Valmy Thomas
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Valmy Thomas (October 21, 1925 – October 16, 2010)Santurce, Puerto Rico, because of better medical care available there, returning to their native Saint Croix immediately after his birth.
Thomas was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg); he threw and batted
runs batted in. He hit
.230 lifetime.
After his major league career, while playing for the Atlanta Crackers of the International League in 1962, Thomas was shot and critically wounded in a dispute over a woman by mortician-musician Cleveland Lyons, who then committed suicide.[4] That season was the last of Thomas's professional career.
Thomas died in
Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
, at the age of 84.
References
- ^ Obituary, The San Francisco Examiner, October 23, 2010
- ^ Baseball Happenings, October 23, 2010
- ^ The Original San Francisco Giants, by Steve Bitker, Sports Publishing, Inc., 1998.
- ^ "Catcher is critical following shooting". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 22 August 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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