Butch Wynegar
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[edit] Biography
Butch Wynegar (Harold Delano Wynegar) was born on March 14, 1956 in York, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 9, 1976 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 10 home runs and 69 RBI. Wynegar played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and California Angels over the course of his 13 year career.
Currently he is the hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Most people believe that Butch Wynegar's best season was 1977, when he knocked in 79 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | MIN | A | 149 | 534 | 58 | 139 | 10 | 69 | .260 | .356 | .363 | 21 | 2 | 79 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1977 | MIN | A | 144 | 532 | 76 | 139 | 10 | 79 | .261 | .344 | .370 | 22 | 3 | 68 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1978 | MIN | A | 135 | 454 | 36 | 104 | 4 | 45 | .229 | .307 | .308 | 22 | 1 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1979 | MIN | A | 149 | 504 | 74 | 136 | 7 | 57 | .270 | .363 | .351 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 1980 | MIN | A | 146 | 486 | 61 | 124 | 5 | 57 | .255 | .339 | .335 | 18 | 3 | 63 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1981 | MIN | A | 47 | 150 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 10 | .247 | .322 | .280 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1982 | NY | A | 63 | 191 | 27 | 56 | 3 | 20 | .293 | .413 | .393 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 1982 | MIN | A | 24 | 86 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 8 | .209 | .292 | .291 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | TOT | A | 87 | 277 | 36 | 74 | 4 | 28 | .267 | .378 | .361 | 12 | 1 | 50 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1983 | NY | A | 94 | 301 | 40 | 89 | 6 | 42 | .296 | .399 | .429 | 18 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1984 | NY | A | 129 | 442 | 48 | 118 | 6 | 45 | .267 | .360 | .342 | 13 | 1 | 65 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 1985 | NY | A | 102 | 309 | 27 | 69 | 5 | 32 | .223 | .356 | .320 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1986 | NY | A | 61 | 194 | 19 | 40 | 7 | 29 | .206 | .310 | .345 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1987 | CAL | A | 31 | 92 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 5 | .207 | .277 | .228 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | CAL | A | 27 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | .255 | .338 | .418 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1301 | 4330 | 498 | 1102 | 65 | 506 | .255 | .348 | .347 | 176 | 15 | 626 | 428 | 17 | 58 | 10 | 41 | 119 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | MIN | A | C | 137 | 133 | 1181 | 650 | 78 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 113 | 62 | 3 | .978 |
| 1976 | MIN | A | DH | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | MIN | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | MIN | A | C | 142 | 138 | 1247 | 676 | 84 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 81 | 60 | 4 | .993 |
| 1978 | MIN | A | C | 131 | 121 | 1105.1 | 582 | 70 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 57 | 0 | .988 |
| 1978 | MIN | A | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | MIN | A | C | 146 | 139 | 1240.2 | 653 | 65 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 64 | 1 | .992 |
| 1979 | MIN | A | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | MIN | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | MIN | A | C | 142 | 133 | 1211 | 670 | 72 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 49 | 2 | .988 |
| 1981 | MIN | A | C | 37 | 36 | 309.1 | 162 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 0 | .995 |
| 1981 | MIN | A | DH | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | NY | A | C | 62 | 59 | 539 | 395 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 0 | .993 |
| 1982 | MIN | A | C | 24 | 23 | 210.1 | 128 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | .986 |
| 1982 | TOT | A | C | 86 | 82 | 749.1 | 523 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 25 | 0 | .991 |
| 1983 | NY | A | C | 93 | 83 | 769 | 480 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 37 | 2 | .985 |
| 1984 | NY | A | C | 126 | 117 | 1068 | 757 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 41 | 1 | .993 |
| 1985 | NY | A | C | 98 | 90 | 813.2 | 547 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 32 | 0 | .990 |
| 1986 | NY | A | C | 57 | 52 | 470.2 | 325 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 0 | .994 |
| 1987 | CAL | A | C | 28 | 25 | 211.1 | 162 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | .994 |
| 1987 | CAL | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | CAL | A | C | 26 | 15 | 144.2 | 94 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .981 |
| Total | DH | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | C | 1249 | 1164 | 10521 | 6281 | 583 | 75 | 88 | 0 | 61 | 708 | 478 | 13 | .989 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Roger Erickson to New York Yankees in exchange for John Pacella, Larry Milbourne, Pete Filson and cash (May 12, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1985).
- Signed by New York Yankees (January 8, 1986).
- Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels in exchange for Ron Romanick and a player to be named later (December 19, 1986); New York Yankees received Alan Mills (June 22, 1987).
- Granted free agency (January 22, 1988).
- Signed by California Angels (February 9, 1988).
- Released by California Angels (October 6, 1988).
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