Leo Thomas
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Leo Thomas (Leo Raymond Thomas) was born on July 26, 1923 in Turlock, California. He made his Major League debut on April 29, 1950 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 0 home runs and 18 RBI. Thomas played for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 2 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 35
| 121
| 19
| 24
| 1
| 9
| .198
| .312
| .273
| 6
| 0
| 20
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 41
| 124
| 12
| 29
| 0
| 12
| .234
| .336
| .290
| 5
| 1
| 17
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 19
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 6
| .167
| .333
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 60
| 148
| 13
| 33
| 0
| 18
| .223
| .335
| .270
| 5
| 1
| 23
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 95
| 269
| 32
| 57
| 1
| 27
| .212
| .325
| .271
| 11
| 1
| 43
| 25
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 72
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 81
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1952
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 96
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 168
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1942).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Portland (PCL) in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 17, 1949).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to St. Louis Browns (April 26, 1950).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Tom Ferrick and Joe Ostrowski to New York Yankees in exchange for Jim Delsing, Don Johnson, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss and $50000 (June 15, 1950).
- Sold by New York Yankees to Portland (PCL) (July 22, 1950).
- Traded by Portland (PCL) to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Fred Sanford, Jack Maguire and cash (October 11, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Tom Wright to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Al Zarilla and Willie Miranda (June 15, 1952).
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