As we continue to countdown to Opening Day, let’s go back to the good ol’ days of Gorman Thomas and his heavy bat in the late 70s and early 80s. Thomas was with the Brewers from 1973-1983, but his bat didn’t come to life with power until 1978 where he went from 8 HRs in ’76 to 32 HRs in ’78. He put on quite a show in the minor leagues in 1977, so there was a good reason he got the nickname “Stormin’ Gorman.”
With the 32 HRs in 1978, he was 1st in the MLB with 14.