#138: Claude Thomas

Claude Thomas

Granted, this guy isn't an 1800's player, but I'm running up quite a streak of old time players. This makes the 6th consecutive player that last played in 1925 or earlier.

I) Claude Thomas --> '16 Washington Senators --> Joe Judge, Sam Rice

II) Judge --> '34 Red Sox
II) Rice --> '34 Indians

I already have the Red Sox team in place, so I'll take the opportunity to add Hall of Famer Rice and his Indians team.

II) Rice --> '34 Indians --> Ralph Winegarner, Thorton Lee, Denny Galehouse
      III) Galehouse --> '49 Red Sox
      III) Winegarner --> '49 St. Louis Browns
      III) Lee --> '48 New York Giants

Red Sox bias coming through!

      III) Galehouse --> '49 Red Sox --> Billy Goodman, Walt Dropo, Mickey McDermott, Chuck Stobbs
              IV) Goodman --> '62 Houston Colt .45's
              IV) Dropo --> '61 Orioles
              IV) McDermott --> '61 Kansas City Athletics
              IV) Stobbs --> '61 Twins

I haven't had an opportunity to add a Colt .45 team yet, but if all else fails I have the Orioles team as a fall back option.

              IV) Goodman --> '62 Houston Colt .45's --> Dave Giusti
                     V) Giusti --> '77 Athletics
                     V) Giusti --> '77 Cubs

I'm better off with my fall back option.

1. Claude Thomas played for the 1916 Washington Senators with Sam Rice.
2. Sam Rice played for the 1934 Cleveland Indians with Denny Galehouse.
3. Denny Galehouse played for the 1949 Boston Red Sox with Walt Dropo.
4. Walt Dropo played for the 1961 Baltimore Orioles with Brooks Robinson.
5. Brooks Robinson played for the 1977 Baltimore Orioles with Dennis Martinez.
6. Dennis Martinez played for the 1992 Montreal Expos with Matt Stairs!

Degrees of Matt Stairs: 6