Ray Thomas (baseball)

Raymond Joseph Thomas (July 9, 1910 – December 6, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1930s.

Ray Thomas
Catcher
Born: (1910-07-09)July 9, 1910
Dover, New Hampshire
Died: December 6, 1993(1993-12-06) (aged 83)
Wilson, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 22, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 22, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.333
Home runs0
RBI0
Teams
  • Brooklyn Dodgers (1938)

Early life and career

Thomas was born in Dover, New Hampshire and played college baseball at Western State Teachers College from 1930 to 1933.[1]

He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in 1933. He played for the Huntington Red Birds in 1934,[2] the Houston Buffaloes in 1935[3] and the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1936 and 1937. Thomas was granted free agency by the Cardinals on April 1, 1938.[4]

Thomas was signed by the Dodgers on April 1, 1938 and played in one game for the Dodgers on July 22, 1938.[5] He had one hit in three at-bats in that game and scored one run.[6] He returned to the minors and played his last game for the Raleigh Capitals in 1946.[7] He had a brief run as a manager in the minor leagues before retiring from baseball.

Thomas died on December 6, 1993 in Wilson, North Carolina.

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See also

References
  1. "Western Michigan University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. "1934 Huntington Red Birds". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  3. "1935 Houston Buffaloes". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. "1938 Major League Baseball Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  5. "Ray Thomas Trades & Transactions". Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  6. "Ray Thomas". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  7. "1946 Raleigh Capitals". Baseball-Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2013.


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