Dave Winfield as a pitcher?

[Skyballer]

Anyone ever remember Dave WInfield pitching in the Major Leagues? My dad insists he remembers him pitching.

[Lockes Eye Scar]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml

 

Your dad is wrong

[NCCubFan]

He may have pitched in college at Minnesota. He was also on the basketball team in college.

[Yeti]

"innane remark that has nothing to do with present conversation"

[nolanwood]

Winfield was a pitcher and OF in college, and led his team to the College World Series Semi-Finals. An injury to his pitching shoulder his junior or senior year led him to focus on his hitting. Winfield never pitched in MLB.

[shnsajax]

Being drafted by the Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Vikings i'm pretty sure he was good enough to pitch if he wanted to or if injury didn't stop him.

[FergieJ31]

Winfield was one of the funniest guys in baseball back in the late 70's / early 80's - a practical joker. It wouldn't surprise me if he was pretending to be a pitcher during BP or something.

 

Slightly off-topic but I remember a hilarious interview with him where he described a game against the Pirates, a team of thumpers and bruisers, when he was on the Padres, probably '79 or so. He said he was plunked by a pitch and was ticked off ... he wanted to rush the mound.

 

Then he looked at some of the Pirates on the field and there's "Stargell, Garner and Parker inching closer to the mound". He glanced at the Padres' dugout and there's "Ozzie Smith at the drinking fountain and Bill Almon sitting quietly". He says to himself, "Ok I'll just take first base."

[NCCubFan]

I remember when Winfield threw a ball toward the infield that hit and killed a seagull, and the Yankees' manager at the time (I think it was Billy Martin) quipped that it was the first time all year Winfield hit the cut-off man.

[biittner77]

I remember when Winfield threw a ball toward the infield that hit and killed a seagull, and the Yankees' manager at the time (I think it was Billy Martin) quipped that it was the first time all year Winfield hit the cut-off man.

 

Mr. May