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I am assisting on a project that entails Red Sox players' uniform numbers. George Thomas is listed on several web sites as wearing uniform numbers 24, 17 and 22 during his Red Sox career. Yet, Thomas claims he never wore #17. Is there any documented proof that he did or did not wear #17?

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G. Thomas
According to several sources, he wore these numbers in these years:

1966 Boston Red Sox  #24
1967 Boston Red Sox  #24
1968 Boston Red Sox  #17
1969 Boston Red Sox  #22
1970 Boston Red Sox  #22
1971 Boston Red Sox  #22

In 1968 he played only 12 games wearing #17. Which is probably why he doesn't remember . . .

1968 roster:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1968&t=BOS
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    Rating(1-10)Knowledgeability = 6Clarity of Response = 9Politeness = 10
    CommentI appreciate the prompt response that pointed me to several sources. Unfortunately, it did not resolve the issue. We were already familiar with the sources provided, but we were not able to obtain the documented proof that we required for our project.


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