Ira Thomas

Ira Thomas

Ira Felix Thomas (January 22, 1881October 11, 1958) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the American League with the New York Highlanders (1906-07), Detroit Tigers (1908), and Philadelphia Athletics (1909-15).

Thomas was born in Ballston Spa, New York, and began his playing career in the minor league Connecticut League in 1902. After playing two seasons with the Highlanders in the major leagues, Thomas moved to the Tigers in 1908 and served as backup catcher to Boss Schmidt. In the Game 1 of the 1908 World Series, he pinch hit for short stop Charley O'Leary in the ninth inning and singled, completing the first successful pinch hit in World Series play. [http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B10100DET1908.htm]

He played six seasons to finish his career with the Athletics. He was the team captain and shared equal catching duty with Jack Lapp as the Athletics twice won the World Series in consecutive seasons (1910-11). The team also won an American League pennant and a World Series, in 1913 and 1914, respectively, although Thomas did not play in either of the latter two World Series. In the 1911 season, Thomas finished eighth in American League MVP voting, having hit 17 extra base hits and 101 total bases. In 484 career games, he batted .242 with 327 hits and 155 RBI.

After retiring, Thomas was a scout for the Athletics, remaining with the franchise even as it relocated to Kansas City in 1955. He died at age 77 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1958.

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* [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Thomas.Ira.Obit.html Thomas' obituary at TheDeadBallEra.com]


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