Butch Wynegar

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 14, 1956 in York, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA).

High School: Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA)

Debut: April 9, 1976 (Age 20-026d, 13,732nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 24, 1988 (Age 32-071d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Harold Delano Wynegar

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.5

4330

1102

.255

498

RBI

506

OBP

.348

SLG

.347

OPS

.696

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 65 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 9 tying, 28 go ahead

3 Tms
MIN	37
NYY	27
CAL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	41
vs LHP	24

Home/Road
Away	33
Home	32

Outs
1	30
2	18
0	17

14 Opps
OAK	13
KCR	6
DET	6
TOR	6
BAL	5
CHW	5
SEA	4
MIL	4
MIN	3
TEX	3
CAL	3
CLE	3
BOS	2
NYY	2

57 Pitchers
Rick Langford	3
Sammy Stewart	2
Bart Johnson	2
Bryan Clark	2
Jim Palmer	2
Stan Thomas	2
Aurelio López	2
Milt Wilcox	1
Teddy Higuera	1
Ray Burris	1
Bud Black	1
Moose Haas	1
Kevin Hickey	1
Lary Sorensen	1
Ron Romanick	1
Tim Stoddard	1
John Cerutti	1
Eric Plunk	1
Mark Lemongello	1
Mike Warren	1
Dave LaRoche	1
Mike Smithson	1
Paul Lindblad	1
Tom Henke	1
Stan Bahnsen	1
Catfish Hunter	1
Mark Clear	1
Rollie Fingers	1
Tom Underwood	1
Paul Splittorff	1
Marty Pattin	1
Rick Waits	1
Jack Billingham	1
Juan Agosto	1
Grant Jackson	1
Frank Viola	1
Doc Medich	1
Matt Keough	1
Ed Núñez	1
Balor Moore	1
Tim Lollar	1
Bob Lacey	1
Floyd Bannister	1
Steve Renko	1
Jesse Jefferson	1
Charlie Leibrandt	1
Tim Conroy	1
Dave Stieb	1
Gary Ross	1
Kip Young	1
Bert Blyleven	1
Andy Hassler	1
Ken Brett	1
Doyle Alexander	1
Bill Laxton	1
Dick Bosman	1
Sheldon Burnside	1

14 Parks
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	18
Yankee Stad (NYC)	14
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	5
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	4
Kingdome (SEA)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1

Where Hit
9	33
7	21
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	64
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	63
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	37
1--	13
12-	8
--3	2
-2-	2
1-3	2
123	1

105 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	37
1 on	17
2 on	10
3 on	1
Any on	28

Inning
1	3
2	6
3	3
4	6
5	7
6	12
7	5
8	14
9	6
Extra	3

1-3	12
4-6	25
7-end	28

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	7
+1	3
Tied	20
-1	13
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	7

