P Herb Thomason #8
Grand Island Gulls WBL
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P HERB THOMASON #8 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
28 28 7-4 0 4.06 146.1 103 3 167 140 1.85 2.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/21/1974 SFC Loss, 4-5 X 3.1 5 4 4 4 3
09/11/1974 RPD Win, 5-2 X 5.1 4 2 2 7 3 Win
09/04/1974 CHY Win, 8-5 X 6.2 2 0 0 6 7 Win
08/30/1974 @ FAR Win, 9-7 X 3.1 3 3 3 12 5
08/25/1974 PUE Win, 22-4 X 5.0 7 4 4 5 3 Win
08/20/1974 @ BIL Loss, 7-8 X 5.1 3 3 3 5 3
08/15/1974 @ TOP Loss, 5-9 X 5.0 4 2 1 5 3 Loss
08/09/1974 SFC Loss, 8-10 X 3.1 4 9 9 11 4 Loss
08/04/1974 @ CSM Win, 4-1 X 5.1 5 1 1 3 6
07/30/1974 @ RPD Win, 10-0 X 5.1 2 0 0 4 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/04/1939
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 1st Pick in Round 14
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 28 28 7 4 0 4.06 146.1 103 71 66 3 167 140 0 0.0 0 4 14.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 17.28 6.33 8.61 10.27 5.90 1.85 93 2.5 .279        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 193 42 9 3 2 33 70 47 0 7 4 .218 .434 .326 .761      
vs. RHB 306 61 11 5 1 38 97 93 2 14 7 .199 .400 .278 .678      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 10.0 8 6 5 1 16 8  
May 6 6 1 0 0 5.01 32.1 25 18 18 0 35 38  
June 6 6 1 0 0 2.48 32.2 20 11 9 1 29 27  
July 6 6 2 1 0 3.09 32.0 18 12 11 1 33 33  
August 6 6 1 2 0 6.91 27.1 26 22 21 0 41 24  
September 2 2 2 0 0 1.50 12.0 6 2 2 0 13 10  
Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 1 4 3  
Last Year 29 29 6 11 0 4.07 157.0 105 81 71 1 162 159  
2 Years Ago 29 29 5 8 0 3.82 162.2 127 78 69 8 112 224  
Career 173 173 51 46 0 3.76 1030.2 767 474 431 37 827 1239  
Home 13 13 5 2 0 3.80 71.0 46 32 30 0 79 62  
Road 15 15 2 2 0 4.30 75.1 57 39 36 3 88 78  
Grass 28 28 7 4 0 4.06 146.1 103 71 66 3 167 140  
Day 11 11 2 2 0 4.85 55.2 50 33 30 2 71 62  
Night 17 17 5 2 0 3.57 90.2 53 38 36 1 96 78  
As Starter 28 28 7 4 0 4.06 146.1 103 71 66 3 167 140  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1957 Burlington - R 18 12 0 2 0 1 4.50 18.0 17 9 9 0 18 14 0 0 1.94 .315 4.69 0.1 107
1958 La Crosse - R 19 8 1 0 2 0 4.32 16.2 24 14 8 0 21 9 0 0 2.70 .429 6.17 0.0 138
1959 San Jose - A 20 17 17 7 3 0 2.20 98.1 88 28 24 5 19 72 0 0 1.09 .286 3.31 1.4 152
1959 Rockford - A 20 12 0 1 0 2 6.27 18.2 17 13 13 1 13 14 0 0 1.61 .296 3.62 0.2 64
1960 Rockford - A 21 32 20 3 11 2 7.58 105.2 119 91 89 11 96 63 0 0 2.03 .320 5.61 -0.6 54
1961 San Jose - A 22 4 4 2 2 0 4.24 23.1 28 11 11 5 3 12 0 0 1.33 .295 5.67 -0.4 78
1961 Rockford - A 22 45 3 3 5 14 4.44 75.0 65 44 37 4 49 65 0 0 1.52 .293 3.66 0.8 93
1962 Little Rock - AA 23 39 0 2 5 7 3.81 54.1 46 24 23 5 38 42 0 0 1.55 .272 4.23 0.4 120
1963 Little Rock - AA 24 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .000 7.70 -0.0 999
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 24 55 0 3 1 1 3.70 87.2 68 40 36 6 45 55 0 0 1.29 .239 4.68 -0.3 110
1964 San Jose - A 25 5 0 0 0 1 3.24 8.1 11 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 1.44 .345 4.85 -0.1 104
1964 Rockford - A 25 69 0 3 7 11 3.84 89.0 90 40 38 11 62 99 0 0 1.71 .336 4.46 0.3 114
1965 Memphis - AA 26 22 22 10 10 0 3.66 167.0 134 84 68 6 110 138 11 1 1.46 .279 3.65 3.8 119
1965 Omaha - AAA 26 9 3 1 0 1 2.67 27.0 17 9 8 2 15 15 0 0 1.19 .200 4.83 0.0 152
1966 Rockford - A 27 17 17 9 4 0 3.28 104.1 79 40 38 6 64 133 1 1 1.37 .302 2.92 2.1 100
1966 Memphis - AA 27 13 13 7 4 0 3.54 96.2 74 40 38 5 63 96 7 1 1.42 .287 3.97 1.1 108
1967 San Jose - A 28 2 2 0 1 0 6.23 13.0 13 9 9 2 4 16 0 0 1.31 .333 3.63 0.2 59
1967 Rockford - A 28 22 22 2 8 0 3.34 124.0 110 47 46 6 61 129 0 0 1.38 .319 2.72 2.6 94
1967 Memphis - AA 28 5 5 4 1 0 2.14 42.0 30 12 10 1 27 42 3 0 1.36 .266 2.98 0.8 159
1969 Grand Island - A 30 29 29 11 12 0 3.15 205.2 152 79 72 6 132 209 5 1 1.38 .282 2.99 4.6 114
1970 Grand Island - A 31 29 29 12 5 0 3.52 194.1 156 85 76 10 122 269 1 0 1.43 .336 3.98 5.5 150
1971 Grand Island - A 32 29 29 10 6 0 4.21 164.2 124 80 77 9 132 238 0 0 1.55 .346 4.55 4.0 133
1972 Grand Island - A 33 29 29 5 8 0 3.82 162.2 127 78 69 8 112 224 0 0 1.47 .332 4.31 4.2 144
1973 Grand Island - A 34 29 29 6 11 0 4.07 157.0 105 81 71 1 162 159 0 0 1.70 .275 4.98 3.9 150
1974 Grand Island - A 35 28 28 7 4 0 4.06 146.1 103 71 66 3 167 140 0 0 1.85 .279 5.90 2.5 156
Total DIX 80 40 23 20 7 3.47 360.2 284 160 139 17 239 318 21 2 1.45 .278 3.75 119.6
Total HL 197 62 21 35 29 4.55 516.2 480 275 261 39 345 503 1 1 1.60 .314 3.82 83.4
Total COW 28 23 9 6 1 2.96 143.0 140 51 47 13 27 103 0 0 1.17 .295 3.82 114.7
Total WBL 173 173 51 46 0 3.76 1030.2 767 474 431 37 827 1239 6 1 1.55 .307 4.35 138.2
Total UMVA 20 1 2 2 1 4.41 34.2 41 23 17 0 39 23 0 0 2.31 .373 5.40 120.1
