Lee Thomas
1961–1968 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees
1,027G
.255AVG
.327OBP
.397SLG
More career statistics
847H
106HR
428RBI
25SB
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,730 | 3,731 |
| Batting · RBI | 428 | 427 |
| Batting · Walks | 332 | 333 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,027 | 3,730 | 3,324 | 405 | 847 | 111 | 22 | 106 | 428 | 332 | 397 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 19 | 1,320 | .255 | .327 | .397 | .724 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1961-05-31 to 1961-06-12
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1961-09-05 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1961-09-05 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1965-07-09 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 512 | 1823 | 424 | 43 | 199 | 179 | 187 | .263 | .331 | .388 |
| Away | 515 | 1908 | 423 | 63 | 228 | 154 | 210 | .248 | .302 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 94 | 386 | 89 | 12 | 58 | 25 | 41 | .252 | .295 | .405 |
| May | 195 | 728 | 159 | 16 | 76 | 71 | 77 | .248 | .316 | .367 |
| June | 210 | 775 | 165 | 22 | 81 | 73 | 77 | .242 | .307 | .378 |
| July | 189 | 668 | 159 | 24 | 89 | 71 | 79 | .273 | .344 | .450 |
| August | 180 | 639 | 126 | 13 | 59 | 52 | 70 | .219 | .279 | .336 |
| September | 151 | 512 | 142 | 18 | 61 | 39 | 52 | .302 | .354 | .464 |
| October | 8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .391 | .524 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 85 | 334 | 75 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 33 | .250 | .311 | .380 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 85 | 368 | 104 | 20 | 65 | 35 | 31 | .315 | .378 | .561 |
| cleveland-guardians | 85 | 364 | 84 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 31 | .258 | .324 | .391 |
| chicago-white-sox | 84 | 315 | 75 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 40 | .264 | .311 | .391 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 84 | 335 | 79 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 38 | .277 | .358 | .463 |
| new-york-yankees | 83 | 320 | 69 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 46 | .243 | .312 | .408 |
| detroit-tigers | 81 | 331 | 75 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 25 | .261 | .326 | .401 |
| minnesota-twins | 80 | 302 | 62 | 12 | 34 | 25 | 47 | .226 | .288 | .387 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees | 132 | 452 | 129 | 24 | 69 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 160 | 583 | 169 | 26 | 104 | 6 | .290 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 149 | 528 | 116 | 9 | 55 | 6 | .220 | – | – |
| 1964 | Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 154 | 573 | 150 | 15 | 66 | 3 | .262 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Boston Red Sox | 151 | 521 | 141 | 22 | 75 | 6 | .271 | – | – |
| 1966 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs | 114 | 275 | 61 | 7 | 24 | 1 | .222 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Chicago Cubs | 77 | 191 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .220 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Houston Astros | 90 | 201 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .194 | – | – |