Billy Wynne
[edit] Biography
Born on July 31, 1943 in Williamston, North Carolina, Billy Wynne (Billy Vernon Wynne) played for the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and California Angels over the course of his 5 year career. Wynne broke into the bigs on August 6, 1967 with the New York Mets, and put up a 4.06 ERA in 128.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Billy Wynne's best season was 1969, when he posted a 4.06 ERA and struck out 67 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3.12
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 20
| 7
| 7
| 4.06
| 67
| 63
| 58
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 128.2
| 143
| 14
| 50
| 8
| 3
| 3
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 5.32
| 19
| 30
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 54
| 8
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.91
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3.12
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 36
| 29
| 8
| 11
| 4.39
| 93
| 97
| 87
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 178.1
| 205
| 22
| 76
| 10
| 5
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 42
| 30
| 8
| 11
| 4.33
| 97
| 101
| 90
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 187
| 217
| 22
| 78
| 10
| 5
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| NY
| N
| P
| 6
| 1
| 8.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| P
| 20
| 20
| 128.2
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| P
| 12
| 9
| 44
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .923
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 42
| 30
| 187
| 13
| 31
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 10
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| NY
| N
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 41
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .122
| .163
| .171
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| CAL
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 36
| 54
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .111
| .158
| .148
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 42
| 55
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .109
| .155
| .145
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Mets (1965).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians from New York Mets in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1966).
- Returned to New York Mets (April 10, 1967).
- Traded by New York Mets with Tommy Davis, Jack Fisher and Buddy Booker to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Tommie Agee and Al Weis (December 15, 1967).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Ken Berry and Syd O'Brien to California Angels in exchange for Jay Johnstone, Tom Egan and Tom Bradley (November 30, 1970).
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