Did Dave Winfield hit a bird with a baseball?

Did Dave Winfield hit a bird with a baseball?

On this date in 1983, during a game in Toronto, Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield accidentally killed a seagull with a thrown baseball. After the game, Toronto police arrested Winfield for “causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.” The charges were dropped the next day.

Is Dave Winfield married?

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Dave Winfield/Spouse

Did Dave Winfield ever win a World Series?

He had the winning hit in the 1992 World Series with the Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves. Winfield is a 12-time MLB All-Star, a seven-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner….

Dave Winfield
Hits	3,110
Home runs	465
Runs batted in	1,833
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What baseball player killed a bird?

On Aug. 4, 1983, Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield killed a seagull in Toronto with a warmup throw. The Ontario police charged him with animal cruelty, although the charge was later dropped.

What kind of bird did Dave Winfield hit?

seagull
As documented by Jane Gross of the New York Times, Winfield had just finished warming up in the outfield when he tossed a spare ball toward the Yankees bullpen. Rather than reaching its intended target, though, the ball struck a seagull that had landed on the Exhibition Stadium turf; the bird died instantly.

Is Antoine Winfield Dave Winfield son?

He is the son of former NFL player Antoine Winfield Sr….Antoine Winfield Jr.

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Who hit a seagull in baseball?

Dave Winfield
In a game in Exhibition Stadium Dave Winfield threw a ball that hit and killed a seagull. It sounds like the setup for a joke. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Winfield, after warming up between innings, threw the ball he was using back towards the dugout and hit a seagull, killing it.

What baseball player killed a seagull?

Dave Winfield killed a seagull and almost paid the price During a trip to Toronto, however, he almost found himself in some off-field trouble. As documented by Jane Gross of the New York Times, Winfield had just finished warming up in the outfield when he tossed a spare ball toward the Yankees bullpen.

How many sports did Dave Winfield play?

He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2001. that Dave Winfield was drafted out of college by four teams in three pro sports: the San Diego Padres (MLB), Atlanta Hawks (NBA), Utah Stars (ABA) and Minnesota Vikings (NFL)? “Baseball is simple and complex, but it’s never easy.

What team does Antoine Winfield play for?

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Antoine Winfield Jr./Current teams

When did Dave Winfield throw the ball that killed The Seagull?

Feathers were flying — and then a lot of bird puns — after an eventful Blue Jays fifth inning at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium on Aug. 4, 1983. Dave Winfield, then a 31-year-old New York Yankees outfielder, threw a warm-up ball in the middle of the fifth inning that struck and killed a seagull.

When did Dave Winfield throw the baseball to the bird?

On August 4, 1983, more than 36,000 watched the Toronto Blue Jays play the New York Yankees at Exhibition Stadium. When Yankee star Dave Winfield threw a baseball at the end of the fifth inning warm-up, it came into disastrous convergence with a bird that had been watching in right-centrefield. The bird slumped lifelessly on the Astroturf.

When did Dave Winfield retire from Major League Baseball?

Dave Winfield, 61, drove in the winning run of the Blue Jays 1992 World Series triumph and retired from baseball in 1995, having hit 465 home runs, 1,833 RBIs and killed one seagull. The hall of famer and philanthropist is now executive vice-president and senior advisor with the San Diego Padres.

When did Dave Winfield join the Blue Jays?

Nine years after the tragedy, Winfield joined the Blue Jays roster; as one bird replacing another in the circle of Blue Jays life.