Frank Thomas Trades and Transactions

The Frank Thomas trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Frank Thomas has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative (#19)

Frank Thomas Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative (#19)
 

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Birth Name:   Frank Joseph Thomas
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-11-1929  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Mt. Carmel College High School (Niagara Falls, ON)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   08-17-1951 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-02-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Frank Thomas

Trades & Transactions

07-23-1947: Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates.
01-30-1959: Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates (with Whammy Douglas, Jim Pendleton and Johnny Powers) to Cincinnati Reds for Smoky Burgess, Harvey Haddix and Don Hoak.
12-06-1959: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs for Lee Walls, Lou Jackson and Bill Henry.
05-09-1961: Traded by Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee Braves for Mel Roach.
11-28-1961: Traded by Milwaukee Braves (with Rick Herrscher) to New York Mets for Gus Bell.
08-07-1964: Traded by New York Mets to Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Graham and Gary Kroll.
07-10-1965: Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Houston Astros.
09-01-1965: Traded by Houston Astros to Milwaukee Braves.
04-05-1966: Released by Atlanta Braves.
05-14-1966: Signed by Chicago Cubs.
06-04-1966: Released by Chicago Cubs.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Frank Thomas trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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