- Tom Winsett
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
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name=Tom Winsett
position=Outfielder
birthdate=November 24 ,1909
deathdate=death date and age|1987|7|20|1909|11|24
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=April 20
debutyear=1930
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=May 1
finalyear=1938
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.237
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=8
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=76
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (1930-1931, 1933)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1935)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1936-1938)
highlights=John Thomas (Long Tom) Winsett (
November 24 ,1909 -July 20 ,1987 ) was aleft fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theBoston Red Sox (1930-1931, 1933),St. Louis Cardinals (1935) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936-1938). Winsett batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born inMcKenzie, Tennessee .A part-time outfielder for three teams in a span of seven seasons, Winsett enjoyed his most productive year in 1937 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, when he posted career-highs in
games played (118), runs (32), hits (83), doubles (15), triples (5),home run s (5) andruns batted in (42).Winsett was a .237 career hitter with eight home runs and 76 RBI in 118 games.
On April 25, 1938, he was featured on the cover of "LIFE" magazine, with an inside caption which read: "The rubber-legged batter on the cover is John Thomas Winsett, of McKenzie, Tenn. one of the most curious players on the most curious team in the major leagues. He plays right field for the Brooklyn National League Baseball Club, better known as the 'Daffy Dodgers' because of the way they play. First time Winsett batted in a big-league game he hit a homer, but shortly went back to the minors. The Dodgers paid $40,000 for him last year and Winsett hit a dismal .237. Both Dodgers and Winsett are expected to play better this year."
He died in
Memphis, Tennessee , at the age of 77.;See also
*Boston Red Sox all-time roster
*St. Louis Cardinals all-time rosterExternal links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tom_Winsett BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pwinst101.htm Retrosheet]
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