| Ivey Wingo | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: July 8, 1890 Gainesville, Georgia |
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| Died: March 1, 1941 (aged 50) Norcross, Georgia |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1911 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 6, 1929 for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .260 |
| Home runs | 25 |
| Runs batted in | 455 |
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Ivey Brown Wingo (July 8, 1890 – March 1, 1941) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher.
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Early life [edit]
It is not known exactly where Ivey Wingo was born, with some accounts say Gainesville, Georgia[1] [2] and others Norcross, Georgia.[3] Regardless, he spent the entirety of his life as a resident of the state of Georgia.[3]
Playing days [edit]
Wingo spent the first four years of his career (1911-14) with the Cardinals and last thirteen years with the Reds. He also managed the Reds for two games during the 1916 season. He led the National League in at bats per strikeout (30.7) in 1917.[4]
Wingo is best known for being the backstop for the 1919 World Series Championship Reds team. That team is known for winning the a series fixed by, amongst others, Arnold Rothstein and Abe "Little Champ" Attell. He played with the Reds until 1926, then continued with the team as a coach before getting in one final major league appearance on the last day of the 1929 season, replacing regular catcher Johnny Gooch in the late innings of a game against the Cardinals.
Overview [edit]
At the time of his retirement, he held the National League record for games caught in a career at 1,233.[3] He still holds the post-1900 major league records for most career errors by a catcher (234).[3]
Honors [edit]
Wingo was selected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.[5]
See also [edit]
Notes [edit]
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- SABR Bio Project
- Baseball Almanac - Ivey Wingo
- http://www.members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/wingo.htm
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