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Frederick
Harvey Thomas Debut: April 22, 1918 |
Fred Thomas made his major league debut with the Red Sox on April 22, 1918 when he was 25 years old. He left the team in late June to join the Navy, but returned on a 10-day furlough to play third base against the Chicago Cubs in the World Series.
Thomas was originally the property of the Cleveland Indians, but he was traded to Boston in 1916 along with pitcher Sam Jones in the infamous Tris Speaker deal. Boston manager Bill Carrigan chose Thomas over Bill Wambsganss when completing the deal. Thomas spent 1916 in New Orleans and 1917 in Providence.
Thomas played with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919 and 1920 plus three games with the Washington Senators in 1920 before retiring. With the help of his wife, Constance Sawyer, he opened a resort on Big Chetac Lake in Birchwood, Wisconsin. The resort is still in operation, run by Thomas's two sons.
Batting
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH HBP 1918 25 BOS AL 44 144 19 37 2 1 1 11 4 15 20 .257 .331 .306 44 4 1 1919 26 PHA AL 124 453 42 96 11 10 2 23 12 43 52 .212 .283 .294 133 19 2 1920 27 PHA AL 76 255 27 59 6 3 1 11 8 4 26 17 .231 .307 .290 74 12 2 WSH AL 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .143 .143 .143 1 0 0 TOT AL 79 262 27 60 6 3 1 11 8 5 26 18 .229 .303 .286 75 12 2 3 Seasons 247 859 88 193 19 14 4 45 24 5 84 90 .225 .297 .293 252 35 5
Fielding
Year Ag Tm Lg Pos G PO A E DP FP lgFP RnF lgRnF 1918 25 BOS AL 3B 41 54 97 5 4 .968 .948 3.68 3.25 SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .939 0.00 5.23 1919 26 PHA AL 3B 124 168 242 24 14 .945 .950 3.31 3.24 1920 27 PHA AL 3B 61 78 140 9 9 .960 .946 3.57 3.45 SS 12 27 33 3 4 .952 .944 5.00 5.00 WSH AL 3B 2 1 8 0 0 1.000 .946 4.50 3.45 TOT AL 3B 63 79 148 9 9 .962 .946 3.60 3.45 Position Total 3B 228 301 487 38 27 .954 .948 3.46 3.30 SS 13 27 33 3 4 .952 .937 4.62 5.00 Overall Total 241 328 520 41 31 .954 .947 3.52 3.39
World Series Batting
Year Team Opp G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB 1918 BOS CHC 6 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 .176 .125 0
Minor League Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR TB SH SB BA SLG 1911 Milawukee* ?? 1911 Fond Du Lac WIL 1912 Green Bay WIL 124 .235 1913 Green Bay WIL 127 .289 1914 Omaha WL 150 568 90 162 13 2 15 24 .285 1915 New Orleans SA 159 562 92 149 15 13 11 223 18 53 .265 .397 1916 New Orleans SA 131 432 45 105 9 7 3 137 14 19 .243 .317 1917 Providence IL 153 543 79 137 19 16 4 200 23 20 .252 .368 1921 Reading IL 1922 Reading IL 1923 Reading IL 1924 Buffalo IL TOTALS 844 2105 306 553 43 48 20 560 70 116 .263
Minor League Fielding
Year
Team Lg
POS G PO A
E Pct.
1911 Milawukee* ??
1911 Fond Du Lac WIL
1912 Green Bay WIL 3B
124
.952
1913 Green Bay WIL SS
127
.907
1914 Omaha WL
SS 86 201 260 41 .957
3B 62 93 127 12 .948
1915 New Orleans SA 3B 159 153
307 33 .933
1916 New Orleans SA SS 131 199
343 48 .919
1917 Providence IL 3B 153
176 281 34 .931
1921 Reading IL
1922 Reading IL
1923 Reading IL
1924 Buffalo IL
TOTALS
842 822 1318 168 .927
According to Thomas's family, he played under the alias "John
Wallace"
because he was still attending high school.
Minor Leagues: WIL - Wisconsin-Illinois League; WL - Western League; SA - Southern Association.