On the blog today, we add the "Toy Cannon" Jim Wynn to my long-running WTHBALLS custom "Classic Baseball" set:
He put up some solid years during his excellent 15-year Big League run between 1963 and 1977.
Eight times he'd top 20 homers, with three of them 30+, while also
driving in 100+ runs twice, scoring 100+ runs four times and topping 100
walks six times, two seasons of which he'd lead the National League,
with a high of 148 in 1969.
While slugging away, he was also a threat on the base paths, as
he'd go on to swipe a total of 225 before retiring, with a high of 43 in
1965.
After those handful of games with the Milwaukee Brewers in the latter
half of 1977, he called it a career, finishing with 1100+ runs scored,
1665 hits, 291 homers and 964 runs batted in, with a .250 average thrown
in.
Just a solid, overlooked player from the era that deserves a spotlight for his excellent career!