Gorman Thomas

Full Name: James Gorman Thomas	Primary Position: OF,CF,DH
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/210	First Game: April 6, 1973
Birthdate: December 12, 1950	Final Game: October 5, 1986
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 13 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Gorman Thomas (James Gorman Thomas) was born on December 12, 1950 in Charleston, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 6, 1973 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .187 with 2 home runs and 11 RBI. Thomas played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Gorman Thomas's best season was 1979, when he slugged 45 home runs and knocked in 123 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1973	MIL	A	59	155	16	29	2	11	.187	.254	.284	7	1	14	61	0	3	5	1	2
1974	MIL	A	17	46	10	12	2	11	.261	.357	.478	4	0	8	15	0	1	4	0	2
1975	MIL	A	121	240	34	43	10	28	.179	.268	.371	12	2	31	84	0	4	4	0	4
1976	MIL	A	99	227	27	45	8	36	.198	.294	.361	9	2	31	67	1	5	2	1	7
1978	MIL	A	137	452	70	111	32	86	.246	.351	.515	24	1	73	133	2	6	3	4	6
1979	MIL	A	156	557	97	136	45	123	.244	.356	.539	29	0	98	175	2	5	1	6	8
1980	MIL	A	162	628	78	150	38	105	.239	.303	.471	26	3	58	170	2	3	8	4	7
1981	MIL	A	103	363	54	94	21	65	.259	.348	.493	22	0	50	85	2	0	4	8	6
1982	MIL	A	158	567	96	139	39	112	.245	.343	.506	29	1	84	143	4	5	3	5	10
1983	MIL	A	46	164	21	30	5	18	.183	.284	.323	6	1	23	50	1	2	2	0	6
1983	CLE	A	106	371	51	82	17	51	.221	.322	.404	17	0	57	98	1	2	8	2	7
1983	TOT	A	152	535	72	112	22	69	.209	.310	.379	23	1	80	148	2	4	10	2	13
1984	SEA	A	35	108	6	17	1	13	.157	.322	.213	3	0	28	27	1	0	0	0	3
1985	SEA	A	135	484	76	104	32	87	.215	.330	.450	16	1	84	126	1	2	3	6	11
1986	SEA	A	57	170	24	33	10	26	.194	.308	.394	4	0	27	55	1	1	1	3	2
1986	MIL	A	44	145	21	26	6	10	.179	.324	.345	4	1	31	50	0	2	2	1	3
1986	TOT	A	101	315	45	59	16	36	.187	.316	.371	8	1	58	105	1	3	3	4	5
Total			1435	4677	681	1051	268	782	.225	.324	.448	212	13	697	1339	18	41	50	41	84

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1973	MIL	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	MIL	A	OF	52	39	387	87	1	4	1	.957
1973	MIL	A	LF	3	0	9	4	0	1	0	.800
1973	MIL	A	RF	48	39	376	90	1	3	1	.968
1973	MIL	A	CF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIL	A	OF	13	11	104.1	26	0	0	0	1.000
1974	MIL	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIL	A	RF	8	8	75.2	19	0	0	0	1.000
1974	MIL	A	CF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	MIL	A	LF	4	3	26.2	7	0	0	0	1.000
1975	MIL	A	CF	92	63	615.1	190	4	9	1	.956
1975	MIL	A	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1975	MIL	A	LF	21	5	84	19	1	0	0	1.000
1975	MIL	A	OF	113	68	700.1	215	5	9	1	.961
1975	MIL	A	DH	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	MIL	A	CF	68	51	471.1	169	3	1	0	.994
1976	MIL	A	3B	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	.500
1976	MIL	A	RF	30	11	136	41	1	2	0	.955
1976	MIL	A	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	MIL	A	OF	95	62	608.1	210	4	3	0	.986
1976	MIL	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	MIL	A	CF	137	130	1173	350	5	6	0	.983
1978	MIL	A	OF	137	130	1173	345	5	6	0	.983
1979	MIL	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	MIL	A	OF	152	151	1341.2	435	4	4	0	.991
1979	MIL	A	CF	152	151	1341.2	433	5	4	0	.991
1980	MIL	A	DH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1980	MIL	A	OF	160	160	1418	455	6	7	1	.985
1980	MIL	A	CF	160	160	1418	455	6	7	2	.985
1981	MIL	A	CF	48	47	406.2	124	2	1	1	.992
1981	MIL	A	OF	97	97	823.1	221	8	5	3	.979
1981	MIL	A	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	MIL	A	RF	50	50	416.2	101	6	4	2	.964
1982	MIL	A	CF	157	157	1382.2	428	9	5	4	.989
1982	MIL	A	OF	157	157	1382.2	427	11	4	4	.991
1983	MIL	A	OF	46	46	406.1	126	0	1	0	.992
1983	MIL	A	CF	46	46	406.1	126	0	1	0	.992
1983	CLE	A	OF	106	106	918.1	313	7	6	2	.982
1983	CLE	A	CF	106	106	918.1	306	7	6	2	.981
1983	TOT	A	OF	152	152	1324.2	439	7	7	2	.985
1983	TOT	A	CF	152	152	1324.2	432	7	7	2	.984
1984	SEA	A	LF	34	34	259.2	46	2	0	0	1.000
1984	SEA	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1984	SEA	A	OF	34	34	259.2	45	2	0	0	1.000
1985	SEA	A	DH	133	132	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	SEA	A	DH	52	40	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	MIL	A	DH	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	MIL	A	1B	6	6	50	47	3	1	3	.980
1986	TOT	A	DH	88	76	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			CF	968	911	8137.1	2581	41	40	10	.985
Total			OF	1162	1061	9523	2905	53	49	12	.984
Total			1B	6	6	50	47	3	1	3	.980
Total			DH	247	223	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	137	108	1005.1	251	8	9	3	.966
Total			3B	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	.667
Total			LF	63	42	380.1	76	3	1	0	.988

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Seattle Pilots in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1969).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Texas Rangers (October 25, 1977) completing trade in which Texas Rangers traded Ed Kirkpatrick to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a player to be named later (August 20, 1977).
Sold by Texas Rangers to Milwaukee Brewers (February 8, 1978).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Jamie Easterly and Ernie Camacho to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rick Manning and Rick Waits (June 6, 1983).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Jack Perconte to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Tony Bernazard (December 7, 1983).
Released by Seattle Mariners (June 25, 1986).
Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (July 16, 1986).
Released by Milwaukee Brewers (October 16, 1986).