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Myles Thomas
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Birthdate: 10/22/1897
Died: 12/12/1963
Height / Weight: ' " / 170 lbs.
Place of Birth: State College, PA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

1927 Chicago Daily News photo #SDN-066065of Myles Thomas, pitcher New York Yankees, standing in fielding position prior to game against White Sox in Comiskey Park, 324 West 35th Street on South Side of Chicago, courtesy Chicago Historial Society 

Myles Thomas was a pitcher on one of the greatest teams of all-time, the 1927 New York Yankees, led by Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earls Combs, Bob Meusel and pitchers Waite Hoyt, Urban Shocker, Herb Pennock, Wilcy Moore and Dutch Ruether. For the 1927 season Myles Thomas was 7-4 in 21 games.

 

Myles Thomas pitched in relief in two games of the 1926 World Series and yielded 3 hits, 3 runs in 3 innings. The Yankees defeated the Cardinals in seven games to win the World Title. 


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
1926 NYY (AL) 33 13 6 6 0 3 0 140.1 140 79 66 6 65 0 38 2 3 0 4.23
1927 NYY (AL) 21 9 7 4 0 1 0 88.2 111 54 48 4 43 0 25 3 1 0 4.87
1928 NYY (AL) 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 31.2 33 19 12 3 9 0 10 0 0 0 3.41
1929 WSH (AL) 22 14 7 8 2 7 0 125.1 139 72 49 3 48 0 33 1 0 0 3.52
1929 NYY (AL) 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.0 27 21 18 1 9 0 3 1 0 0 10.80
1930 WSH (AL) 12 2 2 2 0 0 0 33.2 49 35 31 3 15 0 12 0 0 0 8.29
6 years   105 40 23 22 2 11 0 434.2 499 280 224 20 189 0 121 7 4 0 4.64
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1926 NYY (AL) 33 43 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 .116 .136 SLG
1927 NYY (AL) 21 27 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 .333 .357 SLG
1928 NYY (AL) 13 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 SLG
1929 NYY (AL) 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 SLG
1929 WSH (AL) 22 48 5 14 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .320 SLG
1930 WSH (AL) 14 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 SLG
6 years   108 146 16 35 1 0 0 8 3 17 0 0 0 1 9 0 .240 .260 .SLG



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