Total CL 64 3 4 1 2 3.45 114.2 85 49 44 8 60 70 0 0 1.26 .231 4.72 117.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Grand Island - WBL 35 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 1 4 3 0 0 2.70 .400 9.84 -0.1 59
Total WBL 1 1 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 5 4 4 1 4 3 0 0 2.70 .400 9.84 58.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Burlington - R P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18.0 0.00 +0.4 .000
1958 La Crosse - R P 8 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 16.2 2.16 +0.7 .983
1959 Rockford - A P 12 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 +0.2 .958
1959 San Jose - A P 17 17 9 6 1 15 0 1.000 98.1 1.37 +0.4 1.013
1960 Rockford - A P 32 20 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 105.2 1.19 -0.4 1.087
1961 Rockford - A P 45 3 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 75.0 1.32 +0.4 1.134
1961 San Jose - A P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 23.1 0.77 +0.3 .504
1962 Little Rock - AA P 39 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 54.1 0.83 +0.6 .967
1963 Milwaukee - AAA P 55 0 7 4 1 13 2 .846 87.2 1.13 -0.2 .714
1963 Little Rock - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Rockford - A P 68 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 89.0 0.81 +0.8 1.741
1964 San Jose - A P 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.1 1.063
1965 Omaha - AAA P 9 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 27.0 1.00 +1.5 1.000
1965 Memphis - AA P 22 22 11 18 0 29 0 1.000 167.0 1.56 -2.0 1.029
1966 Memphis - AA P 13 13 4 10 0 15 1 .933 96.2 1.30 +0.1 .946
1966 Rockford - A P 17 17 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 104.1 0.43 -1.1 .832
1967 Memphis - AA P 5 5 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 -0.7 1.017
1967 Rockford - A P 22 22 8 7 0 15 0 1.000 124.0 1.09 +2.1 .923
1967 San Jose - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1969 Grand Island - A P 29 29 4 22 0 28 2 .929 205.2 1.14 -1.0 1.028
1970 Grand Island - A P 29 29 6 10 1 16 0 1.000 194.1 0.74 +0.2 1.265
1971 Grand Island - A P 29 29 1 21 1 22 0 1.000 164.2 1.20 -0.7 1.037
1972 Grand Island - A P 29 29 5 9 0 14 0 1.000 162.2 0.77 -0.6 .925
1973 Grand Island - A P 29 29 7 15 3 22 0 1.000 157.0 1.26 -1.0 1.197
1974 Grand Island - A P 28 28 11 21 3 33 1 .970 146.1 1.97 +1.9 1.234
TOTAL P 561 302 93 185 11 284 6 .979 2200.1 1.14 +2.0 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Rochester; Rochester, WI) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 14, Pick 1, 209th overall pick).
06/19/1957 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/25/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
07/02/1957 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/08/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
08/08/1957 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
08/12/1957 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
06/24/1958 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/30/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
07/01/1958 Released by the Washington Eagles.
07/01/1958 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
09/12/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Rockford Wildcats!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 1.
05/30/1965 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
05/24/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Tulsa Roughnecks with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/14/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Jackson Pilots with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/19/1966 Wins the 1966 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
08/28/1967 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/18/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
09/28/1967 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/21/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
04/17/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
04/27/1969 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Casper Drillers with 11 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
03/24/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
03/24/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
04/20/1972 Outstandingly completed training to work on his bunting at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
10/22/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
04/20/1973 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
03/24/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
04/20/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
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