Butch Wynegar
- January 10, 2024
- American Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Butch Wynegar |
Occupation | American baseball player |
Date Of Birth | Mar 14, 1956(1956-03-14) |
Age | 68 |
Birthplace | York |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Pisces |
Butch Wynegar Biography
Name | Butch Wynegar |
Birthday | Mar 14 |
Birth Year | 1956 |
Place Of Birth | York |
Home Town | England |
Birth Country | United Kingdom |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Butch Wynegar is one of the most popular and richest American baseball player who was born on March 14, 1956 in York, England, United Kingdom.
Wynegar was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft. In his first season in professional baseball, he batted a league-leading .346 batting average and .464 on base percentage with a .524 slugging percentage and eight home runs and 51 RBIs (5th in the league) for the Rookie League Elizabethton Twins, and was named an Appalachian League All Star.
In 1975, Wynegar played for the unaffiliated Reno Silver Sox of the California League, and batted .314 (4th in the league)/.473 (2nd in the league/.500 (4th in the league). He led the league with 142 walks and 112 RBIs, and was 2nd in the league with 106 runs and 19 home runs. (Reno was officially unaffiliated, but had agreements with the Twins and the San Diego Padres to take players on optional assignment from those teams.)
Butch Wynegar Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | American baseball player |
House | Living in own house. |
Butch Wynegar is one of the richest American baseball player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Butch Wynegar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Harold Delano “Butch” Wynegar, Jr. (born March 14, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and the current hitting coach for the Bradenton Marauders Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and California Angels, and was a two-time All Star.
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He led the league again in 1979, throwing out 64 baserunners, led the league in caught-stealing percentage at 52.9%, and once again finished second to Sundberg in fielding percentage with a .992 average. In 1980, he led all AL catchers in double plays, with 13.
Facts & Trivia
Caio Ranked on the list of most popular American baseball player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Butch Wynegar celebrates birthday on March 14 of every year.
Wynegar signed a $2 million, five-year contract with the Twins in 1981. However, he found himself traded to the New York Yankees one year later on May 12, 1982. Wynegar claimed that Twins owner Calvin Griffith wanted to get rid of high-priced players however, Griffith responded that Wynegar was being traded because his batting average was only .209.