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Satchel Paige League
9-29-2046
Bob Thomas Starting Pitcher
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.64 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 69-128 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 09-20-1944
K 1397 Drafted Round 3, Pick 41
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(110 games)
IP 1793.2
WHIP 1.41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 MIN
4
90
35
5
0
2
8
 19
.945
.434
.511
.122
.389
1971 LAA-MIL
45
752
221
34
9
23
82
 133
.817
.362
.455
.161
.294
1972 MIL
46
757
212
31
5
26
73
 150
.786
.348
.437
.157
.280
1973 MIL
37
854
235
37
9
27
92
 169
.781
.346
.434
.159
.275
1974 MIL
37
922
225
32
6
26
89
 189
.690
.314
.376
.132
.244
1975 MIL
36
888
208
30
9
19
78
 179
.649
.297
.352
.118
.234
1976 MIL
32
615
176
32
6
18
60
 136
.799
.353
.446
.159
.286
1977 MIL
35
780
174
25
4
15
66
 172
.610
.287
.323
.100
.223
1978 MIL
41
570
171
29
4
13
49
 106
.788
.355
.433
.133
.300
1979 MIL
24
495
132
21
2
13
41
 94
.718
.322
.396
.129
.267
1980 MIL-SF
13
268
81
15
2
9
25
 50
.835
.361
.474
.172
.302
2046
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0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total 350 6991 1870 291 56 191 663 1397 .740 .332 .407 .140 .267

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Harold Baines League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Bob Thomas has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-11-01The San Francisco Penguins have waived Bob Thomas.
1980-10-02The San Francisco Penguins have designated Jack Astacio for assignment. The San Francisco Penguins have sent Tom Wright to the minors. The San Francisco Penguins have designated Bob Thomas for assignment. The San Francisco Penguins have designated Keith Thompson for assignment.
1980-09-19The San Francisco Penguins have promoted Bob Thomas to the major league team. The San Francisco Penguins have promoted Jack Astacio to the major league team.
1980-09-19The San Francisco Penguins have acquired Bob Thomas from the waiver wire.
1980-07-09The Milwaukee Braves have waived Bob Thomas.
1980-06-30The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Shoji Ito to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Bob Thomas for assignment.
1971-08-29Trade #1575610 has been completed between the Los Angeles Road Warriors and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Bob Thomas, Mitsuru Yamada, Draft Pick 1973 Round 4 LAA (Bobby Biasatti), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 4 (LAA) from the Los Angeles Road Warriors in exchange for Jeff Alyea, Draft Pick - 1972 Round 2 (MIL), Draft Pick 1973 Round 1 MIL (Koji Ando), Draft Pick - 1972 Round 3 (MIL).
1970-09-12The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have placed Bob Thomas on the trade block.
1970-09-12The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Pete Brown to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Camilche Perez to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Cesar McMullin to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Ed Mierkowicz to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Wendell Redmond to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Etsuro Fujii to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have promoted Bob Thomas to the major league team. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have sent Buster Calvo to the minors. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Cecil Bradford. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Larry Cleary. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Otis Chapman. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Zip Dukes. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Bob Walsh. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Craig Fraser. The Minnesota Flying Squirrels have waived Tsuyoshi Fujimoto.