2B Marshall 'The Experimental Man' Thomas #17
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/01/1955
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2B MARSHALL 'THE EXPERIMENTAL MAN' THOMAS #17 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 473 159 34 4 13 75 43 38 .336 .388 .507 0 4.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1954 DET Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1954 DET Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1954 PHI Win, 9-2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0
09/21/1954 PHI Win, 12-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1954 PHI Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/19/1954 @ DET Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1954 @ DET Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/17/1954 @ DET Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1954 CHI Win, 11-7 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/14/1954 CHI Win, 5-0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/01/1928
Born in:Experiment, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$84,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 6th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 473 159 34 4 13 75 71 43 38 .336 .388 .507 .896 .404 .171 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 523 1 0 0 16 0 6 240 51 0 0 0.0 91.0 7.31 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   137 41 9 1 4 18 17 14 7 3 0 0 .299 .357 .467 .824
Versus Right   336 118 25 3 9 57 54 29 31 3 0 1 .351 .401 .524 .925
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   61 15 1 0 1 2 5 5 5 0 0 0 .246 .303 .311 .615
May   123 42 12 1 4 19 19 8 6 2 0 1 .341 .381 .553 .933
June   29 10 4 0 1 2 7 0 7 1 0 0 .345 .333 .586 .920
July   68 22 3 1 2 12 8 4 5 0 0 0 .324 .361 .485 .846
August   109 41 9 2 3 25 18 13 7 2 0 0 .376 .435 .578 1.013
September   83 29 5 0 2 15 14 13 8 1 0 0 .349 .433 .482 .915
Last Year   473 159 34 4 13 75 71 43 38 6 0 1 .336 .388 .507 .896
2 Years Ago   611 206 38 3 25 121 95 62 35 5 0 0 .337 .395 .532 .927
Career   1915 612 124 11 63 307 281 194 153 20 1 3 .320 .379 .495 .874
Home   226 83 16 2 5 39 34 27 16 3 0 0 .367 .430 .522 .952
Road   247 76 18 2 8 36 37 16 22 3 0 1 .308 .348 .494 .842
Grass   473 159 34 4 13 75 71 43 38 6 0 1 .336 .388 .507 .896
Day   282 91 22 4 6 42 41 24 21 3 0 1 .323 .374 .493 .867
Night   191 68 12 0 7 33 30 19 17 3 0 0 .356 .408 .529 .937
As Starter   468 157 33 4 13 75 70 43 38 6 0 1 .335 .388 .506 .894
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Close/Late   113 29 8 1 3 17 12 8 12 0 0 1 .257 .311 .425 .736
Inning 1-3   173 48 10 1 3 23 16 17 13 2 0 0 .277 .339 .399 .737
Inning 4-6   150 62 15 2 6 28 35 14 12 4 0 0 .413 .452 .660 1.112
Inning 7-9   137 45 8 1 4 22 19 12 13 0 0 1 .328 .387 .489 .876
Extra Innings   13 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
0 Outs   128 47 11 3 4 17 29 15 6 3 0 0 .367 .425 .594 1.018
1 Outs   163 55 10 1 5 34 22 17 16 3 0 1 .337 .397 .503 .900
2 Outs   182 57 13 0 4 24 20 11 16 0 0 0 .313 .352 .451 .803
Scoring Position   129 40 6 0 5 59 21 10 11 6 0 0 .310 .345 .473 .818
Bases Empty   211 75 20 2 5 5 33 21 15 0 0 0 .355 .414 .540 .954
Runner on 1st   133 44 8 2 3 11 17 12 12 0 0 1 .331 .390 .489 .879
Runner on 2nd   42 10 1 0 2 11 5 3 4 0 0 0 .238 .289 .405 .694
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293
Runner on 1st & 2nd   51 19 5 0 2 21 11 0 3 0 0 0 .373 .373 .588 .961
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 0 0 1 10 3 2 0 3 0 0 .357 .368 .571 .940
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 .375 .455 .375 .830
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Two Strikes   171 51 10 1 6 31 25 20 38 4 0 1 .298 .367 .474 .841
First Pitch   77 23 5 1 2 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .299 .468 .766
Count 0-1   52 18 4 0 3 15 9 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .596 .942
Count 0-2   27 9 2 0 2 5 3 0 7 0 0 0 .333 .333 .630 .963
Count 1-0   58 19 2 1 2 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .328 .500 .828
Count 1-1   45 18 5 1 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .391 .556 .947
Count 1-2   51 13 2 1 1 10 7 0 14 2 0 1 .255 .259 .392 .651
