10 Facts About Tony Womack

Tony Womack played all or parts of 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, with most of his career spent with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks, then with several other teams during his last four years.

Tony Womack is a graduate of Gretna High School in Gretna, Virginia and Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Tony Womack was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1991 MLB draft and became their everyday second baseman in 1997.

In 1999, Tony Womack led the major leagues in stolen bases which set a Diamondback record for most stolen bases in a season.

Tony Womack was an important part of the Arizona Diamondbacks' world championship team in 2001, especially with two key base hits that both came in the bottom of the ninth inning of deciding games in the playoffs.

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Tony Womack ended the first-round series with a walk-off single off the Cardinals' Steve Kline.

Later, Tony Womack set up Luis Gonzalez' famous game-winning single in Game 7 of the World Series with a game-tying one-out hit against the Yankees' Mariano Rivera.

Tony Womack owns the Diamondbacks record for most stolen bases in a career .

Tony Womack signed with the Red Sox but was traded to the Cardinals before the start of the 2004 season, and he was moved back to his original position at second base.

Tony Womack received a non-roster invitation to spring training with the Washington Nationals for the 2007 season, but was released on March 8, ending his playing career.