Dave Thomas
First baseman
Born:(1905-03-22)March 22, 1905 Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: July 27, 1968(1968-07-27) (aged 63) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1929, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Cubans
Teams
Birmingham Black Barons (1929) Baltimore Black Sox (1930–1932) New York Black Yankees (1932–1935) New York Cubans (1935–1936) Washington Black Senators (1938) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1940) New York Cubans (1942–1946)

David Thomas (March 22, 1905 – July 27, 1968), nicknamed"Showboat", was an Americanfirst baseman in theNegro leagues from 1929 to 1946.

A native ofMobile, Alabama, Thomas is considered one of the greatest defensive first basemen in Negro leagues history.^[1] In 1945 at age 40, he andTerris McDuffie were given a tryout byBranch Rickey and theBrooklyn Dodgers, two years prior toJackie Robinson's breaking of thebaseball color line.^[2]

Thomas died in Mobile in 1968 at age 63.

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