Ira Thomas
Ira Thomas was born on January 22, 1881. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ira Thomas
Ira Felix Thomas (January 22, 1881 – October 11, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of ten seasons of Major League Baseball, all in the American League, with the New York Highlanders (1906–1907), Detroit Tigers (1908), and Philadelphia Athletics (1909–1915), primarily as a catcher. Thomas was born in Ballston Spa, New York, and began his playing career in the minor Connecticut League in 1902. After playing two seasons with the Highlanders in the major leagues, Thomas moved to the Tigers in 1908 and served as backup catcher to Boss Schmidt. In Game 1 of…