Marvell Wynne (baseball)

Marvell Wynne
Center fielder
Born: December 17, 1959 (1959-12-17) (age 51) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
June 15, 1983 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1990 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Stolen bases	80
Runs	300
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1983-1985) San Diego Padres (1986-1989) Chicago Cubs (1989-1990) Hanshin Tigers (1991)

Marvell Wynne (born December 17, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1983–1985), San Diego Padres (1986–1989) and Chicago Cubs (1989–1990). Wynne batted and threw left-handed.

Career

In an eight-season career, Wynne posted a .247 batting average with 40 home runs and 244 RBI in 940 games played.

In 1984, Wynne hit .266 BA with 77 runs, 174 hits, 24 doubles, 11 triples, 24 stolen bases in 154 games – all career-highs.

On April 13, 1987, Wynne, Tony Gwynn, and John Kruk became the first players in major league history to open a game with three consecutive solo home runs in a 13-6 San Diego Padres win over the San Francisco Giants. All three players were left-handed.

Wynne was a member of the 1989 Cubs team that won the NL Eastern Division title. The team lost however to the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS.

Wynne played in Japan for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League in 1991.

Personal life

Wynne's son Marvell Wynne II is a defender for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Library

Persondata
Name	Wynne, Marvell
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 17, 1959
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death
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