What is Lee Thomas (baseball)?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Lee Thomas |image=Lee Thomas 1965.jpg |position=[[First baseman]] / [[Right fielder]] |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1936|2|5}} |birth_place=[[Peoria, Illinois]], U.S. |death_date={{Death date and age|2022|8|31|1936|2|5}} |death_place=[[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S. |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 (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.255 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=106 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=428 |teams= *[[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1961}}) *[[Los Angeles Angels]] ({{mlby|1961}}–{{mlby|1964}}) *[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1964}}–{{mlby|1965}}) *[[Atlanta Braves]] ({{mlby|1966}}) *[[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|1966}}–{{mlby|1967}}) *[[Houston Astros]] ({{mlby|1968}}) *[[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Nankai Hawks]] ({{baseball year|1969}}) |highlights= *2× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962]], [[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1962²]]) }} '''James Leroy Thomas''' (February 5, 1936 – August 31, 2022) was an American [[first baseman]] and [[right fielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and front-office executive in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He played for six teams from 1961 to 1968. He played for the [[New York Yankees]], [[Los Angeles Angels]], [[Boston Red Sox]], [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Chicago Cubs]] and the [[Houston Astros]]. Thomas died at his home in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] on August 31, 2022, at age 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-lee-thomas-passes-away|title=Lee Thomas passes away|website=MLB.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Lee}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:New York Yankees players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Angels players]] [[Category:Boston Red