Frank thomas height and weight
- •
Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas played during an era when team owners looked upon their players as chattels. By their standards, Frank Joseph Thomas was considered a rebel. Much of his career was spent bickering with management over his worth to them. In his early career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Thomas’s adversary in such battles was the man sometimes called “El Cheapo,” otherwise known as Wesley Branch Rickey.
During the 1950s Thomas’s demands were considered selfish but by today’s standards they would be probably be considered reasonable. His negotiations with Branch Rickey became legendary around the Steel City. In 1955 Thomas was the lone holdout on a Pirates club that was coming off a last-place finish 44 games behind the New York Giants. Rickey could not believe that this young man would have the audacity to challenge a $2,000 raise, from $13,000 to $15,000. The slugging outfielder sought a salary of $25,000 after a 1954 season in which he belted 23 home runs and drove in 94 runs with a career-high batting average of .298. On top of that, he received 24 votes for Most Valu
- •
Frank Thomas (designated hitter)
American baseball player (born 1968)
For the National League baseball player, see Frank Thomas (outfielder).
"Big Hurt" redirects here. For the baseball pitcher, see Stan Williams (baseball). For other uses, see The Big Hurt.
Baseball player
| Frank Thomas | |
|---|---|
Thomas with the Chicago White Sox in 1997 | |
| Designated hitter / First baseman | |
| Born: (1968-05-27) May 27, 1968 (age 56) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| August 2, 1990, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| August 29, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Batting average | .301 |
| Hits | 2,468 |
| Home runs | 521 |
| Runs batted in | 1,704 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Induction | 2014 |
| Vote | 83.7% (first ballot) |
Frank Edward Thomas Jr. (born May 27, 1968), nicknamed "the Big Hurt,"[1] is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for three American League (AL) teams from 1990 to 2008, all but the last three years
- •
A first-ballot Hall of Famer and one of the most feared hitters in the history of Major League Baseball, Frank Thomas is a studio analyst for FOX Sports. In his role, Thomas appears at the desk for MLB WHIPAROUND and is part of FOX Sports’ pregame and postgame shows during the regular season and postseason, also contributing on remote at the All-Star Game and World Series. With Thomas as an analyst, FOX Sports’ MLB studio show won back-to-back Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run during the network’s coverage of the 2016 & 2017 postseason.
A native of Columbus, Ga., Thomas displayed impressive size and athletic gifts at a young age, competing in baseball, basketball and football during his youth. Despite being a standout on the high school baseball team throughout his prep years, he wasn’t chosen in the 1986 MLB Draft and instead accepted a football scholarship to Auburn University as a tight end. After playing one season for the Tigers football team, Thomas quickly gravitated toward the diamond where his immense talent was immediately apparent to players
Copyright ©oakvibe.pages.dev 2025