Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Get To Know Your Reds: Part 22 - Frank Thomas

According to Baseball Reference there have been 1,891 different players who got into a major league game as a Cincinnati Red/Red Stocking/Redleg as of the end of the 2014 season. So I threw them all into a randomizer and off we go.

Get To Know... Frank Thomas (no, not that one)


Born: June 11, 1929, Pittsburgh, PA
Signed: 1947 by the Pirates
Debut: 1951 with the Pirates
Reds Debut: 1959, acquired via trade
Reds Stats: 1 season at LF/3B/1B, 108 games, 412 PA. 12 HR, 47 RBI, .225/.333/.474
Final Major League Season: 1966 with the Cubs


Nicknamed The Big Donkey (shout-out to Adam Dunn)
3-time All Star (1954, 1955, 1958).
Finished 4th in MVP voting in 1958.
Played for the Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Braves, Mets, Phillies, and Astros over a 16-year career.
Hit 286 career home runs with 962 RBI.
Had 10 seasons with 20+ homers.



Number of cards: 73 (I think)
Number of cards as a Red: 7
Number of cards in my collection: 3 (42%)


Go Reds.

2 comments:

  1. I've won a few bets with my Sox fan friends by asking if they knew Frank Thomas played for the Cubs, thanks to this gentleman!

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    1. He's the original. The White Sox fella should've had to go by Frank E. Thomas.

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