Ahead	20
Tied	20
Behind	25

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	64
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	64
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	16
8th	14
7th	12
2nd	5
6th	5
4th	4
9th	4
1st	3
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	20
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1976-04-18	MIN	@	NYY	Catfish Hunter	tied 4-4	t 9	1	---		1	6	2	0.393	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1976-04-25	MIN		BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---		1	5	2	0.118	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1976-05-04	MIN	@	DET	Bill Laxton	tied 3-3	t 10	1	---		1	5	2	0.389	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1976-05-15 (1)	MIN	@	CAL	Gary Ross	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	-2-		2	5	2	0.134	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Braun Scores
5	5	5	1	1976-05-18	MIN		OAK	Stan Bahnsen	behind 0-2	b 6	1	12-		3	5	2	0.427	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Hisle Scores; S. Braun Scores
6	6	6	1	1976-06-07	MIN	@	CLE	Stan Thomas	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	1--		2	6	2	0.086	97%		Home Run; D. Ford Scores
7	7	7	1	1976-07-16	MIN		CLE	Dave LaRoche	behind 3-7	b 9	2	12-		3	4	2	0.029	4%		Home Run; R. Smalley Scores; R. Carew Scores
8	8	8	1	1976-07-30	MIN		OAK	Dick Bosman	behind 2-7	b 5	1	123		4	4	2	0.235	37%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Randall Scores; R. Smalley Scores; R. Carew Scores/unER
9	9	9	1	1976-09-22	MIN	@	CHW	Bart Johnson	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---		1	5	2	0.113	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	10	2	1976-09-22	MIN	@	CHW	Bart Johnson	ahead 4-2	t 6	1	---		1	5	2	0.088	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1977-04-13	MIN	@	SEA	Stan Thomas	behind 0-1	t 9	2	1--		2	8	2	0.730	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Cubbage Scores
12	12	2	1	1977-04-21	MIN	@	TEX	Paul Lindblad	ahead 10-4	t 9	0	---		1	6	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1977-04-22	MIN	@	TEX	Bert Blyleven	ahead 3-1	t 8	2	---		1	5	2	0.076	92%		Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	4	1	1977-05-03	MIN	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 2-3	t 8	1	---		1	5	2	0.260	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	5	1	1977-07-06	MIN		CAL	Ken Brett	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---		1	5	2	0.228	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	6	1	1977-07-15	MIN	@	OAK	Bob Lacey	tied 6-6	t 10	2	---		1	4	2	0.414	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	1977-08-02	MIN		KCR	Andy Hassler	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	12-		3	7	2	0.146	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Kusick Scores; R. Smalley Scores
18	18	8	1	1977-08-31	MIN		OAK	Doc Medich	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--		2	3	2	0.169	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Carew Scores
19	19	9	1	1977-09-05	MIN		TEX	Doyle Alexander	behind 1-2	b 3	1	---		1	3	2	0.123	53%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	10	1	1977-09-20	MIN	@	KCR	Paul Splittorff	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---		1	7	2	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1978-04-19	MIN		OAK	Rick Langford	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---		1	4	2	0.172	75%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	2	1	1978-05-16	MIN		BAL	Jim Palmer	behind 0-1	b 4	1	--3		2	5	2	0.186	67%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Carew Scores
23	23	3	1	1978-06-17	MIN		DET	Milt Wilcox	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---		1	5	2	0.113	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
24	24	4	1	1978-08-12	MIN		OAK	Steve Renko	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--		2	7	2	0.240	77%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Cubbage Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1979-04-28	MIN	@	DET	Kip Young	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	2	0.096	57%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	2	1	1979-04-30	MIN	@	TOR	Mark Lemongello	ahead 4-3	t 8	1	--3		2	5	2	0.120	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Landreaux Scores
27	27	3	1	1979-05-05	MIN		DET	Sheldon Burnside	behind 2-6	b 6	1	---		1	5	2	0.059	14%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	4	1	1979-05-06	MIN		DET	Aurelio López	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	---		1	1	2	0.026	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	5	1	1979-05-07	MIN		TOR	Jesse Jefferson	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	---		1	1	2	0.024	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	6	1	1979-07-15	MIN	@	TOR	Balor Moore	ahead 8-3	t 7	0	---		1	5	2	0.016	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	7	1	1979-09-21	MIN	@	MIL	Moose Haas	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---		1	6	2	0.375	81%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1980-05-04	MIN		NYY	Tom Underwood	behind 0-10	b 5	1	---		1	9	2	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
