Frank Thomas was traded by the Braves with a player to be named later (Rick Herrscher) to the New York Mets for a player to be named later (Gus Bell) and cash. Despite the team's historically poor inaugural season, Thomas led the expansion Mets with 34 HRs and 94 RBIs. His home run mark would last as a Mets' team record until 1975, when Dave Kingman hit 36. Frank Thomas has hand signed this New York Mets 8x10 Photo.Item includes a numbered tamper-evident authentication hologram and Certificate of Authenticity with online verification.