Roy Justin Thomas
[edit] Biography
Born on June 22, 1953 in Quantico, Virginia, Roy Thomas (Roy Justin Thomas) played for the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 8 year career. Thomas broke into the bigs on September 21, 1977 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.92 ERA in 77 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Roy Thomas's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he posted a 3.36 ERA and struck out 70 batters. However, others believe that it was 1983, when he posted a 3.45 ERA and struck out 77 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.84
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3.81
| 16
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 28.1
| 21
| 0
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 26
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 2.92
| 44
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77
| 66
| 9
| 24
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 4.75
| 22
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 59
| 3
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.45
| 77
| 44
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 88.2
| 95
| 3
| 32
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 5.26
| 42
| 33
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 49.2
| 52
| 8
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 40
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3.36
| 70
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 93.2
| 66
| 8
| 48
| 12
| 4
| 2
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.23
| 14
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.2
| 23
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 70
| 12
| 6
| 8
| 3.67
| 86
| 77
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 166.2
| 151
| 12
| 68
| 11
| 6
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 112
| 1
| 14
| 3
| 3.92
| 203
| 126
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 252.2
| 236
| 21
| 128
| 16
| 10
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 182
| 13
| 20
| 11
| 3.82
| 289
| 203
| 178
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 419.1
| 387
| 33
| 196
| 27
| 16
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| P
| 16
| 1
| 28.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| P
| 26
| 6
| 77
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| P
| 24
| 5
| 55
| 7
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 88.2
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| P
| 21
| 1
| 49.2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 93.2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 20.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 182
| 13
| 419.1
| 36
| 54
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 69
| 12
| 5
| 1.000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| STL
| N
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| STL
| N
| 26
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .059
| .059
| .118
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| STL
| N
| 24
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| SEA
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 70
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .143
| .147
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 182
| 34
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .143
| .147
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971 - signed June 10, 1971).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Dick Ruthven and Alan Bannister to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jim Kaat and Mike Buskey (December 10, 1975).
- Selected by Seattle Mariners from Chicago White Sox (31st pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Houston Astros in exchange for Larry Milbourne (March 30, 1977).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Houston Astros (June 23, 1978).
- Selected by Oakland Athletics from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 8, 1980).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rusty McNealy and Tim Hallgren (December 9, 1981).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1984).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (February 28, 1985).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (December 20, 1986).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (April 10, 1987).
- Released by Seattle Mariners (August 5, 1987).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (August 8, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1987).
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