In 1916, Thomas was acquired by the Boston Red Sox with Sam Jones from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Tris Speaker. He entered the majors in 1918, hitting .257 in 44 games, and was a member of the World Champions Red Sox in the 1918 Series. Before the 1919 season, he was dealt to the Philadelphia Athletics and posted career-highs in games (124), hits (96), runs (42) and stolen bases (12), while hitting .212. He divided his playing time with the Athletics and Washington Senators in 1920, his last major league season.
In a three-year career, Thomas was a .225 hitter (193-for-859) with four home runs and 45 RBI in 247 games, including 88 runs, 19 doubles, 14 triples, and 24 stolen bases. He also hit .118 in six Series games (2-for-17).
Thomas died at the age of 93 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was the last surviving member of the 1918 World Champion Boston Red Sox.
He has been credited for starting the tradition of standing during playing of the National Anthem at baseball games, at the 1918 Series.[1]
Referencesedit
^Vincent, Fay (2022-01-19). "Opinion | A National Anthem Answer for Jon Stewart". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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October 27, 2023
fred, thomas, third, baseman, frederick, harvey, tommy, thomas, december, 1892, january, 1986, american, professional, baseball, third, baseman, played, major, league, baseball, from, 1918, 1920, boston, philadelphia, athletics, washington, senators, fred, tho. Frederick Harvey Tommy Thomas December 19 1892 January 15 1986 was an American professional baseball third baseman He played in Major League Baseball MLB from 1918 to 1920 for the Boston Red Sox Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators Fred ThomasThird basemanBorn 1892 12 19 December 19 1892Milwaukee Wisconsin USDied January 15 1986 1986 01 15 aged 93 Rice Lake Wisconsin USBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 22 1918 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceAugust 9 1920 for the Washington SenatorsMLB statisticsBatting average 225Home runs4Runs batted in45TeamsBoston Red Sox 1918 Philadelphia Athletics 1919 1920 Washington Senators 1920 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1918 In 1916 Thomas was acquired by the Boston Red Sox with Sam Jones from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Tris Speaker He entered the majors in 1918 hitting 257 in 44 games and was a member of the World Champions Red Sox in the 1918 Series Before the 1919 season he was dealt to the Philadelphia Athletics and posted career highs in games 124 hits 96 runs 42 and stolen bases 12 while hitting 212 He divided his playing time with the Athletics and Washington Senators in 1920 his last major league season In a three year career Thomas was a 225 hitter 193 for 859 with four home runs and 45 RBI in 247 games including 88 runs 19 doubles 14 triples and 24 stolen bases He also hit 118 in six Series games 2 for 17 Thomas died at the age of 93 in Rice Lake Wisconsin He was the last surviving member of the 1918 World Champion Boston Red Sox He has been credited for starting the tradition of standing during playing of the National Anthem at baseball games at the 1918 Series 1 References edit Vincent Fay 2022 01 19 Opinion A National Anthem Answer for Jon Stewart Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved 2022 01 20 External links editBaseball Reference Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Thomas third baseman amp oldid 1165907658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
