Tony Womack

Tony Womack
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: September 25, 1969 (1969-09-25) Danville, Virginia
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1993 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 2006 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.273
Hits	1,353
Runs batted in	368
Stolen bases	363
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1993–1998) Arizona Diamondbacks (1999–2003) Colorado Rockies (2003) Chicago Cubs (2003) St. Louis Cardinals (2004) New York Yankees (2005) Cincinnati Reds (2006) Chicago Cubs (2006)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (1997) World Series champion (2001) Led NL in stolen bases in 1997, 1998, 1999

Anthony Darrell Womack (born September 25, 1969 in Danville, Virginia) is a former second baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Arizona Diamondbacks, then with several other teams during his last four years. Womack was recognized for his speed and base-stealing prowess and his key hits in the 2001 playoffs.

Early life

Womack is a graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Career

Womack was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1991 and became their everyday second-baseman in 1997. That year, he played in his only All-Star Game. After the 1998 season, he was traded to the Diamondbacks for two minor-leaguers.

Womack was an important part of the Arizona Diamondbacks' World Championship Team in 2001, especially with two key base hits that both came in the bottom of the ninth inning of deciding games in the playoffs. Womack ended the first-round series with a walk-off single off the Cardinals' Steve Kline. Later, Womack set up Luis Gonzalez' famous game-winning single in Game 7 of the World Series with a game-tying one-out double against the Yankees' Mariano Rivera. Ironically, Womack later played for both the Cardinals and the Yankees, two teams he helped to defeat in the 2001 playoffs.

His best season arguably came in his only year with the Cardinals in 2004. After recovering from Tommy John surgery and a disappointing 2003 season, Womack batted .307 with five home runs, 38 runs batted in, and 26 stolen bases for the Cardinals. After the 2004 season, Womack chose to sign with the New York Yankees, rather than wait for the Cardinals to offer him an extension. Despite turning in a productive 2004, Womack had his worst season in 2005 with the Yankees.

In 2006, after being released by the Reds, the Chicago Cubs signed him to a minor league deal and called him up on May 26. The Cubs were desperate for any sort of offensive help, as their star first baseman, Derrek Lee, was on the disabled list. Despite playing somewhat well, Womack was designated for assignment on June 30 and became a free agent on July 10. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training with the Washington Nationals for the 2007 season, but was released on March 8.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

External links

• Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Preceded by Eric Young

National League Stolen Base Champion 1997-1999

Succeeded by Luis Castillo