Danny Lee Thomas (May 9, 1951 – June 12, 1980) was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in late 1976 and early 1977.

[10] "The Sundown Kid", as he came to be called, missed a night game on Saturday, April 23, 1977,[11] when he was slated to be in the lineup as cleanup hitter and left fielder, after having been excused from pre-sundown batting practice earlier in the day.

[6][13] A Milwaukee Journal columnist, Bill Dwyer, wrote, "No matter how tolerant and ecumenical Brewers' management wants to be, they are irked by having a player sit out two games a week.

"[14] While playing for the Indians, Thomas agreed to a pay reduction of one day per week due to his missed Saturday games.

[9][10][17][18][19] His batting average declined considerably, however, and the Brewers announced his reassignment to their Eastern League Class AA affiliate in August.

[13][20] Thomas refused the demotion and did not play the remainder of the season, saying "It's like they're asking me, 'Do you want to stay in the minor leagues the rest of your life?

While playing winter ball in Venezuela after the 1976 season, Thomas was hospitalized after overdosing on pills; he was flown back to Milwaukee for psychiatric care.

[23] After the outfielder's death, sports columnist John Blanchette of the Spokane Spokesman-Review described him as a "troubled soul," saying, "no one was more haunted than Danny Thomas.