Ivey Wingo

Ivey Brown Wingo (July 8, 1890 – March 1, 1941) was an American professional baseball player and manager who played all or parts of 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. He spent his first four seasons (1911–14) with the St. Louis Cardinals before joining the Cincinnati Reds, where he played the final thirteen years of his career. He also managed the Reds for two games during the 1916 season.

A capable contact hitter, Wingo led the National League in at bats per strikeout, with 30.7, in 1917. He served as the backup catcher for the 1919 World Series championship Reds, starting three of the eight games behind Bill Rariden. Starting games 1, 4, and 7 of the best-of-nine series, he went 4 for 7 with three walks. In game 1 he delivered the game-winning RBI, his two-out single to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning breaking a 1–1 tie. The Reds took the series with five victories in eight games, a series later found to have been fixed by several co-conspirators, including Arnold Rothstein and Abe Attell.

Wingo's birthplace is uncertain, with some accounts citing Gainesville, Georgia, and others Norcross, Georgia. He spent the entirety of his life as a resident of Georgia.