33	33	2	1	1980-05-07	MIN	@	BAL	Sammy Stewart	behind 4-6	t 8	0	1--		2	8	2	0.300	50%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Powell Scores
34	34	3	1	1980-05-25	MIN	@	MIL	Lary Sorensen	behind 1-3	t 8	1	---		1	9	2	0.099	19%		Home Run (RF Line)
35	35	4	1	1980-06-03	MIN		BOS	Jack Billingham	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---		1	1	2	0.095	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	5	1	1980-09-27	MIN		KCR	Marty Pattin	ahead 7-0	b 5	1	---		1	5	2	0.007	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1982-04-15	MIN		OAK	Rick Langford	ahead 1-0	b 5	0	---		1	8	2	0.104	81%		Home Run
38	38	2	1	1982-05-15	NYY	@	OAK	Rick Langford	behind 1-5	t 7	0	1--		2	7	2	0.094	17%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Smalley Scores
39	39	3	1	1982-06-06	NYY		KCR	Grant Jackson	behind 0-14	b 8	1	---		1	8	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	4	1	1982-07-06	NYY	@	SEA	Bryan Clark	ahead 5-0	t 4	1	---		1	9	2	0.032	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1983-04-07	NYY	@	SEA	Bryan Clark	ahead 6-0	t 8	2	1--		2	9	2	0.007	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Mattingly Scores
42	42	2	1	1983-05-30	NYY		OAK	Matt Keough	tied 3-3	b 4	0	---		1	7	2	0.131	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
43	43	3	1	1983-06-29	NYY		BAL	Sammy Stewart	ahead 5-0	b 7	1	1--		2	2	2	0.010	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Mattingly Scores
44	44	4	1	1983-06-30	NYY		BAL	Tim Stoddard	tied 3-3	b 12	2	---		1	2	2	0.466	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	5	1	1983-07-01	NYY		BOS	Mark Clear	ahead 11-8	b 8	2	---		1	2	2	0.017	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
46	46	6	1	1983-07-31	NYY	@	CHW	Kevin Hickey	behind 4-5	t 8	1	1--		2	7	2	0.455	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); O. Gamble Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
47	47	1	1	1984-05-16	NYY		OAK	Mike Warren	behind 2-4	b 4	1	1--		2	7	2	0.231	53%		Home Run; R. Smalley Scores
48	48	2	1	1984-05-25	NYY	@	OAK	Tim Conroy	behind 1-4	t 7	2	12-		3	8	2	0.344	44%		Home Run; D. Baylor Scores; D. Mattingly Scores
49	49	3	1	1984-05-30	NYY	@	CAL	Ron Romanick	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	1-3		3	8	2	0.163	95%		Home Run; S. Kemp Scores; R. Smalley Scores
50	50	4	1	1984-06-26	NYY		DET	Aurelio López	tied 4-4	b 6	2	1--		2	2	2	0.298	83%		Home Run; K. Griffey Scores
51	51	5	1	1984-08-19	NYY		OAK	Ray Burris	behind 2-3	b 6	0	---		1	7	2	0.190	57%		Home Run
52	52	6	1	1984-09-10	NYY	@	TOR	Dave Stieb	ahead 5-2	t 6	0	---		1	7	2	0.055	92%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1985-04-16	NYY		CHW	Tim Lollar	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--		2	8	2	0.194	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Griffey Scores
54	54	2	1	1985-05-10	NYY	@	KCR	Charlie Leibrandt	behind 3-4	t 8	1	1--		2	5	2	0.464	72%		Home Run; D. Winfield Scores
55	55	3	1	1985-05-13	NYY		MIN	Mike Smithson	behind 3-8	b 6	2	12-		3	6	2	0.145	20%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Winfield Scores; D. Baylor Scores
56	56	4	1	1985-06-07	NYY	@	MIL	Rollie Fingers	behind 5-6	t 8	2	-2-		2	7	PH	0.492	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Robertson Scores
57	57	5	1	1985-10-04	NYY	@	TOR	Tom Henke	behind 2-3	t 9	2	---		1	8	2	0.354	39%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1986-04-08	NYY		KCR	Bud Black	tied 0-0	b 2	2	12-		3	8	2	0.257	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Winfield Scores; D. Berra Scores
59	59	2	1	1986-04-12	NYY		MIL	Teddy Higuera	tied 1-1	b 5	1	12-		3	8	2	0.261	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. Cotto Scores; D. Berra Scores
60	60	3	1	1986-05-07	NYY	@	CHW	Floyd Bannister	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1-3		3	8	2	0.263	66%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Roenicke Scores; D. Berra Scores
61	61	4	1	1986-05-12	NYY	@	MIN	Juan Agosto	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	12-		3	8	2	0.100	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Griffey Scores; M. Pagliarulo Scores
62	62	5	1	1986-05-21	NYY		OAK	Eric Plunk	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	---		1	8	2	0.083	84%		Home Run (Deep RF)
63	63	6	1	1986-06-20	NYY	@	TOR	John Cerutti	tied 1-1	t 6	1	---		1	7	2	0.165	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
64	64	7	1	1986-07-10	NYY	@	MIN	Frank Viola	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---		1	7	2	0.137	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1988-04-16	CAL	@	SEA	Ed Núñez	tied 5-5	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	8	2	0.270	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)