Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 159. Not illustrated. Chapters: Frank Thomas, Gino Cimoli, Don Lund, Jim Rivera, Frank Saucier, Johnny Groth, Dorothy Kamenshek, Harry Simpson, Pete Whisenant, Irv Noren, Joe Tepsic, Hal Jeffcoat, Gil Coan, Willard Marshall, Bill Ramsey, Pat Seerey, Jim Busby, Ken Wood, Kay Lionikas, Gene Hermanski, Catfish Metkovich, Walt Moryn, Tom Wright, Bob Addis, Wally Westlake, Joe Brovia, Allie Clark, Jim Pendleton, Jim Delsing, Al Heist, Paul Lehner, Archie Wilson, Clint Conatser, Bobby Balcena, Ted Beard, Brandy Davis, Cliff Aberson, Dino Restelli, Grant Dunlap, Dick Whitman, Dick Tettelbach, Dick Lane, Bill Antonello, Bob Borkowski, Babe Martin, Bob Dipietro, Marv Rackley, Carmen Mauro, Johnny Blatnik, Neal Watlington, Red Durrett, Carl Powis, George Lerchen, Bob Wilson, Herb Adams, Billy Queen, Bob Talbot, Mel Clark, Lloyd Merriman, Marv Rickert, Bob Usher, Jack Maguire, Ray Shearer, Dave Pope, John Powers, Ed Sanicki, Clarence Maddern, Les Layton, Stu Locklin, Paul O'dea, Milt Nielsen, Gale Wade. Excerpt: Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former left fielder and first and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-58), Cincinnati Reds (1959), Chicago Cubs (1960-61, 1966), Milwaukee Braves (1961, 1965), New York Mets (1962-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65), and the Houston Astros (1965). He batted and threw right-handed. In a 16-season career, Thomas posted a .266 batting average with 286 home runs and 962 RBIs in 1766 games. Thomas' entry in The Sporting News' Baseball Register during his playing career contained a reference to the fact that Thomas studied for the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church from 1941 through 1946. His physical stature (6'3" and 205 lbs.) was larger than the average player at that time, and one of his nicknames as a player ...