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Don Newcombe League
9-21-2165
Roy Thomas Third Base
Retired (1968, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .287 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .796 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 1899 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 07-07-1932
HR 172 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 14 years
(93 games)
RBI 862
SB 263
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt B+ Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (62.8%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B (40.6%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 18 64.00 13 / 15 12 / 14 7 / 7 10 / 10 8 / 8 5 / 5 2 / 5 57 / 64
1951 Minors 19 40.00 5 / 5 4 / 8 4 / 5 7 / 9 4 / 4 3 / 4 4 / 5 31 / 40
1952 Majors 20 42.27 0 / 6 1 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 4 4 / 9 2 / 7 1 / 4 9 / 42
1953 Minors 21 45.00 5 / 9 1 / 3 3 / 3 3 / 3 7 / 7 5 / 11 3 / 9 27 / 45
1954 Majors 22 59.17 3 / 9 7 / 12 3 / 6 5 / 8 6 / 6 3 / 11 3 / 7 30 / 59
1955 Majors 23 63.99 1 / 3 4 / 9 4 / 6 5 / 12 6 / 11 4 / 13 4 / 9 28 / 63
1956 Majors 24 64.55 3 / 9 1 / 9 5 / 10 5 / 11 4 / 7 3 / 7 1 / 11 22 / 64
1957 Majors 25 64.17 1 / 11 0 / 6 1 / 11 3 / 7 2 / 8 3 / 13 3 / 8 13 / 64
1958 Majors 26 37.88 2 / 10 0 / 6 2 / 3 0 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 4 5 / 37
1959 Majors 27 41.88 0 / 7 1 / 4 1 / 4 2 / 8 2 / 4 0 / 3 3 / 11 9 / 41
1960 Majors 28 46.30 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 5 1 / 11 0 / 4 2 / 7 4 / 46
1961 Majors 29 38.54 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 38
1962 Majors 30 50.10 0 / 8 2 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 8 4 / 50
1963 Majors 31 51.10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 51
1964 Majors 32 21.29 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 21
1965 Majors 33 49.39 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 49
1966 Majors 34 44.78 0 / 5 0 / 9 0 / 8 1 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 44
1967 Majors 35 52.89 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 52
1968 Majors 36 4.90 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4
Total 0 0 0 33 / 133 34 / 119 32 / 113 41 / 130 45 / 128 28 / 124 28 / 127 241 / 874
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Roy Thomas has retired from the Brooklyn Big Blue
1968-04-14Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1967-08-17Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1966-05-02Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1965-07-29Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1964-04-21Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1961-06-25Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1960-07-02Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1959-06-21Roy Thomas of the Brooklyn Big Blue is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1954-04-01The Cleveland Knockers have promoted Roy Thomas to the major league team. The Cleveland Knockers have promoted Carney Doyle to the major league team. The Cleveland Knockers have promoted Spike Tremain to the major league team.
1953-04-01The Cleveland Knockers have promoted Terry Murray to the major league team. The Cleveland Knockers have sent Roy Thomas to the minors.
1952-04-08The Cleveland Knockers have renamed Leon Carter to Roy Thomas.
1952-04-01The Cleveland Knockers have promoted Leon Carter to the major league team.
1951-04-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Cleveland Knockers. The Cleveland Knockers receive Willie Barnes, Leon Carter, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 1 (PIT) from the Pittsburgh Crawfords in exchange for Julio Kahle.
1950-08-09A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Stars and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The Pittsburgh Crawfords receive Travis Neibauer, Brent Miles, Lou Tolson, Leon Carter from the St. Louis Stars in exchange for Jason Mosley, Tim Pierce, Paul Runnells.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Stars have renamed Mike Clark to Leon Carter.
1950-04-01The St. Louis Stars have promoted Johnnie Moore to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have promoted Mickey Dropo to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have promoted Lou Tolson to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have promoted Hugh Caruso to the major league team. The St. Louis Stars have sent Francisco High to the minors. The St. Louis Stars have sent Shane Bell to the minors. The St. Louis Stars have sent Mike Clark to the minors. The St. Louis Stars have sent Hosea Shanley to the minors.