Jimmy Wynn
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Wynn in 2011
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 12, 1942 Hamilton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 10, 1963, for the Houston Colt.45s | |||
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| September 27, 1977, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .250 | ||
| Home runs | 291 | ||
| Runs batted in | 964 | ||
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James Sherman Wynn (born March 12, 1942), nicknamed the "Toy Cannon", is a retired American professional baseball player who had a 15-year career with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and four other teams, primarily as a center fielder. Wynn's nickname was "the Toy Cannon" because his bat had a lot of "pop" for his small size (5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), 170 lb (77 kg)).
His career started in 1962 when the Cincinnati Reds signed him as an amateur free agent. He played that season for the Tampa Tarpons in the Florida State League. He played mostly at third base, batting .290 with fourteen home runs. After the season, he was drafted by the then Houston Colt .45s in the 1962 first-year player draft.
Wynn began the 1963 season with the Double-A San Antonio Bullets in the Texas League. There, he split his time between shortstop and third base while batting .288 with 16 home runs in 78 games. He was promoted to the major leagues in July, and made his major league debut on July 10. Starting at shortstop, he went 1-for-4 with a stolen base. He split his time during the rest of the season between shortstop and the outfield, most often playing left field.
Having struggled defensively at shortstop, Wynn was converted to a full-time outfielder in 1964. He opened the season as the Colt .45s starting center fielder, but was sent back to the minor leagues in June, with Mike White taking over. He was called up in September, and finished the season starting in center field.
A low point for Wynn as an Astro's outfielder came on August 1, 1966 when he broke his left arm crashing into the outfield wall at Connie Mack Stadium chasing down a Dick Allen fly ball that resulted in a game-winning, inside-the-park home run for Allen and the Philadelphia Phillies in the bottom of the 10th inning. The injury ended his season.
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