Butch Wynegar 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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20 Facts About Butch Wynegar
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In 1975, Butch Wynegar played for the unaffiliated Reno Silver Sox of the California League, and batted.
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Butch Wynegar led the league with 142 walks and 112 RBIs, and was 2nd in the league with 106 runs and 19 home runs.
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Butch Wynegar proved to be adept both behind the plate and batting.
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Butch Wynegar's first major league home run was a game-winner off Catfish Hunter on April 18,1976.
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Butch Wynegar drew a walk in his only at-bat, and became the youngest player at the time to appear in an All-Star Game.
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Butch Wynegar finished second in the 1976 American League Rookie of the Year balloting to Mark Fidrych, and was named The Sporting News Rookie of the Year.
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Butch Wynegar had six home runs and 47 RBIs at the midpoint of the 1977 season to make his second consecutive All-Star team.
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Butch Wynegar led the league again in 1979, throwing out 64 baserunners, led the league in caught-stealing percentage at 52.
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Butch Wynegar signed a $2 million, five-year contract with the Twins in 1981.
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Butch Wynegar was traded along with Roger Erickson from the Twins to the Yankees for Larry Milbourne, John Pacella and Pete Filson on May 12,1982.
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Butch Wynegar claimed that Twins owner Calvin Griffith wanted to get rid of high-priced players however, Griffith responded that Butch Wynegar was being traded because his batting average was only.
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Butch Wynegar was the Yankees catcher on July 4,1983, when Dave Righetti pitched a no hitter in Yankee Stadium against the Boston Red Sox.
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Butch Wynegar became the Yankees starting catcher in 1984, playing in 129 games.
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In 1985, Butch Wynegar caught both Phil Niekro's 3000th strike out and his 300th win.
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Butch Wynegar called Clyde King, the general manager, and asked him for permission for some time off, explaining that he could no longer cope.
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Butch Wynegar retired as a player early in the 1988 season at the age of 32, as he was batting.
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Butch Wynegar spent the next five seasons, through 2002, as the Texas Rangers' roving hitting instructor, and part of 1999 as the Rangers major league bullpen coach.
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Butch Wynegar logged 10,521 innings behind the plate in his career.
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