Tom Winsett

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Tom Winsett
Outfielder
Born: November 24, 1909
Died: July 20, 1987 (aged 77)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1930
for the Boston Red Sox
Final game
May 1, 1938
for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting Average     .237
Home Runs     8
RBI     76
Teams
Career highlights and awards

John Thomas (Long Tom) Winsett (November 24, 1909 - July 20, 1987) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1930-1931, 1933), St. Louis Cardinals (1935) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1936-1938). Winsett batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in McKenzie, Tennessee.

A part-time outfielder for three teams in a span of seven seasons, Winsett enjoyed his most productive year in 1937 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, when he posted career-highs in games played (118), runs (32), hits (83), doubles (15), triples (5), home runs (5) and runs batted in (42).

Winsett was a .237 career hitter with eight home runs and 76 RBI in 118 games.

On April 25, 1938, he was featured on the cover of LIFE magazine, with an inside caption which read: "The rubber-legged batter on the cover is John Thomas Winsett, of McKenzie, Tenn. one of the most curious players on the most curious team in the major leagues. He plays right field for the Brooklyn National League Baseball Club, better known as the 'Daffy Dodgers' because of the way they play. First time Winsett batted in a big-league game he hit a homer, but shortly went back to the minors. The Dodgers paid $40,000 for him last year and Winsett hit a dismal .237. Both Dodgers and Winsett are expected to play better this year."

He died in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 77.


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