Herm Winningham

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: December 1, 1961 in Orangeburg, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC), the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (19th) of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA), the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (15th) of the 1980 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) and the New York Mets in the 1st round (9th) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA).

High School: Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC)

School: Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA)

Debut: September 1, 1984 (Age 22-275d, 14,940th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 30-307d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Steve Freyer

Full Name: Herman Son Winningham

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1990 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

1888

452

.239

212

RBI

147

105

OBP

.296

SLG

.334

OPS

.630

OPS+

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

Summary of 19 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
MON	11
CIN	7
BOS	1

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	6

Outs
2	10
0	7
1	2

10 Opps
SDP	5
PHI	3
SFG	2
LAD	2
CIN	2
NYM	1
STL	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
HOU	1

19 Pitchers
Andy Benes	1
Michael Jackson	1
Don Carman	1
Alejandro Peña	1
Kevin Brown	1
Tim Leary	1
Charles Hudson	1
Kurt Kepshire	1
LaMarr Hoyt	1
Craig Lefferts	1
Tom Browning	1
Luis DeLeón	1
Ed Whitson	1
Mark Portugal	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Mike LaCoss	1
David Cone	1
Derek Lilliquist	1
Bill Gullickson	1

11 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	11
89	2
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	12
2	3
7+	2
1	1
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
--3	2
-2-	2
1--	2
-23	1

27 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	12
1 on	6
2 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
1	3
2	2
3	2
5	2
6	1
7	4
8	2
9	3

1-3	7
4-6	3
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	2
-1	2
-2	4
-4..	3

Ahead	8
Tied	2
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	12
3-2	2
0-1	2
0-0	1
1-0	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	16
PH	1
RF	1
LF	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1985-04-12	MON	@	CHC	Dennis Eckersley	ahead 4-0	t 5	1	---		1	2	8	0.042	93%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1985-05-30	MON	@	SDP	Luis DeLeón	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---		1	7	8	0.085	15%		Home Run
3	3	3	1	1985-07-14	MON	@	CIN	Tom Browning	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---		1	7	8	0.119	50%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1986-04-13	MON	@	STL	Kurt Kepshire	ahead 2-1	t 6	2	---		1	7	8	0.136	77%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	2	1	1986-05-07	MON	@	PHI	Don Carman	ahead 5-2	t 9	2	1--		2	3	8	0.028	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); T. Raines Scores
6	6	3	1	1986-05-28	MON		SDP	LaMarr Hoyt	behind 0-10	b 9	2	---		1	3	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	1986-06-15	MON	@	PHI	Charles Hudson	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---		1	7	8	0.118	62%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1987-05-14	MON		CIN	Bill Gullickson	tied 1-1	b 2	2	--3		2	8	8	0.180	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Galarraga Scores
9	9	2	1	1987-05-26	MON	@	LAD	Tim Leary	ahead 4-2	t 5	2	--3		2	6	8	0.139	89%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Galarraga Scores
10	10	3	1	1987-06-13	MON		PHI	Michael Jackson	behind 0-1	b 1	0	-2-		2	2	8	0.135	65%		Home Run; C. Candaele Scores
11	11	4	1	1987-09-02	MON	@	SFG	Mike LaCoss	behind 1-3	t 7	2	-23		3	7	8	0.459	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Fitzgerald Scores; V. Law Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1989-04-16	CIN	@	SDP	Ed Whitson	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	0.149	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line); T. Benzinger Scores
13	13	2	1	1989-04-17	CIN	@	LAD	Alejandro Peña	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	9	PH	0.114	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	3	1	1989-09-05	CIN		SFG	Craig Lefferts	ahead 5-2	b 7	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	8	0.030	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1990-06-30	CIN	@	NYM	David Cone	behind 2-4	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	7	0.124	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	2	1	1990-07-25 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	Derek Lilliquist	behind 3-10	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	8	0.001	0%		Home Run (CF-RF)
17	17	3	1	1990-09-19	CIN	@	HOU	Mark Portugal	behind 1-5	t 8	0	---		1	9	8	0.032	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1991-06-25	CIN		SDP	Andy Benes	ahead 5-0	b 1	2	---	7,(3-2) BFSBFBX	1	8	8	0.033	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Winningham Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1992-07-27	BOS		TEX	Kevin Brown	ahead 4-3	b 2	0	-2-	8,(3-2) LM1FBBB1>F111.X	2	2	8	0.112	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Hatcher Scores; H. Winningham Scores