Alvis Woods

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Alvis "Al" Woods (born August 8, 1953 in Oakland, California) is a former left fielder who played in Major League Baseball between 1977 and 1986. He batted and threw left-handed.

Woods reached the Majors in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays, spending six years with them before moving to the Minnesota Twins in 1986. In his rookie season he became the sixth player in American League history to hit a home run on the first Major League pitch he ever saw. He ended the 1977 season with a .284 batting average in 122 games as the regular Blue Jays left fielder. He enjoyed a good season in 1979, appearing a career-high 132 games while hitting .278 with 33 extra-bases. In 1980, he recorded career-numbers in average (.300), home runs (15) and RBI (47). The next two years he shared outfield duties with George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Garth Iorg and Barry Bonnell, and also saw action as a designated hitter.

In a seven-season career, Woods was a .271 hitter with 35 home runs 196 RBI in 618 games.

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Toronto Blue Jays 1977 Inaugural Season
Opening Day
Starting Lineup
C Rick Cerone • 1B Doug Ault • 2B Pedro García • 3B Dave McKay • SS Hector Torres • RF Steve Bowling • CF Gary Woods • LF John Scott • DH Otto Vélez • P Bill Singer
Remaining Roster
C Alan Ashby • C Ernie Whitt • C Phil Roof • 2B Steve Staggs • 3B Roy Howell • 3B/DH Doug Rader • DH/1B/OF Ron Fairly • OF/SS Bob Bailor • LF Al Woods • OF/DH Sam Ewing • SS Jim Mason • SS Tim Nordbrook • SP Jeff Byrd • SP Jim Clancy • SP Jerry Garvin • SP Steve Hargan • SP Jesse Jefferson • SP Dave Lemanczyk • RP Dennis DeBarr • RP Tom Murphy • RP Mike Willis • RP Jerry Johnson • RP Pete Vuckovich • RP Chuck Hartenstein • RP Tom Bruno • RP Mike Darr
Executives and
Broadcasters
Manager Roy Hartsfield • Executive Peter Bavasi • Executive Pat Gillick • Executive Paul Beeston • TV Broadcaster Don Chevrier • TV Broadcaster Whitey Ford • TV Broadcaster Tony Kubek • Radio Broadcaster Tom Cheek • Radio Broadcaster Early Wynn