Luther Baxter Thomas

Full Name: Luther Baxter Thomas	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/180	First Game: September 13, 1932
Birthdate: September 9, 1910	Final Game: September 27, 1941
Birthplace: Faber, Virginia	MLB Experience: 7 years
Died: May 20, 2001
Deathplace: North Garden, Virginia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1932	WAS	A	2	0	0	0	.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0
1933	WAS	A	2	0	0	0	15.75	1	8	7	0	0	0	4	11	1	2	0	1
1937	PHI	A	35	26	8	15	4.99	54	108	94	6	1	0	169.2	208	15	52	5	1
1938	PHI	A	42	29	9	14	4.92	48	138	116	7	1	0	212.1	259	23	62	5	2
1939	WAS	A	4	0	0	0	6.00	0	7	6	0	0	0	9	11	0	2	2	0
1939	PHI	A	2	2	0	1	15.75	0	8	7	0	0	0	4	8	2	1	0	0
1939	DET	A	27	0	7	0	4.18	14	25	22	0	0	1	47.1	45	7	20	2	0
1939	TOT	A	33	2	7	1	5.22	14	40	35	0	0	1	60.1	64	9	23	4	0
1940	DET	A	3	0	0	1	9.00	0	5	4	0	0	0	4	8	1	3	0	0
1941	DET	A	26	1	1	3	4.21	17	45	34	0	0	2	72.2	74	4	22	0	0
Total			143	58	25	34	4.96	135	344	290	13	2	3	526	625	53	166	14	4

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1932	WAS	A	P	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1933	WAS	A	P	2	0	3	0	0	1.000
1937	PHI	A	P	35	7	17	0	0	1.000
1938	PHI	A	P	42	7	39	2	1	.958
1939	WAS	A	P	4	0	2	0	0	1.000
1939	PHI	A	P	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
1939	DET	A	P	27	2	10	0	0	1.000
1939	TOT	A	P	33	2	13	0	0	1.000
1940	DET	A	P	3	0	4	0	0	1.000
1941	DET	A	P	26	6	22	0	0	1.000
Total			P	143	22	98	2	1	.984

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH
1932	WAS	A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1933	WAS	A	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1937	PHI	A	35	47	3	6	1	5	.128	.196	.213	1	4	25	7
1938	PHI	A	42	69	4	9	0	5	.130	.189	.145	1	5	30	7
1939	WAS	A	4	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
1939	PHI	A	2	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0
1939	DET	A	27	9	0	1	0	0	.111	.111	.111	0	0	6	1
1939	TOT	A	33	14	0	1	0	0	.071	.071	.071	0	0	8	1
1940	DET	A	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0
1941	DET	A	26	19	0	2	0	0	.105	.105	.158	1	0	4	1
Total			143	150	7	18	1	10	.120	.170	.160	3	9	67	16

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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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