Andrés Thomas
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Andrés Thomas | |
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![]() Thomas with the Atlanta Braves c. 1986 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | November 10, 1963|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 1985, for the Atlanta Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 16, 1990, for the Atlanta Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .234 |
Home runs | 42 |
Runs batted in | 228 |
Teams | |
Andrés Péres Thomas (born November 10, 1963) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1990. He batted and threw right-handed. Thomas brought a power bat to the shortstop position for the Braves (13 HR each in 1988 and 1989); however, he struck out quite a bit (95 Ks in 1988) and walked only 59 times in five seasons. His free-swinging prompted then-Braves' broadcaster Don Sutton to ask hypothetically during games, "Why would you even throw him a strike?" He was also an erratic fielder, leading all National League shortstops with 29 errors in 1988.
He was the manager of the Detroit Tigers' affiliate in the Dominican Summer League for 2006.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tigers name Minor League coaches". Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Atlanta Braves players
- Canton-Akron Indians players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Living people
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- 20th-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Anderson Braves players
- Durham Bulls players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Greenville Braves players
- Omaha Royals players
- Phoenix Firebirds players
- Richmond Braves players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Italy
- Grosseto Baseball Club players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball people in Canada
- Baseball players from Santo Domingo Province
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