The right-handed Wessinger attended Notre Dame High School in Utica and then Le Moyne College prior to being drafted by the Braves in the sixth round of the 1976 amateur draft.
He made his major league debut on August 9, 1979, at the age of 23. He appeared in both games of a doubleheader that day, pinch running for Pepe Frias in the first game and starting the second game before being replaced by Jerry Royster.[1] He spent a total of 10 games in the big leagues that year, hitting .000 in seven at-bats, though he did score two runs. He appeared in his final game on September 24, 1979, a day shy of his 24th birthday.
Though his major league career was relatively short, his minor league career lasted five seasons. In 524 minor league games, Wessinger hit .266 with 14 home runs. In just 98 games in 1979, he hit .297 with five home runs and 53 runs scored.[2]
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January 01, 1970
wessinger, james, michael, wessinger, born, september, 1955, former, second, baseman, pinch, hitter, pinch, runner, atlanta, braves, 1979, second, basemanborn, 1955, september, 1955, utica, yorkbatted, rightthrew, rightmlb, debutaugust, 1979, atlanta, bravesla. James Michael Wessinger born September 25 1955 is a former second baseman pinch hitter and pinch runner for the Atlanta Braves in 1979 Jim WessingerSecond basemanBorn 1955 09 25 September 25 1955 age 68 Utica New YorkBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 4 1979 for the Atlanta BravesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 24 1979 for the Atlanta BravesMLB statisticsBatting average 000Home runs0Runs batted in0TeamsAtlanta Braves 1979 The right handed Wessinger attended Notre Dame High School in Utica and then Le Moyne College prior to being drafted by the Braves in the sixth round of the 1976 amateur draft He made his major league debut on August 9 1979 at the age of 23 He appeared in both games of a doubleheader that day pinch running for Pepe Frias in the first game and starting the second game before being replaced by Jerry Royster 1 He spent a total of 10 games in the big leagues that year hitting 000 in seven at bats though he did score two runs He appeared in his final game on September 24 1979 a day shy of his 24th birthday Though his major league career was relatively short his minor league career lasted five seasons In 524 minor league games Wessinger hit 266 with 14 home runs In just 98 games in 1979 he hit 297 with five home runs and 53 runs scored 2 References edit Game logs BR MinorsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Wessinger amp oldid 1223882741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
