Frank Thomas passes away at 93
Thomas, a member of the original 1962 Mets, passed away this weekend. Thomas held the franchise records for home runs and RBI over the first decade of nY Mets baseball.
Frank Thomas, a member of the original 1962 Mets team, passed away this weekend. He was 93.
Thomas played 2+ seasons for the Mets (1962-1964). In his first season in New York, Thomas set a Mets franchise mark with 34 home runs. Dave Kingman evetually broke the record in 1975.
"We had a great ball club. We just didn't have any pitching. We scored a lot of runs but we lost a bunch of games in the late innings. It was great playing in New York. I really enjoyed playing for Casey Stengel. I've always said that he probably forgot more baseball than I'll ever know." — Frank Thomas on the 1962 Mets
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We are saddened to confirm the passing of former Pirates great Frank Thomas.
Frank was a lifelong Pittsburgher who spent his first eight seasons with his hometown team. We send our condolences to the Thomas family at this time.
