Wockenfuss is also remembered for being traded along with Glenn Wilson to the Phillies for Willie Hernandez and Dave Bergman. Need I say that it was an obvious steal for the Tigers.
@Reip187 Your right about that buddy , there is nothing that gets my attention on TV like old baseball footage .I 'd love it if MLB would allow the cable networks to just show some of these old games . I'd sit and watch just random ballgames from any lost season 25 or 30 yrs ago if they'd show them . Footage like that is still very hard to come by even in this age . I wonder why MLB is so particular about the rights to show that stuff ?
@Maxwell1901 According to Baseball Reference, the guy barely played at all. 14 G and 25 AB for the Tigers in 1982. he was 0-3 in SB attempts and had 1 hit for an .040 BA. He had a season where he had 4 hits and 4 SB the next year. His career was 49 SB and 79 hits.
Wockenfuss hit a very high % of HRs in 1979 & 1980. 1 in 15.4 on his 1979 stats, very good, especially considering his limited plate appearances. It seemed like he was hitting a HR everytime I watched the Tigers then, so I had to look it up. I think a lot of them were in clutch situations, too.
Johnny Wackenfuss! I do remember him. Bake McBride of the Philadelphia Phillies in the mid to late 70's use to have a similar batting stance from the left side.
They didn't show Fuss's fluttering top hand as he waited for the pitch! That was his timing device, like Joe Morgan's arm flap. A dead fastball hitter who got the most out of his ability.
Just listen to the commentary by George and Al. They let the rhythms of game be heard by minimizing their chatter. Today's motormouths just don't know how to shut the hell up.
Wockenfuss is also remembered for being traded along with Glenn Wilson to the Phillies for Willie Hernandez and Dave Bergman. Need I say that it was an obvious steal for the Tigers.
lsmftymf 6 days ago
JW ... he played in Puerto Rican Winter League
1luiszepol 1 month ago
John B. Wockenfuss
publicatdamagnificen 5 months ago
this is my uncle!
Ktmracer247 5 months ago
I used to watch this guy at Tulsa Oilier Park..circa 1973...still have an autographed picture...
jeffhcarson1982 6 months ago
Wockenfuss, Tettleton and McAullife had some crazy stances.
1776freedom 6 months ago
This kind of stuff is amazing. Nothing more classic than old baseball footage. So many stories in baseball that get forgotten over the years.
Reip187 7 months ago
@Reip187 Your right about that buddy , there is nothing that gets my attention on TV like old baseball footage .I 'd love it if MLB would allow the cable networks to just show some of these old games . I'd sit and watch just random ballgames from any lost season 25 or 30 yrs ago if they'd show them . Footage like that is still very hard to come by even in this age . I wonder why MLB is so particular about the rights to show that stuff ?
RisingSon011 4 months ago
I can imagine how much he got hit.
JustinVerlander35 7 months ago
"The inning started with a base hit by Eddie Miller." Wasn't Eddie Miller the Tigers player who had more stolen bases than base hits one year?
Maxwell1901 9 months ago
@Maxwell1901 According to Baseball Reference, the guy barely played at all. 14 G and 25 AB for the Tigers in 1982. he was 0-3 in SB attempts and had 1 hit for an .040 BA. He had a season where he had 4 hits and 4 SB the next year. His career was 49 SB and 79 hits.
Reip187 7 months ago
@Reip187 So him starting the game with that base hit was his lone Tigers career hit...LMAO
Reip187 7 months ago
I feel like he couldnt hit and inside pitch very well because he would be rotating too much
tng150 10 months ago
Wockenfuss hit a very high % of HRs in 1979 & 1980. 1 in 15.4 on his 1979 stats, very good, especially considering his limited plate appearances. It seemed like he was hitting a HR everytime I watched the Tigers then, so I had to look it up. I think a lot of them were in clutch situations, too.
onethumbpicker 11 months ago
Hi,
Do you have this whole game? Would you be up for a trade or willing to sell a copy? Thanks, Jim
KeeblerGripz 11 months ago
When baseball players bodies were normal...
doublemandala 1 year ago
When baseball players bodies were "normal"...
doublemandala 1 year ago
Rider of the Lonesome Pine.
jfshaughnessy 1 year ago
Johnny Wackenfuss! I do remember him. Bake McBride of the Philadelphia Phillies in the mid to late 70's use to have a similar batting stance from the left side.
Baltimorehop 1 year ago
I remember watching him hit. He was a good platoon guy.
mowm88 1 year ago
They didn't show Fuss's fluttering top hand as he waited for the pitch! That was his timing device, like Joe Morgan's arm flap. A dead fastball hitter who got the most out of his ability.
CrankyOldster 1 year ago
@CrankyOldster My Little League coach always told us ... don't bat like John Wockenfuss.
chippewaman1975 1 year ago
The Charley Lau theory of hitting, which George Brett and others utilized (and Johnny B. takes one too many steps further!).
KidCairbre 1 year ago
Love it!! Brings back great memories.
mellerman67 1 year ago 3
Johnny B!
yourdetroitsportsbar 1 year ago
Just listen to the commentary by George and Al. They let the rhythms of game be heard by minimizing their chatter. Today's motormouths just don't know how to shut the hell up.
triplexxxsatyr 1 year ago
Wow, nice to see baseball players not artificially beefed up, for a change.
scottferk 1 year ago
That was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
loungelizard5000 1 year ago
"Wockenfuss is ssufnekcow spelled backwards"...
Harry Carey quote
jcm330 1 year ago 5
@jcm330
Had to have been early in the game because by the 7th inning he was ripped!
Kelski1998 1 week ago
Great memories!
dzucch 1 year ago
those were the days when the Tigers were on WDIV
crawford371 2 years ago 2
Dang! You should have started the video earlier! We missed out on Eddie Miller's only hit of the season.
covey20 2 years ago