VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Butch Wynegar Position: CatcherBats: Both • Throws: Right6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)Born: March 14, 1956 in York, PADraft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA).High School: Red Lion HS (Red Lion, PA)Debut: April 9, 1976 (13,746th in major league history)vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast…
1988 – As a result of the Players Association’s 1985 collusion suit against the owners, arbitrator Thomas Roberts declares seven players no-risk free agents until March 1st, giving them a chance to sign with other clubs despite already having contracts. The seven are Juan Beniquez, Tom Brookens, Kirk Gibson, Carlton Fisk, Donnie Moore, Joe Niekro and Butch Wynegar. Gibson will jump to the Dodgers and become the National League MVP and a World Series] hero to boot.
On June 25, 1985 Due to a bat boy being hit by Butch Wynegar’s line drive foul ball, Yankees officials enact a new rule mandating the team’s bat boys wear protective helmets during all games. All major league teams will soon adopt the new rule of having batboys wearing a protective helmet while working. Source Baseball Reference June 25
May 12, 1982, The Minnesota Twins trade Roger Erickson and Butch Wynegar to the New York Yankees for Pete Filson, Larry Milbourne, John Pacella, and cash. People in Minnesota are upset. In the first month of the season, Twins owner Calvin Griffith has traded three Opening Day starters in Wynegar, Roy Smalley, and Rob WIlfong,…