On February 8 1978 — The Milwaukee Brewers purchase slugger Gorman Thomas from the Texas Rangers. He will blossom as a hitter in his second tour of duty with the Brew Crew.
On October 25, 1976, Thomas was sent to Texas, which had roster space, as the player to be named later in a deal in which the Brewers had purchased C/OF Ed Kirkpatrick from the Rangers back in August. Thomas never even made it to spring training with Texas; on February 8, 1978, the Rangers sold him back to Milwaukee. He became a starter in the Brewers’ outfield that season and had his first productive year, playing 137 games in which he hit .246 with 32 homers and 86 RBI.
