Valmy Thomas
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[edit] Biography
Valmy Thomas (Valmy Thomas) was born on October 21, 1928 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1957 for the New York Giants. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .249 with 6 home runs and 31 RBI. Thomas played for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 5 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NY | N | 88 | 241 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 31 | .249 | .296 | .390 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1958 | SF | N | 63 | 143 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 16 | .259 | .321 | .357 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1959 | PHI | N | 66 | 140 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .253 | .236 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1960 | BAL | A | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .118 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | 27 | 86 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 6 | .209 | .261 | .314 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | NL | 217 | 524 | 49 | 125 | 10 | 54 | .239 | .292 | .340 | 17 | 3 | 38 | 72 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| Total | AL | 35 | 102 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 6 | .186 | .239 | .275 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 252 | 626 | 56 | 144 | 12 | 60 | .230 | .283 | .329 | 20 | 3 | 45 | 79 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1957 | NY | N | C | 88 | 66 | 639 | 396 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | .991 |
| 1958 | SF | N | C | 61 | 47 | 415.1 | 244 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | .992 |
| 1959 | PHI | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | PHI | N | C | 65 | 43 | 409 | 310 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | .980 |
| 1960 | BAL | A | C | 8 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | CLE | A | C | 27 | 21 | 211 | 151 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .988 |
| Total | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | C | 249 | 182 | 1719.1 | 1128 | 92 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 48 | 49 | 7 | .988 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1951).
- Selected by New York Giants from Pittsburgh Pirates in the minor league draft (November 27, 1955).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Ruben Gomez to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jack Sanford (December 3, 1958).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore Orioles (May 12, 1960).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from Baltimore Orioles in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1960).
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