Myles Thomas Baseball player

Myles Lewis Thomas (October 22, 1897 – December 12, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, and he was also 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) tall and 170 pounds. He was nicknamed "Duck Eye" by Babe Ruth.On April 18, 1926 at the age of 28, he made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. On June 15, 1929, he was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators. Overall, he went 23–22 with a 4.64 career ERA. As a batter, he hit a respectable (for a pitcher) .240. He had a career .955 fielding percentage. In the postseason, he had a 3.00 ERA in 2 games.Thomas played his final game on June 21, 1930. He died in Toledo, Ohio. His body is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 22, 1897
Birth place
State College Pennsylvania
Date of deathDecember 13, 1963
Place of death
Toledo Ohio

Search

Baseball player

Career startApril 18, 1926
Career endJune 21, 1930
batting sideRight
former teams
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
position
Pitcher
teams
Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

Myles Thomas on Wikipedia