Luther Baxter Thomas
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[edit] Biography
Born on September 9, 1910 in Faber, Virginia, Bud Thomas (Luther Baxter Thomas) played for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 7 year career. Thomas broke into the bigs on September 13, 1932 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 4.99 ERA in 169.2 innings pitched in 1937, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Bud Thomas's best season was 1938, when he posted a 4.92 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WAS | A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.75 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1937 | PHI | A | 35 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 4.99 | 54 | 108 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 169.2 | 208 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1938 | PHI | A | 42 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 4.92 | 48 | 138 | 116 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 212.1 | 259 | 23 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1939 | PHI | A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | DET | A | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.18 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47.1 | 45 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1939 | TOT | A | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5.22 | 14 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 64 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1940 | DET | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | DET | A | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.21 | 17 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72.2 | 74 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 143 | 58 | 25 | 34 | 4.96 | 135 | 344 | 290 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 526 | 625 | 53 | 166 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WAS | A | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | PHI | A | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1938 | PHI | A | P | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | PHI | A | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | DET | A | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1939 | TOT | A | P | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1940 | DET | A | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | DET | A | P | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 143 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | WAS | A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | WAS | A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | PHI | A | 35 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .128 | .196 | .213 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | PHI | A | 42 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .130 | .189 | .145 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | WAS | A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | PHI | A | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | DET | A | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | TOT | A | 33 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | DET | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | DET | A | 26 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .158 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 143 | 150 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 10 | .120 | .170 | .160 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Washington Senators from Philadelphia Athletics (May 1, 1939).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Washington Senators (May 18, 1939).
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