Tommy Thomas (pitcher)

Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas (December 23, 1899 – April 27, 1988) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1926–1932), Washington Senators (1932–1935), Philadelphia Phillies (1935), St. Louis Browns (1936–1937) and Boston Red Sox (1937).

[1] In 1926 he held opposing hitters to a .244 batting average, leading all American League pitchers.

[3] He won 108 games and lost 56 (.659) as an Oriole pitcher, and counting his time with the Buffalo Bisons from 1918 to 1920 has a career 138–85 (.613) record in the International League.

[3] In ten seasons (1940–1949) as a manager, his Orioles posted a 638–734 record (.475) with three winning campaigns.

[2][3] Thomas served as a scout for the Boston Red Sox from 1949 to 1973, except for a brief stint as general manager of Boston's American Association affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers.