Ernie Wingard | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Prattville, Alabama | October 17, 1900|
Died: January 17, 1977 Prattville, Alabama | (aged 76)|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
May 1, 1924, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1927, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 29-43 |
Earned run average | 4.64 |
Strikeouts | 101 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Ernest James Wingard (October 17, 1900 – January 17, 1977) nicknamed "Jim", was a professional baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns. He started 77 games and relieved in 68 from 1924 to 1927. Wingard's best season was his first, his 3.51 ERA was 10th best in the American League and his 5.1 WAR ranked 9th in the AL, according to Baseball Reference.
He was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .232 batting average (57-for-246) with 30 runs, 7 home runs and 38 RBI in 156 games.
Wingard's baseball career would continue in the minor leagues through 1941, including a few seasons as a manager between 1936 and 1941.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- St. Louis Browns players
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Troy Trojans (minor league) players
- Dothan Browns players
- Montgomery Rebels players
- Tallassee Indians players
- Greenville Lions (minor league) players
- Thomasville Lookouts players
- Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players
- Baseball players from Autauga County, Alabama
- Sportspeople from Prattville, Alabama
- 1900 births
- 1977 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball pitcher, 1900s births stubs