finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1961 right 16 october 2010 christiansted , st. croix , virgin islands santurce , puerto rico 1957 october 1 .230 12 60 catcher cleveland indians batting average home runs runs batted in april 16 21 october 1925 valmy thomas
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valmy thomas

valmy thomas -lrb- october 21 , 1925 -- october 16 , 2010 -rrb- was a major league baseball catcher .
in his five-year career , he played for five different home cities : the new york giants -lrb- 1957 -rrb- , the san francisco giants -lrb- 1958 -rrb- , the philadelphia phillies -lrb- 1959 -rrb- , the baltimore orioles -lrb- 1960 -rrb- , and the cleveland indians -lrb- 1961 -rrb- .
he was born in santurce , san juan , puerto rico .
after his major league career , while playing for atlanta of the international league , thomas was shot and critically wounded by cleveland lyons in a dispute over a woman .
thomas died in christiansted , st. croix , virgin islands , at the age of 84 .
