Tyrone Kingwood

Tyrone Kingwood

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
• Schools Imperial Valley College, Cleveland State University
• High School Bassick High School

• Born October 7, 1965 in Stratford, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Tyrone Kingwood was a supplemental first-round draft pick who hit .290 in the minors, but peaked at AAA. In four of his six seasons, he had at least 10 outfield assists.

Kingwood was All-State in football and basketball in high school. He played basketball in college, but was not doing well academically in junior college, limited his chances of NCAA Division I basketball. He was taken by the Montréal Expos with the 28th pick of the 1987 amateur draft; the choice was compensation for the loss of Andre Dawson to free agency. He was the first college outfielder selected and the second Expos pick, following Delino DeShields.

In 1987, Tyrone hit .265/.300/.384 as a rookie for the GCL Expos. He moved up to the West Palm Beach Expos in 1988 and batted .286/.315/.327 with no home runs in 438 at-bats. He stole 25 bases but was caught 18 times. He led West Palm Beach in batting average, placing 10th in the Florida State League. The next season, he repeated with the West Palm Beach club and continued to show limited power and walk ability (.256/.281/.343, 19 SB, 7 CS, 3 HR, 11 BB in 74 G).

The Connecticut native was gone from the Expos chain after 1989. He split 1990 between the Seattle Mariners' San Bernardino Spirit (.310/.376/.524 in 26 G) and the Frederick Keys in the Baltimore Orioles system (.335/.373/.461, 13 SB, 4 CS in 90 G) to re-establish himself. Had he qualified, he would have been second in the Carolina League in average, behind Ken Ramos. Frederick went on to win the pennant.

Kingwood spent 1991 with the Hagerstown Suns (.279/.313/.357, 26 for 32 in steal attempts) and Rochester Red Wings (.312/.351/.420, 12 for 15 in steal attempts). He had topped .300 in his lone chance at AAA. He was with the London Tigers for 1992. On April 12, he had a 5-for-5 day against the New Britain Red Sox. He finished the year with a .284/.333/.385 batting line and 22 steals in 30 tries. He was 8th in the Eastern League in average, between Russ Davis and Rob Katzaroff.

Since retiring as a player, Kingwood has been a youth baseball coach.

Sources

• Connecticut high school sports stars
• Sun Sentinel article from 1988
• Numerous sources list Kingwood as coaching in Connecticut
• Assorted Baseball Guides and baseball Almanacs