Myles Thomas

{{short description|American baseball player (1897-1963)}}

{{For|the nobleman and businessman|Miles Thomas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Myles Thomas

|image=Thomas in Toronto baseball.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1897|10|22|mf=y}}

|birth_place=State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1963|12|12|1897|10|22}}

|death_place=Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 18

|debutyear=1926

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 21

|finalyear=1930

|finalteam=Washington Senators

|statleague = MLB

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.64

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=23–22

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=121

|teams=

• New York Yankees ({{mlby|1926}}–{{mlby|1929}})
• Washington Senators ({{mlby|1929}}–{{mlby|1930}})

|highlights=

• 2× World Series champion ({{wsy|1927}}, {{wsy|1928}})

}}

Myles Lewis Thomas (October 22, 1897 – December 12, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, and he was also {{height|ft=5|in=9.5}} tall and 170 pounds. He was nicknamed "Duck Eye" by Babe Ruth.

On April 18, 1926, at the age of 28, he made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. On June 15, 1929, he was purchased from the Yankees by the Washington Senators. Overall, he went 23–22 with a 4.64 career ERA. As a batter, he hit a respectable (for a pitcher) .240. He had a career .955 fielding percentage. In the postseason, he had a 3.00 ERA in 2 games.

Thomas played his final game on June 21, 1930. He died in Toledo, Ohio. His body is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo.