Al Wingo

Absalom Holbrook Wingo (Red)

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 6, 1898 in Norcross, GA
School: Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1919
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Athletics 1919-1928

Final Game: September 28, 1928
Died: October 9, 1964 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI
Relatives: Brother of Ivey Wingo
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1919	PHA	AL	21	LF	15	15	15		27	21	1	5	0	.815		1.47	.961		2.21
1919	PHA	AL	21	OF	15	15	15		27	21	1	5	0	.815		1.47	.958		2.26
1924	DET	AL	26	OF	43	30	27		67	59	3	5	2	.925		1.44	.970		2.39
1924	DET	AL	26	LF	32	26	25		60	53	2	5	1	.917		1.72	.964		2.34
1924	DET	AL	26	CF	7	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	1.000		0.29	.975		2.80
1924	DET	AL	26	RF	6	4	2		5	4	1	0	1	1.000		0.83	.968		2.02
1925	DET	AL	27	OF	122	108	105		307	282	16	9	6	.971		2.44	.965		2.43	MVP-12
1925	DET	AL	27	LF	120	108	105		306	281	16	9	6	.971		2.48	.958		2.33	MVP-12
1925	DET	AL	27	CF	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		0.50	.970		2.90	MVP-12
1926	DET	AL	28	OF	74	68	67		182	155	13	14	2	.923		2.27	.966		2.34
1926	DET	AL	28	LF	61	57	57		162	138	12	12	2	.926		2.46	.965		2.30
1926	DET	AL	28	RF	14	11	10		20	17	1	2	0	.900		1.29	.964		2.00
1926	DET	AL	28	3B	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			3.35
1927	DET	AL	29	OF	34	27	25		55	43	6	6	2	.891		1.44	.964		2.35
1927	DET	AL	29	RF	21	18	17		38	30	4	4	2	.895		1.62	.955		1.97
1927	DET	AL	29	LF	9	6	6		10	8	1	1	0	.900		1.00	.967		2.38
1927	DET	AL	29	CF	4	3	2		7	5	1	1	0	.857		1.50	.966		2.70
1928	DET	AL	30	OF	71	64	62		154	144	5	5	1	.968		2.10	.973		2.36
1928	DET	AL	30	LF	34	31	29		68	65	1	2	0	.971		1.94	.974		2.30
1928	DET	AL	30	CF	28	25	25		73	67	3	3	1	.959		2.50	.972		2.79
1928	DET	AL	30	RF	10	8	8		13	12	1	0	0	1.000		1.30	.973		1.98
	6 Seasons			OF	359	312	301		792	704	44	44	13	.944		2.08	.967		2.38
	6 Seasons			LF	271	243	237		633	566	33	34	9	.946		2.21	.962		2.32
	4 Seasons			RF	51	41	37		76	63	7	6	3	.921		1.37	.961		1.99
	4 Seasons			CF	41	28	27		83	75	4	4	1	.952		1.93	.972		2.79
	1 Season			3B	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			3.35
	6 Seasons			TOT	361	312	301		792	704	44	44	13	.944		2.07	.967		2.38
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	3B	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1919	PHA	AL	21	15	15	15	15	0	15	0	0	15	0	0
1924	DET	AL	26	78	30	78	44	0	32	7	6	44	35	0
1925	DET	AL	27	130	108	130	122	0	120	2	0	122	8	0
1926	DET	AL	28	108	68	108	76	2	61	0	14	74	32	0
1927	DET	AL	29	75	27	75	34	0	9	4	21	34	41	0
1928	DET	AL	30	87	64	87	71	0	34	28	10	71	15	1
	6 Seasons			493	312	493	362	2	271	41	51	360	131	1

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1925 AL (12, 11%) 0.11 Career Shares (885th)	Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1925 AL 120 (5th)	Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1925 AL 281 (5th)	Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1925 AL 16 (4th) 1926 AL 12 (3rd)
Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1926 AL 12 (2nd)	Errors Committed as OF s c a p y 1926 AL 14 (5th)	Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1925 AL 2.48 (4th)	Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y 1925 AL .971 (3rd)

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