Valmy Thomas

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: October 21, 1925 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr

Died: October 16, 2010 in Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands

Buried: Kingshill Cemetery, Kingshill, St. Croix

Debut: April 16, 1957 (Age 31-177d, 11,416th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 35-345d)
vs. LAA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Valmy Thomas

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

626

144

.230

RBI

OBP

.283

SLG

.329

OPS

.612

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Out of Baseball)
1955	29	PIT-min	C	106	419	357	59	102	18	2	9	63	7		56	20	.286	.379	.423	.802		151		1	0	5			SJE · PROV
1956	30	NYG-min	A,AAA	104	396	345	62	120	18	2	11	64	4		44	18	.348	.423	.501	.924		173	10	3	1	3			ABQ,JHN,MNE · WL,EL,AA
1957	31	NYG	NL	88	262	241	30	60	10	3	6	31	0	0	16	29	.249	.296	.390	.686	83	94	5	1	2	2	1	2/H
1958	32	SFG	NL	63	160	143	14	37	5	0	3	16	1	0	13	24	.259	.321	.357	.677	81	51	4	1	0	2	0	2/H
1959	33	PHI	NL	66	151	140	5	28	2	0	1	7	1	0	9	19	.200	.253	.236	.489	31	33	7	1	1	0	2	2/H5
1960	34	CHW-PHI-min	AAA	79	305	279	38	84	12	3	4	42	0	2	20	19	.301	.348	.409	.756		114		2	0	4	0		SDG,INA · PCL,AA
1960	34	BAL	AL	8	18	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	-49	1	2	0	1	0	0	/2
1961	35	CLE	AL	27	92	86	7	18	3	0	2	6	0	0	6	7	.209	.261	.314	.575	55	27	7	0	0	0	0	2
1962	36	CLE-STL-min	AAA	61																									JCK,ATA · IL
5 Yrs				252	683	626	56	144	20	3	12	60	2	1	45	79	.230	.283	.329	.612	64	206	25	3	4	4	3
162 Game Avg.				162	439	402	36	93	13	2	8	39	1	1	29	51	.230	.283	.329	.612	64	132	16	2	3	3	2

SFG (2 yrs)				151	422	384	44	97	15	3	9	47	1	0	29	53	.253	.305	.378	.683	82	145	9	2	2	4	1
CLE (1 yr)				27	92	86	7	18	3	0	2	6	0	0	6	7	.209	.261	.314	.575	55	27	7	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				66	151	140	5	28	2	0	1	7	1	0	9	19	.200	.253	.236	.489	31	33	7	1	1	0	2
BAL (1 yr)				8	18	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	-49	1	2	0	1	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				217	573	524	49	125	17	3	10	54	2	0	38	72	.239	.292	.340	.631	69	178	16	3	3	4	3
AL (2 yrs)				35	110	102	7	19	3	0	2	6	0	1	7	7	.186	.239	.275	.513	39	28	9	0	1	0	0

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