Leo Thomas
Leo Raymond Thomas
Born: July 26, 1923
Turlock, CA US
Deceased: March 5, 2001
Concord, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, LF, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 178
Career: 1942-1957
Major League Statistics
Leo Thomas compiled a career batting average of .294 with 100 home runs and 654 RBI in his 1624-game career with the Olean Oilers, Kingsport Dodgers, Santa Barbara Saints, Abilene Blue Sox, Fort Worth Cats, Greenville Spinners, Spokane Indians, Portland Beavers, Kansas City Blues, Seattle Rainiers, Beaumont Exporters, Sacramento Solons, Shreveport Sports, Austin Senators and Salinas Packers. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1957 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | 46 | 181 | 181 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .243 | .320 | .564 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | 13 | 52 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .423 | .673 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 70 | 271 | 271 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .299 | .299 | .391 | .690 | 106 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | 137 | 661 | 534 | 153 | 194 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 99 | 23 | 113 | 54 | .363 | .479 | .562 | 1.040 | 300 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Greenville Spinners | 104 | 440 | 373 | 58 | 109 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 57 | 41 | .292 | .389 | .397 | .786 | 148 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 46 | 187 | 146 | 23 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 11 | .253 | .391 | .274 | .665 | 40 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 1948 | B | NORW | Spokane Indians | 162 | 575 | 575 | 186 | 31 | 7 | 6 | .323 | .323 | .433 | .757 | 249 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 185 | 780 | 709 | 106 | 208 | 43 | 7 | 18 | 95 | 15 | 56 | 67 | .293 | .349 | .450 | .799 | 319 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 36 | 132 | 112 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 10 | .250 | .354 | .286 | .640 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 82 | 321 | 285 | 39 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 28 | 33 | .274 | .341 | .354 | .695 | 101 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 168 | 750 | 638 | 119 | 198 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 106 | 1 | 77 | 43 | .310 | .401 | .505 | .905 | 322 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 56 | 227 | 186 | 29 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 35 | 17 | .280 | .404 | .403 | .808 | 75 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 175 | 766 | 666 | 94 | 198 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 100 | 4 | 79 | 46 | .297 | .375 | .405 | .781 | 270 | 19 | 4 | 17 | |||
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 151 | 590 | 505 | 68 | 129 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 73 | 39 | .255 | .346 | .319 | .665 | 161 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 42 | 141 | 116 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 18 | .198 | .336 | .276 | .612 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | (+) Shreveport Sports | 104 | 446 | 373 | 64 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 49 | .324 | .414 | .426 | .840 | 159 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1955 | AA | TL | (+) Beaumont Exporters | 104 | 446 | 373 | 64 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 49 | .324 | .414 | .426 | .840 | 159 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 28 | 98 | 84 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .226 | .312 | .274 | .586 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 96 | 414 | 341 | 55 | 102 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 25 | .299 | .406 | .334 | .741 | 114 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1957 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 27 | 80 | 62 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .274 | .403 | .371 | .774 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 1624 | 6666 | 5836 | 795 | 1716 | 287 | 46 | 100 | 654 | 69 | 5 | 670 | 413 | .294 | .371 | .410 | .782 | 2395 | 50 | 51 | 100 | 9 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | SS | 67 | 112 | 164 | 31 | .899 | 4.119 | |
| 1942 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | OF | 46 | 95 | 8 | 6 | .945 | 2.239 | |
| 1942 | D | APPY1 | Kingsport Dodgers | OF | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.538 | |
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | CF | 20 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .911 | 2.050 |
| 1946 | C | WTNM | Abilene Blue Sox | 3B | 116 | 126 | 229 | 24 | 18 | .937 | 3.060 |
| 1947 | A | SALL2 | Greenville Spinners | 3B | 97 | 100 | 172 | 14 | 23 | .951 | 2.804 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 3B | 44 | 51 | 105 | 9 | 7 | .945 | 3.545 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 21 | 165 | 9 | 1 | 18 | .994 | 8.286 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | SS | 17 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 5 | .933 | 2.471 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 136 | 168 | 303 | 30 | 39 | .940 | 3.463 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 82 | 76 | 143 | 13 | 6 | .944 | 2.671 |
| 1950 | AAA | AA2 | Kansas City Blues | 3B | 35 | 43 | 51 | 6 | 7 | .940 | 2.686 |
| 1950 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.500 |
| 1951 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 166 | 190 | 317 | 17 | 31 | .968 | 3.054 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3B | 56 | 60 | 124 | 8 | 11 | .958 | 3.286 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3B | 175 | 181 | 379 | 16 | 41 | .972 | 3.200 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3B | 149 | 140 | 322 | 13 | 39 | .973 | 3.101 |
| 1954 | Open | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | SS | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 3B | 34 | 37 | 86 | 9 | 7 | .932 | 3.618 |
| 1955 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | AA | TL | Austin Senators | 3B | 89 | 63 | 171 | 21 | 14 | .918 | 2.629 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 26 | 19 | 53 | 6 | 4 | .923 | 2.769 |
| 1957 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 3B | 14 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 2 | .902 | 2.643 |
| 1957 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1412 | 1739 | 2691 | 236 | 274 | .949 | 3.137 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | D | PONY League | Olean Oilers | BRO | ||
| 1942 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1942 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Saints | BRO | ||
| 1946 | C | West Texas-New Mexico League | Abilene Blue Sox | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1947 | A | South Atlantic League | Greenville Spinners | BRO | ||
| 1948 | B | Western International League | Spokane Indians | |||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1950 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1950 | AAA | American Association 2 | Kansas City Blues | NYA | ||
| 1951 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1954 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1955 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1956 | AA | Texas League | Austin Senators | ML1 | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | BRO | ||
| 1957 | C | California League | Salinas Packers | ML1 |
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