Derrel Thomas
| Derrel Thomas | |||
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| Infielder / Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 14, 1951 Los Angeles | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1971, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 5, 1985, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 43 | ||
| Runs batted in | 370 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Derrel Osborn Thomas (born January 14, 1951) is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball primarily as a second baseman, center fielder, and shortstop from 1971 to 1985. He held the distinction of being one of a few players to have played every position (except pitcher) at least once in his career.
Following his playing career, Thomas was the first manager of the Boise Hawks in 1987,[1][2] then an independent team in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League. As of 2009, he is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.
Thomas is currently the head baseball coach at Adrenaline Athletic Training in Riverside, California.
References
- ↑ "Thomas takes a big step". Reading Eagle. July 16, 1987. p. 31.
- ↑ "One of few black managers is fired". Milwaukee Journal. July 28, 1987. p. 2C.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Venezuelan Winter League
- Los Angeles Times – Articles on Derrel Thomas
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