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Butch Wynegar

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 14, 1956 in York, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA).

High School: Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA)

Debut: April 9, 1976 (Age 20-026d, 13,746th in major league history)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 24, 1988 (Age 32-071d)
vs. NYY 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Harold Delano Wynegar

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.5

4330

1102

.255

498

RBI

506

OBP

.348

SLG

.347

OPS

.695

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-31 / in Starts: 15-28
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	46 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 172 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	108 (53-34-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 172 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	104 (51-34-17)

Most Driven In
M Hatcher	4
D Engle	2
J Castino	2
D Goodwin	1
R Wilfong	1
G Ward	0

Most Driven In By
G Ward	3
R Jackson	2
H Powell	1
P Mackanin	1
D Goodwin	1
G Adams	1
D Engle	1
S Butera	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	724	34 (33)	May 17	MIN		BAL	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	1.05	-0.002	.15	0.00%	0.18	DH
2	725	35	May 19	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.625	.571	1.196	6	1.07	0.070	.14	0.01%	0.66	DH
3	726	36	May 20	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.583	.545	1.129	6	1.52	-0.107	.18	-0.01%	-0.61	DH
4	727	37	May 21	MIN	@	MIL	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.500	.467	.967	5	.62	-0.045	.07	0.00%	-0.79	DH
5	728	38	May 22	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	.500	1.000	6	.61	0.084	.07	0.01%	1.10	DH
6	729	39	May 23	MIN	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG(15)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.400	.391	.791	4	1.91	-0.218	.21	-0.02%	-1.38	DH
7	730	40	May 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,4-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.375	.760	8	.85	-0.021	.07	0.00%	-0.14	C
8	731	44 (3)	May 28	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.321	.655	4	1.06	-0.110	.08	-0.01%	-0.94	DH
9	732	45	May 29	MIN		KCR	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.344	.697	6	1.02	0.076	.04	0.00%	0.38	C
10	733	46	May 30	MIN		KCR	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.306	.621	4	.54	-0.057	.02	0.00%	-0.52	C
11	734	47	May 31	MIN		KCR	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.359	.740	5	.94	0.121	.02	0.00%	0.99	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	735	48	Jun 2	MIN		TEX	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.348	.326	.673	5	1.38	-0.146	.06	0.00%	-1.00	C
13	736	49	Jun 3	MIN		TEX	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.320	.298	.618	4	1.40	-0.164	.03	0.00%	-1.75	C
14	737	50	Jun 4	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.265	.315	.286	.601	5	1.00	0.050	.02	0.00%	1.05	C
15	738	51	Jun 5	MIN	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.310	.283	.593	4	1.37	-0.016	.03	0.00%	-0.40	C
16	739	52	Jun 6	MIN	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281	.323	.298	.621	4	.71	-0.032	.01	0.00%	-0.22	C
17	740	53	Jun 7	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.318	.295	.613	2	1.26	-0.083	.01	0.00%	-0.67	C
18	741	54	Jun 8	MIN		MIL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.277	.314	.292	.607	2	.92	-0.054	.01	0.00%	-1.66	C
19	742	55	Jun 9	MIN		MIL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.324	.304	.629	2	1.05	0.112	.01	0.00%	0.90	C
20	743	56	Jun 10	MIN		DET	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.333	.315	.648	2	1.06	-0.073	.01	0.00%	-0.54	C
21	744	57	Jun 11	MIN		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.293	.329	.307	.636	4	.81	0.021	.01	0.00%	-0.16	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	745	58	Aug 10	MIN		OAK	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.337	.316	.654	8	.87	0.047	1.24	0.04%	-0.08	C
23	746	59	Aug 11	MIN		OAK	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.333	.325	.659	8	1.62	0.084	2.63	0.08%	0.66	C
24	747	60	Aug 12	MIN		OAK	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.333	.326	.659	8	1.32	0.026	1.86	0.02%	-0.08	C
25	748	61	Aug 13	MIN		SEA	L,1-11	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.323	.315	.638	8	.80	-0.055	1.28	-0.05%	-0.79	C
26	749	62	Aug 14 (1)	MIN		SEA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.301	.330	.333	.663	5	.42	0.001	.62	0.00%	0.01	C
27	750	63	Aug 14 (2)	MIN		SEA	L,3-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.327	.330	.657	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
28	751	64	Aug 15	MIN		SEA	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.327	.330	.657	5	.86	0.020	1.19	0.02%	0.00	C
29	752	65	Aug 16	MIN		SEA	L,4-7	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.343	.340	.683	5	1.86	0.329	2.26	0.24%	1.30	C
30	753	66	Aug 17	MIN	@	DET	L,2-12	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.304	.348	.333	.682	5	.12	-0.009	.09	0.00%	-0.21	C
31	754	67	Aug 18	MIN	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.345	.324	.669	4	.95	-0.056	.55	-0.02%	-0.43	C
32	755	68	Aug 19	MIN	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.350	.318	.668	4	1.09	-0.051	.55	-0.02%	-0.54	C
33	756	69	Aug 21	MIN	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.355	.318	.673	4	.78	-0.020	.30	-0.01%	-0.04	C
34	757	71 (1)	Aug 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,5-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.354	.313	.667	9	1.10	-0.030	.49	-0.01%	-0.34	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	758	91 (19)	Sep 13	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.359	.313	.672	4	4.88	0.053	5.72	0.04%	0.23	PH
36	759	93 (1)	Sep 15	MIN	@	TOR	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.357	.310	.666	8	.92	-0.023	1.42	-0.02%	-0.15	PH
37	760	94	Sep 16	MIN	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.353	.302	.655	4	.83	-0.047	.96	-0.03%	-0.13	C
38	761	95	Sep 18	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275	.350	.300	.650	6	.45	-0.007	.56	-0.01%	0.04	C
39	762	98 (2)	Sep 21	MIN	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.345	.304	.649	7	.46	0.009	.67	0.01%	-0.87	C
40	763	99	Sep 22	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.338	.297	.635	7	1.08	-0.084	2.40	-0.11%	-0.56	C
41	764	100	Sep 23	MIN	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.336	.298	.633	7	.71	-0.016	.65	-0.01%	-0.46	C
42	765	101	Sep 24	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-9	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.336	.293	.629	7	.81	-0.038	.90	-0.03%	-0.42	C
43	766	102	Sep 25	MIN		TEX	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.327	.285	.612	4	.87	-0.092	.30	-0.02%	-0.96	C
44	767	103	Sep 26	MIN		TEX	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.331	.298	.629	6	.70	0.133	.18	0.02%	1.55	C
45	768	104	Sep 27	MIN		TEX	W,5-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.335	.294	.629	6	.68	0.015	.23	0.00%	-0.05	C
46	769	105	Sep 28	MIN		KCR	L,1-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.329	.288	.617	6	1.47	-0.178	1.87	-0.14%	-1.55	C
47	770	106	Sep 29	MIN		KCR	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.247	.322	.280	.602	4	1.81	-0.256	.26	-0.02%	-1.79	C
							16-31		172	150	11	37	5	0	0	10	17	2	9	1	1	3	0	7	0	1	.247	.322	.280	.602		1.02	-0.839	.53	-0.04%	-11.34

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