Dave Winfield

Dave Winfield
Outfielder
Born: October 3rd, 1951 St. Paul , United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
June 19,  1973  with the  San Diego Padres
Last MLB assignment
October 1,  1995  with the  Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 283
Hits	3.110
Home runs	465
Runs Batted In	1,833
Teams
San Diego Padres (1973–1980) New York Yankees (1981-1990) California Angels (1990–1991) Toronto Blue Jays (1992) Minnesota Twins (1993-1994) Cleveland Indians (1995)
Awards
12 × All-Star (1977–1988) World Series Winner ( 1992 ) 7 × Gold Glove Award (1979, 1980, 1982–1985, 1987) 6 × Silver Slugger Award (1981–1985, 1992) AL Comeback Player of the Year (1990) Roberto Clemente Award (1994) In his honor, the # 31 is no longer awarded at the San Diego Padres
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	2001
Quota	84.5%

David Mark "Dave" Winfield (born October 3, 1951 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is a retired American baseball player in Major League Baseball .

biography

Dave Winfield was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received a scholarship from the University of Minnesota . Here he was convincing in both baseball and basketball . In 1973 he led the Minnesota Golden Gophers to win the College World Series in baseball. He was equal to four teams for three different sports drafted . In basketball these were the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association , in football the Minnesota Vikings , although he had never played college football , and in baseball the San Diego Padres . He gave his promise to the Padres who called him to their major league team in the same year without Winfield having to compete in the minor leagues .

As an outfielder , Winfield convinced the Padres with a strong right arm, especially in the defense game. His rise to the notable star came in 1979 when he hit 34 home runs , 118 RBIs with a batting average of 30.8%. After the 1980 season, he moved to the New York Yankees , where he received a 10-year contract with a salary of $ 23 million.

In his first year with the Yankees, he reached the World Series . He excelled in the play-offs against Oakland and Milwaukee , but started out with 0 hits in his first 15 punching appearances in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers . The Yankees lost in six games, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner then gave Winfield the name Mr May in memory of Reggie Jackson , Mr October of baseball, who always shone in the play-offs. Between 1982 and 1988 Winfield scored 744 runs , won the Gold Glove Award five times, and was named to the All-Star Team every year . But in New York he was repeatedly criticized for not being able to lead the team to titles like the heroes of earlier days ( Babe Ruth , Joe DiMaggio , Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris ).

In 1989 he had to skip a season because of a back operation, the 1990 season he started with the Yankees, but left them during the season with the California Angels .

In 1990 Winfield was named MLB Comeback Player of the Year .

In 1992 he moved to the Toronto Blue Jays , for which he was mostly used as a designated hitter . With them he reached the World Series for the second time in his career. In the 6th game he managed a double for two points in the 11th  inning , which secured the Blue Jays victory against the Atlanta Braves . In 1993 and 1994 he played in his hometown with the Minnesota Twins , his last station being in 1995 with the Cleveland Indians . In the first year (2001) of his eligibility, Winfield was a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame .

In 1994 he made a guest appearance with fellow baseball players like Joe Morgan and Mike Piazza on the sitcom A Terribly Nice Family , where he played himself.

His data as a player

• 1973–1980 San Diego Padres
• 1981–1990 New York Yankees
• 1990-1991 California Angels
• 1992 Toronto Blue Jays
• 1993-1994 Minnesota Twins
• 1995 Cleveland Indians

Web links

Commons : Dave Winfield  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube (English)
• Website by Dave Winfield (English)
• Biography of Dave Winfield (English)
• Dave Winfield in the Hall of Fame (English)