- Frosty Thomas
Forrest "Frosty" Thomas (
May 23 ,1881 -March 18 ,1970 ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher for theDetroit Tigers .Born in
Faucett, Missouri , Frosty was a 6'0" right-hander who played for theMinneapolis Millers of the Western League from 1903-1907, with a brief two-game Major League stopover with theDetroit Tigers in May 1905. In 1903, Frosty lost 20 games for the Millers, but the following season he turned things around and had a 21-15 record in 329 innings. The 20-win season got him a shot with theDetroit Tigers . He pitched in 2 games for the Tigers onMay 1 ,1905 , andMay 6 ,1905 . In six innings, he gave up 8 runs (5 earned), and finished his Major League career with a record of 0-1 and an ERA of 7.50. He went hitless in two Major League at bats. After being released by the Tigers, Frosty returned to Minneapolis where he was 12-11 in 1905, 18-15 in 1906, and 14-16 in 1907.Frosty died in
St. Joseph, Missouri in 1970 at age 88. He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Joseph.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://stewthornley.net/millers_1901_1910.html#1903 Minor League Record with the Millers]
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