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Derrel Thomas

Positions: Second Baseman, Centerfielder and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: January 14, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 14, 1971 (Age 20-243d, 13,192nd in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 34-264d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Derrell Osbon Thomas

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

4677

1163

.249

585

RBI

370

140

OBP

.317

SLG

.332

OPS

.649

OPS+

Summary of 43 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 18 go ahead

4 Tms
SFG	16
LAD	12
SDP	11
PHI	4

Platoon
vs RHP	33
vs LHP	10

Home/Road
Away	22
Home	21

Outs
1	15
0	15
2	13

12 Opps
CHC	7
PIT	5
LAD	5
SFG	4
ATL	4
STL	4
PHI	3
CIN	3
MON	3
NYM	2
HOU	2
SDP	1

40 Pitchers
Oscar Zamora	2
Gary Gentry	2
Bill Caudill	2
John Urrea	1
Ray Burris	1
Cecilio Guante	1
Jim Willoughby	1
Ken Forsch	1
Jim Rooker	1
Mike Marshall	1
Jerry Reuss	1
Mickey Mahler	1
Wayne Twitchell	1
Burt Hooton	1
Bob Knepper	1
Carl Morton	1
Frank Pastore	1
John Candelaria	1
Bob Gibson	1
Fred Norman	1
John Martin	1
Frank Reberger	1
Skip Lockwood	1
Rick Rhoden	1
Bob Forsch	1
Steve Stone	1
Rick Sutcliffe	1
Don Sutton	1
Randy Lerch	1
J.R. Richard	1
José DeLeón	1
Mike Torrez	1
Fernando Valenzuela	1
Eric Show	1
Ron Schueler	1
Mike Krukow	1
Phil Niekro	1
Mario Soto	1
Ernie McAnally	1
Steve Carlton	1

12 Parks
3Com Park (SFO)	12
Dodger Stad (LOS)	8
VeteransStad (PHI)	6
Qualcomm St (SAN)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Parc Jarry (MON)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	25
7	8
89	3
8	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	41
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	4
12-	3
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1
-23	1

60 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	32
1 on	6
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
1	4
2	5
3	7
4	2
5	9
6	3
7	5
8	3
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	14
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	4
+1	6
Tied	15
-1	5
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	12
Tied	15
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
2B	16
CF	15
SS	5
C	2
PH	1
1B	1
RF	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
2nd	12
1st	11
7th	7
8th	7
6th	4
5th	2

