| 词条 | Lee Thomas (baseball) |
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|name=Lee Thomas |image = Lee Thomas 1965.jpg |position=Outfielder / First baseman |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1936|2|5}} |birth_place=Peoria, Illinois |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 22 |debutyear=1961 |debutteam=New York Yankees |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 27 |finalyear=1968 |finalteam=Houston Astros |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.255 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=106 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=428 |teams=
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}}James Leroy "Lee" Thomas (born February 5, 1936) is a former player and current front-office executive in American Major League Baseball. As general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 1988 to 1997, Thomas built the Phillies from a below .500 club into the {{Baseball year|1993}} champions of the National League. He has been a special assistant to the executive vice president with the Baltimore Orioles since December 2011.[1] Playing careerIn his playing days, Thomas was a powerful outfielder and first baseman who batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Originally a member of the New York Yankees organization (1954–61), he was signed by Yankees scout Lou Maguolo.[1] But Thomas could not break into the Bombers' strong lineup despite putting up good offensive statistics in minor league baseball. He had two at bats for the {{Baseball year|1961}} Yanks (garnering one hit), then was traded to the expansion Los Angeles Angels on May 8, 1961, during the Halos' first American League season. As an everyday player with the Angels and Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1965, Thomas topped the 20 home run mark three times, and drove in 104 RBI for the Angels in {{Baseball year|1962}}. He was selected to the American League's All-Star team that season, and popped out as a pinch hitter in that year's first All-Star game, played at DC Stadium on July 10. In the year's second All-Star game, played July 30 at Wrigley Field, he appeared as a defensive replacement in left field for the game's final two innings and did not bat. The latter three years of Thomas' Major League playing career (1966–68) were spent in the National League as a part-time player and pinch hitter with the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. He compiled a career batting average of .255 in 1,027 games played with 847 hits and 106 home runs. After his big league career, he played in Japan in 1969 for the Nankai Hawks. Front office careerIn 1970, Thomas joined the St. Louis Cardinals as bullpen coach. In 1972, he became manager of the GCL Red Birds in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. Then, in 1973, Thomas he moved up to Class A as skipper of the Modesto Reds of the California League. Thomas moved into the Cardinals' front office in 1975, becoming traveling secretary and rising to the position of director of player development in 1980. He was a key member of the St. Louis organization during the club's run of success during the early to mid-1980s when the Cards, led by manager Whitey Herzog, won NL pennants in {{Baseball year|1982}}, {{Baseball year|1985}} and {{Baseball year|1987}} and the 1982 World Series. In June {{Baseball year|1988}}, Thomas was lured to Philadelphia to take command of the Phillies. He acquired players such as Curt Schilling, Lenny Dykstra and Mitch Williams, who played critical roles in the Phils' 1993 pennant-winning team, which lost the 1993 World Series to the Toronto Blue Jays. That same year, The Sporting News and Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America both named him Executive of the Year for all of Major League Baseball. When four straight losing seasons followed the '93 pennant, Thomas was replaced as GM by Ed Wade, his assistant. He then returned to the Red Sox as a special assistant to the general manager from 1998 to 2003, where he played a key role in Boston's signing of free agent outfielders Manny Ramírez in December 2000 and Johnny Damon one year later. He served the Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers as a pro scout,[2] and on December 4, 2011, he joined the Baltimore Orioles as a special assistant to executive vice president Dan Duquette with whom he worked in Boston.[3] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Lou Maguolo|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Maguolo|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=17 June 2015}} 2. ^Baseball America Annual Directory, 2004-05 and 2009 editions 3. ^1 Kubatko, Roch. "Thomas and Ferreira added to Orioles’ front office," Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Sunday, December 4, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2018 External links{{baseball stats|br=t/thomale03|brm=thomas009jam}}{{s-start}}{{succession box | title=Philadelphia Phillies General Manager| before=Woody Woodward| after=Ed Wade | years={{Baseball year|1988}}–{{Baseball year|1997}}}}{{succession box |before=Dan Duquette| title=Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year| years=1993| after=John Hart }}{{s-end}}{{Philadelphia Phillies general managers}}{{SN Executive of the Year}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Lee}} 33 : 1936 births|Living people|Amarillo Gold Sox players|American expatriate baseball players in Japan|American League All-Stars|Atlanta Braves players|Baltimore Orioles executives|Baseball players from Illinois|Binghamton Triplets players|Boston Red Sox executives|Boston Red Sox players|Chicago Cubs players|Houston Astros players|Houston Astros scouts|Los Angeles Angels players|Major League Baseball bullpen coaches|Major League Baseball farm directors|Major League Baseball first basemen|Major League Baseball general managers|Major League Baseball outfielders|Milwaukee Brewers scouts|Nankai Hawks players|New York Yankees players|Owensboro Oilers players|Philadelphia Phillies executives|Quincy Gems players|Richmond Virginians (minor league) players|St. Louis Cardinals coaches|St. Louis Cardinals executives|Sportspeople from Peoria, Illinois|Sportspeople from St. Louis|Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players|Winston-Salem Twins players |
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