page_title: Jimmy Wynn
section_title: Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1975)
hierarchical_section_title: Jimmy Wynn / Professional career / Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1975)
caption_attribution_description: Former Houston Astros player Jimmy Wynn.
context_page_description: James Sherman Wynn, nicknamed "The Toy Cannon", was an American professional baseball player who had a 15-year career with the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and four other teams, primarily as a center fielder. Wynn was nicknamed "The Toy Cannon" because his bat had a lot of "pop" for his small size.
context_section_description: In his first season with the Dodgers, he played in 150 games, having 145 hits, 104 runs, 32 home runs, 108 runs batted in, 18 stolen bases, 108 walks, 104 strikeouts, with a .271 batting average and a .387 on-base percentage. He was named to the All-Star Game that season, while finishing 5th in the MVP balloting and being awarded by The Sporting News with the Comeback Player of the Year Award in helping the Dodgers win the National League pennant. In the 1974 NLCS, he had just two hits in 10 at-bats, although he walked nine times and had 2 runs batted in and scored four runs while they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games. In the 1974 World Series, he went 3-for-16 while having 2 runs batted in and his only postseason home run was off Rollie Fingers in the 9th inning of Game 1 in a losing cause.
  Wynn started 1975 well, although a bad shoulder injury limited his effectiveness at the plate and making throws from center field, thus he was moved to left field. In his second (and last season) with the Dodgers, he played in 130 games, having 102 hits, 80 runs, 18 home runs, 58 runs batted in, seven stolen bases, 110 walks, 77 strikeouts with a .248 batting average and .403 on-base percentage. He was named to the All-Star Game, his third and final selection. On November 17, 1975, he (along with Lee Lacy, Tom Paciorek and Jerry Royster) were traded to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.
caption: Wynn at Minute Maid Park, 2010
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