Fay "Scow" Thomas - P
1930-34, 1936-41, 1943
Sacramento, Oakland, Los Angeles, Portland, Hollywood

Thomas enters the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame for, among other things, a 22-game winning streak that became a PCL record.

Born Fay Wesley Thomas on October 10, 1903 in Holyrod, Kansas, Thomas was the backbone of the great Angel bullpens of the 1930s. 137 of the 179 career wins he recorded in the Pacific Coast League were with the Angels.

Fay was a college man, a football star and played baseball for the University of Southern California in 1924 and 1925.

Thomas' major league debut was in 1927 with the New York Giants.

He was a round three pick of the Giants' 1927 draft behind Josh Billings and Hod Lisenbee.

Thomas had no saves and no decisions in 16.1 innings pitched for the Giants. Out of 10 runs 6 were earned. He gave up three over the fence and sent four on a free ride down to first.

Thomas' contract was purchased from Oakland and he was assigned to the Cleveland Indians mid-season in 1931. He had a 2-4 record with a 5.18 ERA and a .333 winning percentage. He appeared in 16 games, had no saves, and pitched about 48 innings with 25 Ks and 32 base-on-balls.

He was returned to Oakland in 1932, only to be snatched up by the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played in a few games and once again had a lofty ERA of 7.41.

In 1933 he was traded to what would become his baseball home, the Los Angeles Angels. He played for L.A. from 1933 through 1941, with a full season break in 1935 when the St. Louis Browns, impressed with his PCL pitching prowess, called him up. The results were not impressive: A 7-15 record with a 4.78 ERA and 1 save to his name in 147 innings pitched.

Thomas' best year with L.A. came in 1934, where he went 28-4 with a .875 percentage on 295 innings pitched. He had 204 strike outs and allowed only 85 earned runs and 118 BBs. His ERA was a career low 2.59.

Thomas routinely pitched over 200 innings a season. He had four seasons that hovered above or below 300. His career-high year for strike-outs was in his first season with Sacramento in 1930 when he registered 228. His best season for earned runs was 1936, when he pitched 206 innings and only gave up 71.

In his career as a major leaguer, Thomas was 9-20 with a 4.95 lifetime ERA in 229 innings of work with 112 strike outs. His career in the Pacific Coast League was another story.

Fay Thomas recorded an impressive career with the PCL, with a league lifetime of 3.47 and a .568 percentage in 2,592 innings pitched allowing only 998 earned runs and 988 BBs while delivering 1,639 strike outs, mostly for the Angels.

He died August 12, 1990 in Chatsworth, California. He was 87.