Al Wingo
American baseball player
Died when: 66 years 156 days (797 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Absalom Holbrook Wingo (May 6, 1898 – October 9, 1964), commonly known by the nickname "Red", was an American baseball player.A native of Norcross, Georgia, his older brother Ivey Wingo played 17 years in Major League Baseball starting in 1911.
Al "Red" Wingo began playing baseball at Oglethorpe University and played professional baseball, primarily as an outfielder, for 15 years from 1918 to 1932.
He followed his older brother to the major leagues in 1919 as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics.He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1924 to 1928 and had the best season of his career in 1925 when he had a .370 batting average and a .456 on-base percentage and finished twelfth in the voting for the American League Most Valuable Player award.
He also led the American League's left fielders in 1925 with eight double plays turned.In five major league seasons, Wingo compiled a .308 career batting average.
He later played for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League from 1929 to 1931.
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