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Name Team Age
Vern Thomas Retired (1967, Age 38) Died (2003, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 7
(1949)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ashburn Crawford League 0 15 years (0 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D  D 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- F  D+
Endurance Velocity Control
A- B  B 
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/2/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1952 BOS 7 16 34 34 3 1 0 0 173.2 198 111 98 4 86 137 1.64 5.08
1953 BOS 12 9 37 37 4 1 0 0 204.0 219 103 97 5 85 162 1.49 4.28
1954 BOS 9 14 34 34 2 0 0 0 178.2 193 106 100 5 71 155 1.48 5.04
1955 BOS 9 20 35 35 4 0 0 0 195.1 211 108 100 7 79 145 1.48 4.61
1956 BOS-WAS 13 16 39 39 4 2 0 0 233.0 233 117 105 4 81 187 1.35 4.06
1957 WAS 17 12 37 37 5 1 0 0 266.2 239 108 97 2 83 241 1.21 3.27
1958 WAS 15 14 38 38 5 2 0 0 266.1 224 107 98 7 99 227 1.21 3.31
1959 WAS-STL 12 16 38 38 5 2 0 0 269.2 214 106 105 2 96 245 1.15 3.50
1960 STL 12 11 45 32 5 0 0 0 218.2 211 106 96 1 90 200 1.38 3.95
1961 STL 13 14 39 39 3 2 0 0 230.2 200 90 79 3 82 198 1.22 3.08
1962 STL-CLE 18 11 40 40 8 5 0 0 265.1 215 88 82 2 93 223 1.16 2.78
1963 CLE 17 18 39 39 16 6 0 0 282.1 235 126 110 5 115 238 1.24 3.51
1964 CLE 18 9 37 37 19 7 0 0 286.2 231 92 85 3 101 244 1.16 2.67
1965 CLE 16 13 35 35 8 1 0 0 231.0 237 126 119 4 104 191 1.48 4.64
1966 CLE 14 14 36 36 10 5 0 0 243.0 234 127 119 5 91 225 1.34 4.41
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 202 207 563 550 101 35 0 0 3545.0 3294 1621 1490 59 1356 3018 1.31 3.78
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Vern Thomas has retired from the Cleveland Cannibals
1967-09-12The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Vern Thomas to the major league team.
1967-04-01The Cleveland Cannibals have promoted Bill Trautman to the major league team. The Cleveland Cannibals have designated Vern Thomas for assignment.
1966-11-01Vern Thomas now holds the league record for career complete games.
1966-11-01Vern Thomas now holds the league record for career shutouts.
1964-05-08Vern Thomas of the Cleveland Cannibals has thrown a no-hitter against the Washington Monuments.
1962-05-24Trade #1393018 has been completed between the Cleveland Cannibals and the St. Louis Browns. The St. Louis Browns receive Carlos Marriott, Nobuhiro Kawamura, Draft Pick 1964 Round 3 CLE (Ace Mihalic), Draft Pick 1964 Round 2 CLE (Bob Dunham), Draft Pick 1964 Round 1 CLE (Joel Gardner), Draft Pick 1963 Round 3 CLE (Stan Egan), Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 CLE (Harland Crosetti) from the Cleveland Cannibals in exchange for Vern Thomas.
1959-09-18Trade #1362230 has been completed between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Monuments. The Washington Monuments receive Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 SEA (Roger Goolsby), Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 STL (Clyde Buhner) from the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Vern Thomas, Draft Pick 1960 Round 2 WAS (Dutch Lapihuska), Draft Pick 1960 Round 3 WAS (Jesus Mendoza).
1956-10-22Trade #1322674 has been completed between the Washington Monuments and the Boston Harbor MistCats. The Boston Harbor MistCats receive George Comer, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 WAS (Jack Gwynplaine) from the Washington Monuments in exchange for Vern Thomas.
1956-10-16The Boston Harbor MistCats have placed Vern Thomas on the trade block.
1955-05-29Vern Thomas of the Boston Harbor MistCats is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1952-04-02The Boston Harbor MistCats have promoted Vern Thomas to the major league team. The Boston Harbor MistCats have sent Jerry Pattee to the minors.