Johnny B. Wockenfuss, a super-utility player and a fan favorite among the early 1980s Detroit Tigers teams whose unique right-handbatting stance was mimicked on sandlots all over the state of Michigan, has died. He was 73.
Wockenfuss, a Tiger for 10 years before he was traded away on the eve of the 1984 World Series-championship season, died Friday surrounded by family, according to his obituary.