Jimmy Wynn

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jimmy Wynn


position=Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1942|3|12
Hamilton, Ohio
debutdate=July 10
debutyear=by|1963
debutteam=Houston Colt.45s
finaldate=September 27
finalyear=by|1977
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.250
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=291
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=964
teams=
* Houston Astros (by|1963-by|1973)
* Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1974-by|1975)
* Atlanta Braves (by|1976)
* New York Yankees (by|1977)
* Milwaukee Brewers (by|1977)
highlights=
* 3x All-Star selection (1967, 1974, 1975)
* 1974 NL Comeback Player of the Year
* Houston Astros #24 retired

James Sherman Wynn (born March 12 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Toy Cannon," is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers. His career started in by|1962 when the Cincinnati Reds signed him as an amateur free agent. Shortly thereafter, he was drafted by the then Houston Colt .45s in the 1962 first player draft. He came up as a shortstop through the minor leagues. In his debut major league season of 1963 he also primarily played shortstop. However, he struggled with the position defensively and was moved to center field, where he played most of the rest of his career. He fielded that position fairly well. For eleven years, he was a fixture in the Astros' outfield. A power hitter, he lost countless home runs to the lengthy fences in the Astrodome.

His number 24 was retired by the Astros on June 25, by|2005, when the Astros played the Texas Rangers. Jason Lane, who wore Wynn's 24 before the ceremony, changed his number to 16 as a result.

Wynn currently serves as a post-game analyst on Houston Astros television broadcasts on FSN Houston.

Wynn was a player who walked a lot and thus had a very high on-base percentage and played in a low run scoring era in the 1960s as well as a tough run scoring park in the Astrodome. This has led to many statistical analysts (or proponents of sabermetrics) to argue that Wynn was a very underrated player who might even deserve the Baseball Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/hall_of_merit/discussion/jimmy_wynnBBTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: Jimmy Wynn] ]

ee also

*Top 500 home run hitters of all time
*List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
*Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

*baseball-reference|id=w/wynnji01
* [http://baseballevolution.com/halloffame/wynnj.html Baseball Evolution Hall of Fame] - Player Profile

References