Count 2-0   17 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .529 .529 .647 1.176
Count 2-1   42 18 4 0 0 7 9 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .419 .524 .942
Count 2-2   53 13 3 0 1 6 4 0 9 1 0 0 .245 .241 .358 .599
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 2 0 0 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 .273 .680 .455 1.135
Full Count   40 16 3 0 2 10 11 20 8 1 0 0 .400 .590 .625 1.215
Behind in Count   130 40 8 1 6 30 19 0 21 2 0 1 .308 .308 .523 .831
Ahead in Count   128 49 10 1 2 16 24 23 0 1 0 0 .383 .474 .523 .997
Batting 3rd   468 157 33 4 13 75 70 43 38 6 0 1 .335 .388 .506 .894
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   173 65 13 0 6 15 26 18 13 0 0 0 .376 .435 .555 .989
Medium Leverage   184 55 10 3 6 25 25 14 14 5 0 0 .299 .340 .484 .824
High Leverage   115 38 11 1 1 35 19 11 11 1 0 1 .330 .391 .470 .860
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1951 Boston - FABL 22 64 250 74 11 3 9 36 28 25 0 3 22 0 1 .296 .356 .472 .828 122 116 1.2
1952 Boston - FABL 23 153 581 173 41 1 16 75 87 64 2 6 58 3 1 .298 .366 .454 .820 140 137 5.9
1953 Boston - FABL 24 153 611 206 38 3 25 121 95 62 0 5 35 0 0 .337 .395 .532 .927 152 152 6.0
1954 Boston - FABL 25 121 473 159 34 4 13 75 71 43 1 6 38 0 0 .336 .388 .507 .896 132 145 4.3
Total FABL 491 1915 612 124 11 63 307 281 194 3 20 153 3 2 .320 .379 .495 .874 140 141 17.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 Total - 17 24 103 55 10 5 3 32 47 14 2 1 4 34 13 .534 .592 .816 1.407 100 100 2.9
1947 Total - 18 24 106 55 11 7 6 40 50 14 2 0 6 35 13 .519 .582 .925 1.506 100 100 3.2
1947 Hattiesburg - C 18 6 25 11 1 1 3 8 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 .440 .462 .920 1.382 261 246 0.7
1947 Arlington - B 18 46 173 37 2 0 2 18 20 12 3 1 41 3 3 .214 .275 .260 .535 33 28 -1.0
1948 Arlington - B 19 118 453 140 16 10 17 74 85 40 0 2 89 11 11 .309 .364 .501 .865 104 103 2.3
1949 Camagüey - DL 20 42 175 45 6 0 6 25 20 24 0 2 35 4 9 .257 .343 .394 .738 86 84 0.4
1949 Worcester - AA 20 74 327 123 9 4 3 41 42 23 1 2 61 9 19 .376 .416 .456 .872 131 138 3.3
1949 Columbus - AAA 20 26 116 39 7 4 1 7 14 10 1 0 23 3 5 .336 .394 .491 .885 137 142 1.3
1950 Camagüey - DL 21 42 178 67 13 6 13 44 46 19 1 0 21 0 0 .376 .439 .736 1.175 184 185 2.6
1950 Columbus - AAA 21 139 565 179 21 21 16 69 96 54 4 2 92 10 22 .317 .379 .513 .892 153 157 7.5
1951 Columbus - AAA 22 78 312 85 14 12 8 48 30 24 0 2 53 1 6 .272 .322 .471 .794 134 137 4.0
Total CL 243 993 303 42 37 25 124 140 88 5 4 168 14 33 .305 .363 .497 .861 145 149
Total EA 74 327 123 9 4 3 41 42 23 1 2 61 9 19 .376 .416 .456 .872 131 138
Total SEL 164 626 177 18 10 19 92 105 52 3 3 130 14 14 .283 .339 .435 .774 84 82
Total GSL 6 25 11 1 1 3 8 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 .440 .462 .920 1.382 261 246
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 Arlington - B 2B 46 46 127 112 39 245 6 .976 373.0 5.77 +3.7 1.085
1947 Hattiesburg - C 2B 6 6 14 26 5 42 2 .952 50.0 7.20 +1.0 1.112
1948 Arlington - B 2B 117 117 253 369 114 631 9 .986 983.1 5.69 +17.6 1.139
1949 Columbus - AAA 2B 26 26 69 82 28 152 1 .993 237.0 5.73 +4.6 1.076
1949 Worcester - AA 2B 74 74 175 206 40 385 4 .990 649.0 5.28 +12.5 1.129
1949 Camagüey - DL 2B 42 42 118 114 20 238 6 .975 373.0 5.60 +6.9 1.145
1950 Columbus - AAA 2B 137 136 262 364 80 652 26 .960 1217.0 4.63 +13.9 1.063
1950 Camagüey - DL 2B 42 42 118 111 38 239 10 .958 368.1 5.60 +0.6 .956
1951 Boston - MLB 2B 62 62 179 182 46 378 17 .955 536.2 6.05 -2.0 .997
1951 Columbus - AAA 2B 77 75 190 237 59 437 10 .977 682.2 5.63 +15.0 1.105
1952 Boston - MLB 2B 143 137 394 386 81 796 16 .980 1219.0 5.76 +6.5 1.029
1952 Boston - MLB LF 12 12 21 0 0 22 1 .955 98.0 1.93 -0.5 .960
1953 Boston - MLB 2B 140 137 380 412 110 814 22 .973 1241.1 5.74 -5.8 .977
1953 Boston - MLB LF 12 12 18 0 0 19 1 .947 103.0 1.57 -3.8 .736
1954 Boston - MLB 2B 116 115 320 331 68 671 20 .970 1019.2 5.75 +0.6 1.017
TOTAL 2B 1028 1015 2599 2932 728 5680 149 .974 8950.0 5.56 +75.1 1.053
TOTAL LF 24 24 39 0 0 41 2 .951 201.0 1.75 -4.3 .840
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school Griffin (Griffin; Griffin, GA).
07/02/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $18,000.
