| RF
| 19
| 10
| 113.1
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| LF
| 64
| 37
| 352.1
| 85
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| RF
| 20
| 18
| 154.1
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| CF
| 54
| 52
| 429.2
| 135
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| OF
| 113
| 107
| 936.1
| 255
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 32
| 11
| 150
| 149
| 9
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 19
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 44
| 42
| 369
| 89
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 44
| 42
| 369
| 87
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| CF
| 16
| 15
| 114
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| OF
| 49
| 33
| 302
| 101
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| RF
| 12
| 4
| 49
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| LF
| 24
| 14
| 139
| 46
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1978
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 93
| 75
| 671
| 190
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1978
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 56
| 46
| 418
| 100
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| OF
| 100
| 77
| 731
| 194
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| LF
| 10
| 3
| 39.2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| CF
| 61
| 50
| 450.1
| 142
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| RF
| 43
| 24
| 241
| 52
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| RF
| 15
| 4
| 53
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 49
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| OF
| 31
| 17
| 159.2
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| CF
| 9
| 7
| 57.2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 207
| 139
| 1344.1
| 322
| 14
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 164
| 90
| 957.2
| 998
| 66
| 20
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 183
| 126
| 1138.1
| 294
| 10
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 254
| 221
| 1916.1
| 575
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 587
| 486
| 4399
| 1188
| 32
| 38
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Gary Alexander, Dave Heaverlo, Alan Wirth, John Henry Johnson, Phil Huffman, $300000 and a player to be named later to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Vida Blue (March 15, 1978); Oakland Athletics received Mario Guerrero (April 7, 1978).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Dell Alston, Mickey Klutts and $50000 (June 15, 1978).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Brad Gulden (February 15, 1979).
- Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Yomiura Giants (Japan Central) (December 22, 1980).
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