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	16
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-05-07	SDP	@	NYM	Gary Gentry	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	1--	2	1	4	0.132	91%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Norman Scores
2	2	2	1	1972-07-11	SDP	@	MON	Mike Torrez	behind 0-2	t 5	1	12-	3	1	4	0.351	63%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Stanley Scores; C. Kirby Scores/unER
3	3	3	1	1972-08-08 (1)	SDP	@	SFG	Frank Reberger	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	1--	2	1	6	0.171	79%		Home Run (CF-RF); S. Arlin Scores
4	4	4	1	1972-08-16	SDP		STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-4	b 5	0	---	1	7	6	0.061	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1972-09-04	SDP		SFG	Jim Willoughby	tied 0-0	b 5	0	---	1	6	4	0.168	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1974-05-07	SDP	@	PHI	Ron Schueler	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	2	7	4	0.204	68%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Kendall Scores
7	7	2	1	1974-05-10	SDP		LAD	Mike Marshall	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	1	1	4	0.246	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	1974-06-14	SDP	@	MON	Ernie McAnally	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	-23	3	6	4	0.225	85%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (CF-RF); W. McCovey Scores; J. Grubb Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1975-04-13 (2)	SFG		ATL	Gary Gentry	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	1	2	4	0.195	54%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	2	1	1975-06-04	SFG	@	CHC	Oscar Zamora	tied 8-8	t 9	1	---	1	2	4	0.385	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	3	1	1975-06-29	SFG		LAD	Don Sutton	ahead 2-0	b 7	0	---	1	2	4	0.053	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	4	1	1975-07-12	SFG	@	CHC	Steve Stone	behind 1-6	t 3	0	---	1	2	4	0.046	13%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	5	1	1975-09-12	SFG		CIN	Fred Norman	behind 0-2	b 3	2	---	1	2	4	0.111	38%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	6	1	1975-09-24	SFG	@	ATL	Carl Morton	behind 0-2	t 3	0	12-	3	2	4	0.234	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); J. Barr Scores; G. Thomasson Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1976-04-23	SFG		PIT	Jerry Reuss	tied 3-3	b 7	2	---	1	2	4	0.251	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	2	1	1976-05-02 (1)	SFG		CHC	Oscar Zamora	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	1	1	4	0.132	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1977-06-19 (1)	SFG		PIT	Jim Rooker	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.104	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	1977-07-24 (1)	SFG		MON	Wayne Twitchell	ahead 1-0	b 8	2	--3	2	2	8	0.103	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; R. Andrews Scores
19	19	3	1	1977-07-30	SFG	@	PHI	Steve Carlton	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	8	0.099	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	1977-08-15	SFG	@	LAD	Rick Rhoden	ahead 4-2	t 4	2	---	1	1	8	0.093	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
21	21	5	1	1977-08-16	SFG	@	LAD	Burt Hooton	tied 1-1	t 8	1	---	1	1	8	0.277	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	6	1	1977-08-24	SFG	@	STL	John Urrea	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	7	1	1977-08-30	SFG		PIT	John Candelaria	behind 0-3	b 6	1	---	1	1	8	0.088	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	8	1	1977-09-13	SFG		ATL	Mickey Mahler	behind 0-3	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	0.087	34%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1978-06-11	SDP	@	CHC	Ray Burris	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	1	6	4	0.095	37%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
26	26	2	1	1978-08-16	SDP	@	NYM	Skip Lockwood	behind 0-1	t 9	2	-2-	2	6	3	0.726	83%		Home Run; D. Winfield Scores
27	27	3	1	1978-08-21	SDP	@	PHI	Randy Lerch	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	1	2	8	0.085	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1979-05-25	LAD		CIN	Frank Pastore	ahead 12-2	b 6	0	---	1	5	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (CF-RF)
29	29	2	1	1979-07-29	LAD	@	HOU	J.R. Richard	behind 2-3	t 7	1	---	1	7	8	0.216	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	3	1	1979-08-10	LAD	@	SFG	Bob Knepper	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	123	4	8	8	0.144	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Baker Scores; J. Ferguson Scores/unER; M. Hatcher Scores
31	31	4	1	1979-08-31	LAD		CHC	Bill Caudill	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	1	7	8	0.122	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	5	2	1979-08-31	LAD		CHC	Bill Caudill	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	---	1	7	8	0.114	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1980-04-18	LAD		HOU	Ken Forsch	tied 1-1	b 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.122	63%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1981-05-23	LAD	@	CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 1-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	4	0.119	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
35	35	2	1	1981-08-15	LAD		ATL	Phil Niekro	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	2	8	0.153	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	3	1	1981-08-22	LAD	@	STL	Bob Forsch	tied 2-2	t 5	1	---	1	1	6	0.159	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	4	1	1981-09-04	LAD		STL	John Martin	behind 1-6	b 7	2	---	1	8	8	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1983-09-18	LAD	@	SFG	Mike Krukow	behind 0-6	t 9	0	---	1	7	PH	0.003	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
39	39	2	1	1983-09-28	LAD	@	SDP	Eric Show	tied 3-3	t 10	2	---	1	8	9	0.422	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1985-06-23	PHI		PIT	José DeLeón	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	1	8	6	0.167	68%		Home Run
41	41	2	1	1985-07-02	PHI		CHC	Rick Sutcliffe	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	1--	2	8	6	0.026	99%		Home Run; O. Virgil Scores
42	42	3	1	1985-07-31	PHI	@	PIT	Cecilio Guante	tied 2-2	t 10	1	---	1	8	7	0.391	84%		Home Run
43	43	4	1	1985-08-21	PHI		LAD	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 3-15	b 8	1	12-	3	5	2	0.000	0%		Home Run; G. Wilson Scores; M. Schmidt Scores