James Sherman Wynn,born Mar.12,1942 died Mar.26,2020 age 78.

[Brady6731]

That's right,the "Toy Cannon," who terrorized 60's and 70's pitchers with some of the era's longest homers despite being 5'9", 170 lb. (hence his nickname) ,passed away at 78 one year ago today. Though Wynn's career average was just .250,and he hit fewer than 300 homers and drove in under 1,000 runs (291 and 964,respectively) ,he played in the baseball's second dead ball era and in the cavernous Astrodome and Dodger Stadium, thus it's easy to picture little Jimmy hitting 450-500 homers and driving in 1300-1500 runs today. It won't happen,of course (and will be posthumous if it does),but I believe a good case can be made for Wynn's enshrinement in the Hall Of Fame ,given the pitcher-friendly era and ballparks of his era .

[Bagels]

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[frankinhouston]

jimmy wynn was a hero of mine. always an astros fan for life. https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=%2BunORfO6&id=7B1EC26AD68D472D34194C5F9201156AFD64FA73&thid=OIP.-unORfO6205xobzBCWDfmQHaJO&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fs.hdnux.com%2Fphotos%2F50%2F55%2F27%2F10671559%2F3%2F1200x0.jpg&exph=1494&expw=1200&q=jim+wynn+seat+at+the+astrodome&simid=608055970620204754&ck=FBFA5B7555B91A6CF14733615BC939E1&selectedindex=3&qpvt=jim+wynn+seat+at+the+astrodome&form=IRPRST&ajaxhist=0&vt=0&sim=11

hope that image comes up. seeing wynn's and doug rader's red rooster painted seats to commemorate their HR blasts were great memories back in the day.

astros used to sell tshirts for all the players. i had my jimmy wynn shirt, caught some shit for supporting a black player. those folks can all go fvck themselves. sayin'

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[Club America]

supporting a black player. those folks can all go fvck themselves. sayin'

[Stab]

Glad he's dead.

[Brady6731]

Why,Stab? Did someone buy you a new sheet and hood for your last birthday ?

[Brady6731]

Not surprised,Frank,as Houston had a racist rep for years. (It has an African American Mayor ,Sylvester Turner today.)

[frankinhouston]

Not surprised,Frank,as Houston had a racist rep for years. (It has an African American Mayor ,Sylvester Turner today.)

things are better now here in h-town. but wearing a shirt of a black athlete in the 60s and early 70s could get ones ass kicked, sayin. or at least a rude comment, harr.

btw, stab i hope you are being sarcastic.

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[Brady6731]

Frank,in '64,heavyweight boxer Cleveland "Big Cat" Williams was shot by a Texas State trooper for being in the "white" part of Houston.Read Houston native George Foreman's autobiography which mentions Houston's racist and brutal 1960's police force .

[Brady6731]

Frank,Stab can't spell "sarcastic," let alone  practice sarcasm . He's just a racist a**hole like Clubby,Dog and the two NoBrains .

[Stab]

Why,Stab? Did someone buy you a new sheet and hood for your last birthday ?

I just want you to be sad until you die.

[frankinhouston]

many good poaters going on the offensive these days. what's happened to stucknut? wondering.

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[Outlaw]

That's right,the "Toy Cannon," who terrorized 60's and 70's pitchers with some of the era's longest homers despite being 5'9", 170 lb. (hence his nickname) ,passed away at 78 one year ago today. Though Wynn's career average was just .250,and he hit fewer than 300 homers and drove in under 1,000 runs (291 and 964,respectively) ,he played in the baseball's second dead ball era and in the cavernous Astrodome and Dodger Stadium, thus it's easy to picture little Jimmy hitting 450-500 homers and driving in 1300-1500 runs today. It won't happen,of course (and will be posthumous if it does),but I believe a good case can be made for Wynn's enshrinement in the Hall Of Fame ,given the pitcher-friendly era and ballparks of his era .

My old man told me back in the day that the Toy Cannon and Hank Aaron had the quickest wrists of any major league hitters he had ever seen.

[Stab]

My old man told me back in the day that the Toy Cannon and Hank Aaron had the quickest wrists of any major league hitters he had ever seen.

quickest wrists 

[Brady6731]

Actually,unlike Aaron's,Wynn's wrists weren't lightning-quick ; he relied on his muscular physique despite being 5'9",165-170 pounds to bomb balls into the seats,even at the pitcher-friendly Astrodome and Chavez Ravine.