- Ivey Wingo
Ivey Brown Wingo (
July 8 ,1890 -March 1 ,1941 ) was aMajor League Baseball catcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals andCincinnati Reds . Wingo spent the first three years of his career (1911-1914) with the Cardinals and last fourteen years with the Reds.Life Outside of Baseball
It is not known exactly where Ivey Wingo was born. Some accounts say
Gainesville, Georgia while others sayNorcross, GA . Regardless, he was a native Georgian who spent the entirety of his life as a resident of the state.Playing Days
Wingo is best known for being the backstop for the
1919 World Series Championship Reds team. That team is known for winning the a series fixed by, amongst others,Arnold Rothstein & Abe "Little Champ" Attell.At the time of his retirement, he held the National League record for games caught in a career at 1,233.
He was also manager of the Reds for two games, splitting them both in the middle of the 1916 season
Career Highlights/Lowlights
* He led the
National League in At Bats per Strikeout (30.7) in 1917.
* At the time of his retirement, he held records for most errors by a catcher both in a season and career (post-1900).External links
*baseball-reference|id=/wingoiv01
* [http://www.members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/wingo.htm http://www.members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/wingo.htm]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=wingoiv01 Baseball Almanac- Ivey Wingo]
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