Gail Thomas
Edwin Gail Thomas
Born: August 1, 1934
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1953-1964
Gail Thomas compiled a career record of 42 wins and 37 losses and a 3.84 ERA in his 144-game pitching career with the Lawton Reds, Fort Walton Beach Jets, Maryville-Alcoa/Morristown Twins, Sunbury Redlegs, High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms, Topeka Hawks, Fox Cities Foxes, Savannah Reds, Statesville Owls, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Hawaii Islanders, Denver Bears and Syracuse Chiefs. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
 High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms |
 Topeka Hawks |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Denver Bears |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4.40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.29 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 126.0 | 126 | 66 | 46 | 4 | 56 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.69 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 222.0 | 230 | 105 | 91 | 12 | 83 | 3 | 140 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.74 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 236.0 | 230 | 118 | 98 | 27 | 73 | 7 | 153 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 15 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.39 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 42 | 37 | .532 | 3.84 | 144 | 79 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 659.0 | 666 | 343 | 281 | 46 | 246 | 10 | 500 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | SOSL | Lawton Reds | 74 | 301 | 301 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .209 | .209 | .249 | .458 | 75 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | MTSS | Maryville-Alcoa/Morristown Twins | 37 | 142 | 142 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .275 | .373 | .648 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | ALFL | Fort Walton Beach Jets | 48 | 214 | 214 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .285 | .285 | .458 | .743 | 98 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Sunbury Redlegs | 128 | 520 | 455 | 59 | 113 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 52 | 75 | .248 | .321 | .378 | .699 | 172 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 1956 | B | CARL | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | 128 | 475 | 475 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .204 | .204 | .269 | .474 | 128 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | A | SALL2 | Savannah Reds | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | (+) Topeka Hawks | 21 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .257 | .486 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | B | IIIL | (+) Fox Cities Foxes | 21 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .229 | .257 | .486 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 83 | 343 | 310 | 51 | 104 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 15 | 23 | 20 | .335 | .378 | .448 | .827 | 139 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 77 | 261 | 230 | 51 | 65 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 25 | .283 | .350 | .378 | .728 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 47 | 91 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .151 | .189 | .163 | .352 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 50 | 115 | 112 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .188 | .186 | .196 | .382 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 20 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .231 | .355 | .269 | .624 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | (+) Denver Bears | 20 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .231 | .355 | .269 | .624 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 697 | 2478 | 2340 | 175 | 578 | 82 | 14 | 34 | 155 | 26 | 0 | 105 | 162 | .247 | .278 | .338 | .616 | 790 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | B | PIED | Sunbury Redlegs | 3B | 91 | 81 | 167 | 20 | 20 | .925 | 2.725 |
| 1955 | B | PIED | Sunbury Redlegs | 2B | 18 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 3 | .936 | 4.889 |
| 1955 | B | PIED | Sunbury Redlegs | SS | 14 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 6 | .817 | 3.500 |
| 1959 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 3B | 12 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 4 | .853 | 2.417 |
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | SS | 48 | 87 | 127 | 13 | 18 | .943 | 4.458 |
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | P | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 2B | 11 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2 | .917 | 4.000 |
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | 2B | 25 | 47 | 66 | 12 | 9 | .904 | 4.520 |
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | P | 22 | 9 | 25 | 4 | 3 | .895 | 1.545 |
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | OF | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Statesville Owls | SS | 11 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 4 | .875 | 3.818 |
| 1962 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 42 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 2 | .940 | 1.500 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 34 | 27 | 46 | 4 | 3 | .948 | 2.147 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .267 |
| Totals | 389 | 413 | 617 | 91 | 74 | .919 | 2.648 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | D | Sooner State League | Lawton Reds | CIN | ||
| 1954 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Fort Walton Beach Jets | CIN | ||
| 1954 | C | Mountain States League | Maryville-Alcoa/Morristown Twins | CIN | ||
| 1955 | B | Piedmont League | Sunbury Redlegs | CIN | ||
| 1956 | B | Carolina League | High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms | CIN | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Topeka Hawks | CIN | ||
| 1959 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Fox Cities Foxes | WS1 | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Reds | CIN | ||
| 1960 | D | Western Carolina League | Statesville Owls | |||
| 1961 | D | Western Carolina League | Statesville Owls | LAA | ||
| 1962 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | LAA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | DET |
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