Wayne Tolleson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wayne Tolleson
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1955(1955-11-22)
Age	69
Birthplace	Spartanburg
Country	United States
Birth City	South Carolina
Horoscope	Scorpio

Wayne Tolleson Biography

Wayne Tolleson is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 22, 1955 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Jimmy Wayne Tolleson (born November 22nd 1955) is an American professional baseball player that played with the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

After hitting .261 and stealing 36 bases with the Wichita Aeros in 1981, Tolleson was called up to the majors after rosters were expanded that month. He made his debut as a member of the Rangers on September 1st against Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto Blue Jays, pinch hitting in the seventh inning, and playing the entire game as shortstop.

Wayne was involved in a memorable 1983 bench clearing brawl at Arlington Stadium with California Angels player Bobby Grich.

On November 25, 1985, the Rangers traded Tolleson and relief pitcher Dave Schmidt to the White Sox in exchange for shortstops Scott Fletcher and José Mota and pitching prospect Ed Correa.

Tolleson first caught the eye of baseball scouts when he played in college in Western Carolina University. Through his college career, Tolleson set ten WCU record-setting seasons and records throughout his career as well as earning All-Southern Conference honors at shortstop in 1977 and 1978. The year 1978 was the time he won the title of Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year, Southern Conference Athlete of the Year , and was selected to the All- NCAA Atlantic Region. He was also part of Southern Conference’s 75th anniversary team.

Wayne Tolleson Net Worth

Wayne Tolleson is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wayne Tolleson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It was reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates chose Tolleson in the 12th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft, however, he chose to go back to the school to finish his senior year rather than join Pittsburgh. Tolleson was a part of the Texas Rangers chose Tolleson with the 202nd choice in the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft, and this time, he signed with them.

Tolleson is also known as a top soccer player for WCU He caught the ball 105 times for 1 747 yards with 14 scores during two seasons. Tolleson received the honor of being named All-Southern Conference as a wide receiver after winning both the conference as well as his position in NCAA Division I in receiving in 1977 with 73 catch for 1,101 yards as well as seven touchdowns. The year 1977 was when the wide receiver served as WCU’s reserve placekicker, and scored a perfect 6 of 6 on field goals. He also was successful to 22 out of the 24 additional point kicks.

He split 1982 between the Rangers and their Triple-AAA affiliate, the Denver Bears, and earned the starting second baseman job with the Rangers in 1983 and 1984.

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Facts & Trivia

Wayne Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wayne Tolleson celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.