Valmy Thomas (October 21, 1925 – October 16, 2010) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Thomas was the first Virgin Islander to play in the major leagues; his mother gave birth to Thomas in Santurce, Puerto Rico, because of better medical care available there, returning to their native Saint Croix immediately after his birth. More about Valmy Thomas
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Thomas was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg); he threw and batted right-handed. His professional career began in 1951; then, after a three-year hiatus, it resumed in 1955 in the Class C Provincial League in the Canadian province of Quebec. In his five-year major league career (1957–61), he played for five different home cities: the New York / San Francisco Giants (1957–1958), Philadelphia Phillies (1959), Baltimore Orioles (1960) and Cleveland Indians (1961). Thomas was one of the original San Francisco Giants, opening the 1958 season as their starting catcher in their first-ever official game on the West Coast. In 252 total MLB games played, he started 182 games behind the plate. He collected 144 hits, with 20 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 60 runs batted in. He hit .230 lifetime.In total, we tracked 37 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Valmy Thomas (Valmy Thomas Giants Phillies Signed Card, PICK 1 LOT, VERY TUFF AUTOGRAPH) was sold in February 2016 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (Valmy Thomas Signed SF Giants Schedule) found a new owner for $5.02 in September 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $37.00 for an autographed item of Valmy Thomas. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2016 with $199.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.02 was September 2021. In average, an autographed item from Valmy Thomas is worth $37.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Valmy Thomas were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1960 Topps #167 Valmy Thomas Autograph Auto PSA Authentic | $109.99 | ||
VALMY THOMAS INDEX CARD SIGNED 1957-61 GIANTS PSA/DNA CERT 1925-2010 RARE AUTO | $27.00 | ||
VALMY THOMAS INDEX CARD SIGNED 1957-61 GIANTS PSA/DNA CERT 1925-2010 RARE AUTO | $27.00 | ||
VALMY THOMAS INDEX CARD SIGNED 1957-61 GIANTS PSA/DNA CERT 1925-2010 RARE AUTO | $27.00 | ||
VALMY THOMAS INDEX CARD SIGNED 1957-61 GIANTS PSA/DNA CERT 1925-2010 RARE AUTO | $27.00 | ||
VALMY THOMAS INDEX CARD SIGNED 1957-61 GIANTS PSA/DNA CERT 1925-2010 RARE AUTO | $27.00 | ||
VALMY THOMAS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES SIGNED 1960 TOPPS # 167 CARD | $59.99 | ||
VALMY THOMAS SIGNED 3.5x5.5 PHOTO POSTCARD ~ 1957-61 SF GIANTS ~ JSA U34069 | $29.95 | ||
VALMY THOMAS SIGNED INDEX CARD AUTO MLB PUERTO RICO | $10.00 | ||
Valmy Thomas Signed SF Giants Schedule | $5.02 |