Orrel Thomas
Orrel Thomas | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Mobile, Alabama | May 28, 1913|
Died: January 8, 1945 River Rouge, Michigan | (aged 31)|
Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1937, for the Detroit Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1937, for the Detroit Stars | |
Teams | |
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Orrel Lee Thomas (May 28, 1913 – January 8, 1945), nicknamed "Little Dean", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Thomas was the younger brother of fellow Negro leaguer Walter Thomas. He played for the Detroit Stars in 1937, posting a 5.63 ERA over 40 innings in six recorded appearances on the mound.[1][2] Thomas died in River Rouge, Michigan in 1945 at age 31.
References[]
- ^ "Orrel Thomas". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Orrel Thomas". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1945 deaths
- Detroit Stars (1937) players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs