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Ray Thomas

1910 – 1993

American baseball player

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Lived 1910 – 1993 (aged 83). Ray Thomas was an American baseball player.

Raymond Joseph Thomas (July 9, 1910 – December 6, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played professionally for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1930s.

Early life and career Thomas was born in Dover, New Hampshire, and played college baseball at Western State Teachers College from 1930 to 1933.

He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent in 1933. He played for the Huntington Red Birds in 1934, the Houston Buffaloes in 1935 and the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 1936 and 1937. Thomas was granted free agency by the Cardinals on April 1, 1938.

Thomas was signed by the Dodgers on April 1, 1938, and played in one game for the Dodgers on July 22, 1938. He had one hit in three at-bats in that game and scored one run. He returned to the minors and played his last game for the Raleigh Capitals in 1946. He had a brief run as a manager in the minor leagues before retiring from baseball.

Thomas died on December 6, 1993, in Wilson, North Carolina.

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Western Michigan University
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Raymond Joseph Thomas

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Who was Ray Thomas?

American baseball player (1910-1993)

When was Ray Thomas born?

Ray Thomas was born on 9 July 1910 in Dover.

When did Ray Thomas die?

Ray Thomas died on 6 December 1993 in Wilson.

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Ray Thomas was a baseball player.

What nationality was Ray Thomas?

Ray Thomas was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ray Thomas

· Wikidata: Q7298191

· DBpedia: Ray Thomas (baseball)

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