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b. October 29, 1909 · Cleveland Indians 1930, 1932, 1934–1936, St. Louis Browns 1949

Winegarner's busiest season came with Cleveland in 1935. He made 25 pitching appearances, went 2-2 and struck out 41 across 67 innings. At the plate he hit .310 with 26 hits, three home runs and 17 runs batted in across 65 games.

Six seasons gave him an 8-6 pitching record, 89 strikeouts and a 5.33 earned run average in 194 innings. He started 11 games and completed seven. As a hitter, Winegarner collected 51 hits, five home runs, 28 runs batted in and a .276 average across 185 at bats.

Winegarner debuted with Cleveland in 1930 and returned in 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1936. His 1934 pitching line included career highs of five wins, six starts and 78 innings. Twelve seasons outside the majors followed before a final return with the Browns in 1949, extending his major-league span to twenty calendar years. He died in 1988, at seventy-eight.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1930 CLE 522510 100 2170 .455
1932 CLE 7711 000 0050 .143
1934 CLE 3251910 201 53110 .196
1935 CLE 65841126 413 179121 .310
1936 CLE 181602 000 2160 .125
1949 SLB 9522 001 2120 .400
Career 1361852851 715 2815431 .276

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1932 CLE 1051 017.17 21351.04
1934 CLE 54226 078.191 4839325.51
1935 CLE 22254 067.189 4329415.75
1936 CLE 0090 014.218 8634.91
1949 SLB 0090 016.224 14287.56
Career 867011 0194.1229 1158989 5.33

On this day & linked events

1909

Born October 29, 1909

Benton, KS, USA

1988

Died April 14, 1988

1930

Major-league debut: Ralph Winegarner

Ralph Winegarner made a major-league debut on September 20, 1930.

1949

Final major-league game: Ralph Winegarner

Ralph Winegarner played a final major-league game on August 21, 1949.