Herm Winningham

Herman Son Winningham (born December 1, 1961) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily as a center fielder, for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox.

Herm Winningham
Center fielder
Born: (1961-12-01) December 1, 1961 (age 62) Orangeburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 1984, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1992, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.239
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	147
Teams
New York Mets (1984) Montreal Expos (1985–1988) Cincinnati Reds (1988–1991) Boston Red Sox (1992)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1990)

Career

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft, Winningham made his major league debut with the Mets on September 1, 1984. At one time a highly regarded prospect in the New York Mets chain, he was a part of the Gary Carter trade, along with Hubie Brooks, Floyd Youmans and Mike Fitzgerald. His talents never caught up to his statistics as he was primarily a reserve outfielder for most of his career. His final game was with the Boston Red Sox on October 3, 1992.

Winningham was a member of the Cincinnati Reds team that defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1990 National League Championship Series and the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 World Series. In the last game of the World Series he replaced an injured Billy Hatcher, went 2-3 and scored the winning run. During the 1990 postseason, he batted .364.

Post-playing career

Winningham is currently the head coach of the Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School baseball team in his hometown of Orangeburg.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League