07/06/1947 Named the #8 prospect in the FABL
07/09/1947 Hits three home runs against the Gulfport Sailors, going 4-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/14/1947 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1947 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/16/1948 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/19/1948 Named the #19 prospect in the FABL
05/12/1948 Goes 5-7 against the Charlotte Bluebirds, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
06/11/1948 Injured (separated shoulder),out for 3-4 weeks.
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Arlington Patriots!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #16 prospect in the FABL
05/14/1949 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/16/1949 Injured (sprained knee),out for 6 weeks.
07/10/1949 Named the #13 prospect in the FABL
07/16/1949 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week.
08/12/1949 Goes 0-5 against the Akron Wheels, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/19/1949 Wins the 1949 Championship with the Columbus Titans!
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/21/1950 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/18/1950 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
04/24/1950 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/16/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Packers, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
05/17/1950 Goes 0-4 against the Kansas City Packers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
05/22/1950 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
05/29/1950 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1950 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Camagüey Coyotes.
02/07/1951 Wins the 1950 CWL Most Valuable Player.
03/10/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
04/16/1951 Named the #14 prospect in the FABL
07/08/1951 Named the #12 prospect in the FABL
03/06/1952 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
05/25/1952 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/02/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/23/1952 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/13/1952 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/28/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
04/15/1953 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
06/15/1953 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/29/1953 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/19/1953 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/21/1953 Finished 3rd in 1953 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
05/24/1954 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1954 Injured (sprained knee),out for 6 weeks.
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/06/1954 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/20/1954 Goes 5-9 against the New York Gothams, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
08/23/1954 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/25/1954 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/06/1954 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/26/1954 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1949 42 6
1952 149 10
Year PA Rank
1949 201 3
1953 678 6
Year AB Rank
1949 175 4
1950 178 2
1952 581 7
1953 611 7
Year H Rank
1950 67 1
1952 173 4
1953 206 3
Year K Rank
1949 35 3
Year TB Rank
1950 131 1
1952 264 6
1953 325 4
Year 2B Rank
1950 13 3
1952 41 2
1953 38 3
1954 34 6
Year 3B Rank
1950 6 1
Year HR Rank
1950 13 2
1953 25 9
Year RBI Rank
1950 44 2
1953 121 4
Year R Rank
1950 46 1
1952 87 8
Year SF Rank
1949 2 8
1952 6 7
Year EBH Rank
1950 32 1
1952 58 3
1953 66 4
Year AVG Rank
1950 .376 2
1952 .298 6
1953 .337 2
1954 .336 2
Year OBP Rank
1953 .395 9
Year SLG Rank
1950 .736 1
1952 .454 7
1953 .532 6
1954 .507 9
Year RC Rank
1950 50.22 2
1952 99.20 8
1953 125.22 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1950 10.85 6
1952 6.29 9
1953 7.84 4
Year ISO Rank
1950 .360 1
Year wOBA Rank
1950 .506 1
1953 .415 4
1954 .404 9
Year OPS Rank
1950 1.175 1
1952 .820 9
1953 .927 6
1954 .896 10
Year WAR Rank
1950 2.6 2
1952 6.1 10
1953 6.3 5
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