Gorman
Thomas was one of the most popular players in Milwaukee Brewers history. He hit
268 home runs with 782 RBI. His career battling was .225/.324/.448.
Thomas
was a solid defender in centerfield until injuring his shoulder near the end of
his career. He was part of the Brewers only World Series team. The 1982 Brewers
were a hard hitting club that won the American League Pennant. Managed by
Harvey Kuehn and were called Harvey
Thomas
would have his best season in 1979. He would hit 45 home runs and drive in 123
runs. He led the league in home runs, and would lead the league again in 1982
with 39. Five times in his career he hit 30 plus home runs in a season. He was
also known for striking out, but remained popular with the Brewer faithful.
One
season after going the World Series the Brewers dealt the popular outfielder to
the Cleveland Indians in June of 1983. He would play for the Seattle Mariners
from 1984-986, and finished the balance of the 1986 back with the Milwaukee
Brewers.
Joe Glasgow is
a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play
Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h
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