Ty Wigginton Notable

b. October 11, 1977 · New York Mets 2002–2004, Pittsburgh Pirates 2004–2005, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2006–2007, Houston Astros 2007–2008, Baltimore Orioles 2009–2010, Colorado Rockies 2011, Philadelphia Phillies 2012, St. Louis Cardinals 2013

Ty Wigginton played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the New York Mets in 2002 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013.

Across 1,362 games he batted .261, with 1,170 hits and 558 runs. He finished with 169 home runs, 245 doubles and 42 stolen bases.

He played 683 games at third base, with 1,147 assists and 87 errors. He turned 100 double plays. He also played 336 games at first base and 168 games at second base.

He was an All-Star in 2010.

He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on October 11, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2010
Player of the Week	1	2008

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2002	NYM	46	116	18	35	8	0	6	18	8	19	2	.302
2003	NYM	156	573	73	146	36	6	11	71	46	124	12	.255
2004	NYM/PIT	144	494	63	129	30	2	17	66	45	82	7	.261
2005	PIT	57	155	20	40	9	1	7	25	14	30	0	.258
2006	TBD	122	444	55	122	25	1	24	79	32	97	4	.275
2007	HOU/TBD	148	547	71	152	33	0	22	67	41	113	3	.278
2008	HOU	111	386	50	110	22	1	23	58	32	69	4	.285
2009	BAL	122	410	44	112	19	0	11	41	23	57	1	.273
2010	BAL	154	581	63	144	29	1	22	76	50	116	0	.248
2011	COL	130	401	52	97	21	2	15	47	38	84	8	.242
2012	PHI	125	315	40	74	11	0	11	43	37	81	1	.235
2013	STL	47	57	9	9	2	0	0	3	5	19	0	.158
Career	—	1362	4479	558	1170	245	14	169	594	371	891	42	.261

On this day & linked events

1977

Born October 11, 1977

San Diego, CA, USA

2002

Major-league debut: Ty Wigginton

Ty Wigginton made a major-league debut on May 16, 2002.

2013

Final major-league game: Ty Wigginton

Ty Wigginton played a final major-league game on July 5, 2013.

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