Ultimate Mets Database - Frank Thomas

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Frank Thomas
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 90 of 890 players

Frank Joseph Thomas
Born: June 11, 1929 at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.03 Weight: 205

Frank Thomas was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on December 1, 2005, and May 6, 2009.

First Mets game: April 11, 1962
Last Mets game: August 5, 1964

Frank Thomas also played for the following teams:

Pittsburgh Pirates 1952 - 1958; Cincinnati Reds 1959; Chicago Cubs 1960, 1961; Milwaukee Braves 1961; Philadelphia Phillies 1964, 1965; Milwaukee Braves 1965; Houston Astros 1965; Chicago Cubs 1966

Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the New York Mets in exchange for Gus Bell on November 28, 1961.

Traded by the New York Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gary Kroll and Wayne Graham on August 7, 1964.

Established a Mets season record for Home Runs in 1962 with 34. Broken by Dave Kingman in 1975 with 36.
Established a Mets season record for Runs Batted In in 1962 with 94. Broken by Donn Clendenon in 1970 with 97.
Established a Mets season record for Doubles in 1962 with 23. Broken by Ron Hunt in 1963 with 28.
Established a Mets season record for At bats in 1962 with 571. Broken by Tommy Davis in 1967 with 577.
Established a Mets season record for Runs in 1962 with 69. Broken by Joe Christopher in 1964 with 78.
Established a Mets season record for Hits in 1962 with 152. Broken by Joe Christopher in 1964 with 163.
Established a Mets season record for Hit by Pitch in 1962 with 8. Broken by Ron Hunt in 1963 with 13.
Established a Mets season record for Total Bases in 1962 with 283. Broken by Tommie Agee in 1970 with 298.
Established a Mets season record for Games in 1962 with 156. Broken by Roy McMillan in 1965 with 157.
Established a Mets season record for Grounded into Double Play in 1963 with 23. Broken by Cleon Jones in 1970 with 26.

Click the icon to see a graph of Frank Thomas's batting, slugging, and on base percentages

Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1962 156 571 69 152 23 3 34 94 48 4 95 8 2 1 0 6 283 .266 .496 .329

1963 126 420 34 109 9 1 15 60 33 5 48 3 0 0 0 2 165 .260 .393 .317

1964 60 197 19 50 6 1 3 19 10 1 29 2 1 1 0 1 67 .254 .340 .295

3 years 342 1188 122 311 38 5 52 173 91 10 172 13 3 2 0 9 515 .262 .434 .319

Led Mets in games with 156 in 1962.
Led Mets in at bats with 571 in 1962.
Led Mets in runs with 69 in 1962.
Led Mets in hits with 152 in 1962.
Led Mets in doubles with 23 in 1962.
Led Mets in home runs with 34 in 1962.
Led Mets in runs batted in with 94 in 1962 and with 60 in 1963.
Led Mets in slugging percentage with .496 in 1962.
Led Mets in on base plus slugging with .825 in 1962.
Tied for Mets lead in intentional walks with 4 in 1962.
Led Mets in hit by pitch with 8 in 1962.
Led Mets in total bases with 283 in 1962.
Led Mets in grounded into double play with 23 in 1963.

Games where Frank Thomas had 2 or more Home Runs
vs. St. Louis (NL) 04/19/62. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 08/01/62. vs. Philadelphia (NL) 08/02/62. vs. Cincinnati (NL) 08/03/62.
vs. Houston (NL) 09/20/62.

Games where Frank Thomas had 4 or more Hits
vs. Chicago (NL) 06/26/63.

Games played by position
1962: Outfield 126, Left Field 126, First Base 11, Third Base 10
1963: Outfield 96, Left Field 96, First Base 15, Third Base 1
1964: Outfield 31, Left Field 31, First Base 19, Third Base 2

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Frank Thomas was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1962 0 0 0 138 7 0 0 0 0
1963 0 0 0 67 37 5 0 0 0
1964 0 1 13 16 14 4 0 0 0
Totals 0 1 13 221 58 9 0 0 0

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1962	0	0	0	138	7	0	0	0	0
1963	0	0	0	67	37	5	0	0	0
1964	0	1	13	16	14	4	0	0	0
Totals	0	1	13	221	58	9	0	0	0