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Jim Edmonds League 5-16-2163 |
| Dave Thomas |  Center FieldRetired (1985, Age 37) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .278 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .830 | Status | Deceased (2024) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 1946 | Age at Death | 77 | Date of Birth | 12-27-1947 | |
| HR | 353 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 1 (1969) |
Majors Svc Time | 14 years (143 games) |
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| RBI | 1264 | |||||
| SB | 155 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 3 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | (97.7%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 7 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (32.7%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 2 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1969 | Minors | 22 | 68.00 | 2 / 12 | 1 / 8 | 5 / 12 | 2 / 7 | 7 / 8 | 10 / 11 | 8 / 10 | 35 / 68 | |||
| 1969 | Pos (CF) | 22 | 55.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 6 / 55 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 23 | 60.00 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 17 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 8 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 5 | 14 / 60 | |||
| 1970 | Pos (CF) | 23 | 96.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 14 / 96 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 24 | 69.35 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 2 / 12 | 3 / 11 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 6 / 11 | 4 / 14 | 27 / 69 |
| 1972 | Majors | 25 | 68.90 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 11 | 4 / 9 | 3 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 7 | 11 / 68 |
| 1973 | Majors | 26 | 67.77 | 162 | 134 | 0 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 13 | 2 / 6 | 2 / 12 | 3 / 11 | 3 / 10 | 1 / 7 | 13 / 67 |
| 1974 | Majors | 27 | 68.95 | 162 | 135 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 16 | 3 / 14 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 6 / 68 |
| 1975 | Majors | 28 | 63.02 | 149 | 123 | 13 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 8 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 11 | 1 / 9 | 15 / 63 |
| 1976 | Majors | 29 | 66.25 | 162 | 131 | 0 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 3 | 3 / 17 | 2 / 9 | 2 / 6 | 1 / 8 | 9 / 66 |
| 1977 | Majors | 30 | 47.06 | 123 | 94 | 39 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 47 |
| 1978 | Majors | 31 | 60.34 | 145 | 121 | 17 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 10 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 6 / 60 |
| 1979 | Majors | 32 | 66.32 | 162 | 133 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 4 / 11 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 10 | 14 / 66 |
| 1980 | Majors | 33 | 55.84 | 140 | 103 | 22 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 10 | 0 / 6 | 2 / 13 | 4 / 55 |
| 1981 | Majors | 34 | 66.50 | 162 | 130 | 0 | -3 / 4 | -6 / 12 | -2 / 7 | -6 / 9 | -7 / 17 | 0 / 8 | -3 / 9 | -27 / 66 |
| 1982 | Majors | 35 | 62.83 | 150 | 126 | 12 | -4 / 5 | -1 / 8 | -4 / 4 | -3 / 14 | -6 / 11 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | -18 / 62 |
| 1983 | Majors | 36 | 67.03 | 162 | 133 | 0 | -3 / 6 | -1 / 8 | -1 / 14 | -6 / 12 | 1 / 9 | -2 / 9 | -2 / 9 | -14 / 67 |
| 1984 | Majors | 37 | 52.41 | 143 | 85 | 19 | -4 / 7 | 0 / 4 | -2 / 9 | -4 / 5 | -9 / 13 | -3 / 8 | -2 / 6 | -24 / 52 |
| 1985 | Minors | 38 | 1.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1985 | Majors | 38 | 20.16 | 114 | 20 | 0 | -5 / 3 | -6 / 2 | -3 / 1 | -8 / 5 | -7 / 2 | 0 / 2 | -2 / 5 | -31 / 20 |
| Total | 2260 | 1738 | 122 | -11 / 134 | -6 / 163 | 8 / 138 | -2 / 160 | 9 / 141 | 31 / 146 | 12 / 143 | 61 / 1176 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1985-11-01 | Dave Thomas has retired from the Philadelphia Stalkers |
| 1985-07-15 | The Philadelphia Stalkers have promoted Dave Thomas to the major league team. |
| 1985-07-15 | The Philadelphia Stalkers have acquired Dave Thomas from the waiver wire. |
| 1985-06-09 | The Chicago Blues have waived Dave Thomas. |
| 1985-05-21 | The Chicago Blues have promoted Owen Gardner to the major league team. The Chicago Blues have designated Dave Thomas for assignment. |
| 1984-09-10 | Dave Thomas of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1982-07-30 | Dave Thomas of the Chicago Blues is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1980-08-19 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1980-07-07 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1978-08-10 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
| 1977-08-06 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1977-05-19 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1975-09-12 | Dave Thomas of the Oakland Blues is injured and is expected to be out 15 days. |
| 1971-04-01 | The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have promoted Dave Thomas to the major league team. The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have promoted Jack Denny to the major league team. The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have promoted Tom Powis to the major league team. The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have designated Terry Fitzsimmons for assignment. The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have sent Norm Taubensee to the minors. The Minnesota Minor Leaguers have designated Dolph Gallagher for assignment. |