Ira Thomas
Ira Felix Thomas
Born: January 22, 1881
Ballston Spa, NY USA
Deceased: 1958
Philadelphia, PA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Career: 1906-1915
Minor League Statistics
Ira Thomas compiled a career batting average of .242 with 3 home runs and 155 RBI in his 487-game career with the New York Highlanders, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics. He began playing during the 1906 season and last took the field during the 1915 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | New York Highlanders | 44 | 126 | 115 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .200 | .258 | .243 | .502 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 80 | 224 | 208 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 24 | .192 | .240 | .269 | .509 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 108 | 101 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .307 | .346 | .317 | .663 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 286 | 256 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 34 | .223 | .292 | .281 | .573 | 72 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 60 | 189 | 180 | 14 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .278 | .301 | .361 | .662 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 103 | 337 | 297 | 33 | 81 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .273 | .341 | .340 | .682 | 101 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 154 | 139 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .216 | .268 | .295 | .563 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 22 | 58 | 53 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .283 | .333 | .396 | .730 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 484 | 1485 | 1352 | 124 | 327 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 155 | 20 | 0 | 82 | 104 | .242 | .296 | .308 | .604 | 416 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | AL | New York Highlanders | C | 42 | 25 | 258.0 | 145 | 38 | 12 | 1 | .938 | 6.384 | 4.357 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 50.0 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | C | 61 | 53 | 495.0 | 257 | 90 | 17 | 7 | .953 | 6.309 | 5.689 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 50.8 |
| 1907 | AL | New York Highlanders | 1B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 29 | 26 | 228.0 | 124 | 15 | 4 | 3 | .972 | 5.487 | 4.793 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 22.0 |
| 1909 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 84 | 81 | 693.0 | 479 | 112 | 9 | 5 | .985 | 7.675 | 7.036 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 74 | 51.4 |
| 1910 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 60 | 54 | 477.0 | 324 | 86 | 14 | 8 | .967 | 7.736 | 6.833 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 54 | 46.2 |
| 1911 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 499 | 150 | 17 | 12 | .974 | 6.301 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1912 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 207 | 58 | 8 | 5 | .971 | 5.521 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1913 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 5.381 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1914 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | C | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 452 | 239 | 2155.0 | 2136 | 578 | 83 | 43 | .970 | 11.335 | 6.004 | 36 | 0 | 262 | 231 | 46.9 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .438 | .250 | .688 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .083 | .143 | .083 | .226 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .214 | .343 | .250 | .593 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 |
| 1910 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 36.7 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 8.591 | 8.750 |
| 1911 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.257 | 9.000 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 80.7 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .988 | 9.149 | 9.111 |
Awards
1910 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
1911 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star C1
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