Frank Thomas
Frank Joseph Thomas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA
Signed: 1947 by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Acquired: traded from the Milwaukee Braves with a player to be named later (Rick Herrscher)
for a player to be named later (Gus Bell) and
cash, November 1961
Departed: traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Wayne Graham, Gary
Kroll, and cash, August 1964
Died: January 16, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA
The first Frank Thomas. He was also the
Mets' first power threat; in 1962, he led the club in runs, hits, doubles,
homers, RBIs, total bases, and slugging. Despite slumping significantly in '63,
he again led the Mets in runs batted in. Frank is shown here on a Red Man
tobacco card, and on several different vintage cards below. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he had his
greatest years there with the Pirates, and died there in 2023 at age 93.
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BATTING RECORD (team-leading
totals in red) YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO
BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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season highlighted in blue denotes he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Hitter of the Year |
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS SO
BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This
is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I
transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable
Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are
cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones
that still remained until that final deal.
Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something
to display in my office and den. At the
bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing
was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so
I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs
and game-used areas. If an orange card
is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you
feel so moved. Contact me by following
this link: NYMHall.
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1954 Bowman |
1956 Topps |
1957 Topps |
1958 Topps |
1954 Bowman #155
1954 Dan-Dee Potato Chips reprint
1955 Bowman #58
1955 Red Man #NL20 (no tab)
1956 Topps #153a (gray back)
1957 Topps #140
1958 Topps #409
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1959 Topps |
1961 Topps |
1962 Jell-O |
1963 Topps |
1959 Topps #17 ("Danny's All-Stars")
1959 Topps #490
1960 Topps #95
1961 Topps #382
1962 Jay
Publishing Mets
1962 Jell-O #151
1962 Post #151
1962 Topps #7
1963 Jell-O #196
1963 Topps #495
1964 Topps #345
1965 Topps #123
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1979 TCMA |
1989 Pacific Baseball Legends |
1994 Upper Deck |
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated |
1978 Grand Slam #143
1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #24
1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met
Baseball #19
1989 Pacific
Baseball Legends #153
1990 Swell (CMC)
Baseball Greats #113
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #405
1991 Topps Archives #283 (mockup of 1953
Topps card)
1992 Action Packed All-Star Gallery #77
1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes Triple Folders
#118
1994 Upper Deck
All-Time Heroes #126
1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game
Autograph Collection (autographed)1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game Covers #5
2001 Topps Archives #27 (reprint of 1956 Topps #153)
2001 Topps Archives #121 (reprint of 1965 Topps #123)
2014 Topps
Heritage 50th Anniversary Buybacks (1965 Topps
#123)
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"How does Frank Thomas
get in Cooperstown? He takes a bus to Utica, changes for a bus to
Cooperstown, walks down the main street until he gets to the Hall of Fame,
walks up the stairs and buys a 50-cent admission ticket at the door. He's in,
like Flynn." -- Artie Apuzzo 3 |