# Ernie Wingard

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**Ernest James Wingard** (October 17, 1900 – January 17, 1977), nicknamed "Jim", was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher). He played four seasons in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns). He started 77 games and relieved in 68 from 1924 to 1927. Wingard's best season was his first, his 3.51 ERA was 10th best in the [American League](/source/American_League) and his 5.1 [WAR](/source/Wins_Above_Replacement) ranked 9th in the AL, according to [Baseball Reference](/source/Baseball_Reference).

He was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .232 [batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball)) (57-for-246) with 30 [runs](/source/Run_(baseball)), 7 [home runs](/source/Home_runs) and 38 [RBI](/source/Run_batted_in) in 156 games.

Wingard's baseball career would continue in the minor leagues through 1941, including a few seasons as a manager between 1936 and 1941.

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