Gary Thomasson

Gary Thomasson
Gary Thomasson
	Outfielder
	Born: July 29, 1951 (age 71); San Diego, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
debut
	September 5, 1972, for the San Francisco Giants
Last appearance
	October 6, 1980, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting Average	.249
Home Runs	61
RBI	294
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (1972–1977); Oakland Athletics (1978); New York Yankees (1978); Los Angeles Dodgers (1979–1980); Yomiuri Giants (1981–1982);
Career highlights and awards
	1978 World Series Championship;

Gary Leah Thomasson was born July 29, 1951 in San Diego, California. He was a professional baseball player. He played outfield in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1980 and in Japanese Nippon Pro Baseball 1981-1982

Thomasson got a lot of attention when he joined the Yomiuri Giants. He got the largest contract ever in the Nippon league. Then, Thomasson played poorly in his two years in Japan. He almost set the league record for strikeouts. He ended his career with a knee injury.^[1]

Cultural references[change | change source]

Japanese artist Genpei Akasegawa used Thomasson's name to describe a kid of found art. A "Tomason" is a part of a building that has lost its meaning or purpose, but still is still interesting.^[2]^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ [1]
↑ Beehler, Michael (2007). "Architecture and the Virtual West in William Gibson's San Francisco". In Kollin, Susan (ed.). Postwestern cultures: literature, theory, space. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1114-8.
↑ Akasegawa, Genpei (2010). Hyperart: Thomasson. Kaya Press. ISBN 978-1885030467.

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[2] Beehler, Michael (2007). "Architecture and the Virtual West in William Gibson's San Francisco". In Kollin, Susan (ed.). Postwestern cultures: literature, theory, space. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-1114-8.

[3] Akasegawa, Genpei (2010). Hyperart: Thomasson. Kaya Press. ISBN 978-1885030467.

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Persondata
Name	Thomasson, Gary
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 29, 1951
Place of birth	San Diego, California
Date of death
Place of death