#79 Frank Thomas, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#79 Frank Thomas, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Frank Thomas

6/11/1929
27
USA,PA,PITTSBURGH
6"3
205

Centerfield
R
R

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
4 / 6 (Popular)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Normal
Normal
4.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 6,314,286
1956
$ 15,000,000 (5 year(s))
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	6	9	6	8
Versus LHP	8	6	9	6	8
Versus RHP	8	6	9	6	8
Talent	8	6	9	6	7

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3
2
3
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
1B : 6 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 6 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 7 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 4

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/12	BAL	W 4-1	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	#4
9/13	PTL	W 5-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	#4
9/14	PTL	L 1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7
9/15	@SF	L 4-5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	#3
9/16	@SF	L 4-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/17	@BoS	W 7-5	5	2	4	2	0	2	4	0	0	#4	PoG
9/18	@WSH	L 5-8	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#4
9/19	STL	W 12-1	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	#4
9/20	PTL	L 4-14	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	#3
9/21	@BoS	W 6-4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#4

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	148	558	183	24	4	50	139	114	67	50	.328	.396	.654	1.050	1.091	.326
Projected	148	558	183	24	4	50	139	114	67	50	.328	.396	.654	1.050	1.091	.326

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	139	631	0	9	0	21	0	6	365	78	0	0	.0	140.4	9.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	164	50	5	1	18	39	35	19	20	2	0	0	.305	.373	.677	1.050
vs. RHP	394	133	19	3	32	100	79	48	30	4	0	0	.338	.406	.645	1.050
Close/Late	78	25	5	0	3	12	10	8	4	0	0	0	.321	.384	.500	.884
Scoring Position	158	51	8	1	12	82	0	26	13	6	0	0	.323	.405	.614	1.019
Pinch Hitting	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	76	278	85	10	1	24	65	50	32	24	.306	.373	.608	.981
Road	72	280	98	14	3	26	74	64	35	26	.350	.420	.700	1.120
March/April	27	106	43	7	2	7	30	26	11	5	.406	.454	.708	1.161
May	27	93	32	4	1	12	23	25	13	8	.344	.425	.796	1.220
June	21	79	18	5	0	4	8	14	12	7	.228	.330	.443	.773
July	27	110	27	2	0	9	28	16	11	10	.245	.309	.509	.818
August	27	97	30	1	1	8	29	15	13	8	.309	.384	.588	.972
Sept/Oct	19	73	33	5	0	10	21	18	7	12	.452	.500	.932	1.432

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1951	136	406	100	14	2	6	51	35	24	1	5	35	0	0	.246	.287	.335	.622	CHA
1952	140	486	148	16	5	8	67	52	28	0	1	22	1	0	.305	.342	.407	.749	CHA
1953	144	509	153	25	3	16	92	79	46	1	6	49	0	0	.301	.356	.456	.812	CHA
1954	147	557	181	30	2	49	131	118	66	0	3	58	0	0	.325	.395	.650	1.044	CHA,FL
1955	149	534	160	15	3	33	104	104	67	0	11	42	0	0	.300	.371	.524	.895	CHA,FL
1956	148	558	183	24	4	50	139	114	67	0	6	50	0	0	.328	.396	.654	1.050	CHA,FL
Total	864	3050	925	124	19	162	584	502	298	2	32	256	1	0	.303	.362	.516	.878

Career Minor League Batting Stats

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Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	4	0	10	1	2	11	0	1.000	9.0	11.00
Third Base	3	0	1	1	0	3	1	.667	5.0	5.40
Centerfield	141	139	359	12	3	371	0	1.000	1243.1	2.69

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1951...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1951, off EDWARD DAVIS (STL)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1951, off EUGENE SMITH (HIL)...
Drove in 8 runs against Baltimore on 9/4/1952...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1952, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1953, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
1/31/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1954, hitting .542 with 6 HR, 12 RBI...
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1954, hitting .322 with 10 HR, 32 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1954, hitting .545 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1954, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1954, hitting .403 with 9 HR, 28 RBI...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,314,286 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,314,286 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1956, hitting .480 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1956, hitting .423 with 4 HR, 9 RBI...
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Hilldale on 7/9/1956...
Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 6 runs on 8/19/1956...
9/28/1956: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (F), $15,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1956, hitting .452 with 10 HR, 21 RBI...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

SLG 1954 - .650 - 3rd 1955 - .524 - 10th	OPS 1954 - 1.044 - 3rd	Hits 1954 - 181 - 8th	Homeruns 1954 - 49 - 1st 1955 - 33 - 5th	RBI 1954 - 131 - 2nd 1955 - 104 - 7th
Runs 1954 - 118 - 7th 1955 - 104 - 8th

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