Gary Thomasson
| Gary Thomasson | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: July 29, 1951 San Diego, California |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 1972 for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1980 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting Average | .249 |
| Home Runs | 61 |
| RBI | 294 |
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Gary Leah Thomasson (born July 29, 1951 in San Diego, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1972-1980.
He played in 1981-1982 for the Yomiuri Giants in Japanese Nippon Pro Baseball. Signed with great fanfare and to the biggest contract ever given to a player in the Nippon league, Thomasson was a disappointment in his two years in Japan, coming close to setting the league strikeout record and then blowing out his knee to end his career.[1]
[edit] Cultural references
Thomasson's name is featured prominently in William Gibson's 1994 science-fiction novel Virtual Light. The novel, set in 2006, quotes the concept of "Thomasson" which is a term coined by artist Genpei Akasegawa to describe futile and senseless monuments that still yield a certain artistical appeal.[2][3]
[edit] Notes
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- ^ Beehler, Michael (2007). "Architecture and the Virtual West in William Gibson's San Francisco". In Kollin, Susan. 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.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
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