Kids know the name Frank Thomas because of the man who played in the 1990s and 2000s that earned the nickname “The Big Hurt” because of how well he punished baseballs. Long before him, there was another Frank Thomas swatting home runs for the New York Mets.
The O.G. Mets slugger from the 1962 squad, Thomas is a player in Mets history all of the kids should know about.
In my opinion, baseball in the 1950s gets glossed over far too much. A reason for it is because the New York Yankees absolutely dominated the decade.