George Wood (baseball)
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| George Wood | ||
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| Left fielder | ||
| Born: November 9, 1858 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Died: April 4, 1924 (aged 65) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 1, 1880 for the Worcester Worcesters |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 1892 for the Cincinnati Reds |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .273 | |
| Hits | 1,467 | |
| Runs | 965 | |
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George Wood (November 9, 1858 – April 4, 1924) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons from 1880-1892, playing for the Worcester Worcesters (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881-1885), Philadelphia Quakers(1886-89, 1890-91), Baltimore Orioles (1889, 1892), and Cincinnati Reds (1892). In 1891, he served as both a player and the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics.
Wood's most productive years came with the Detroit Wolverines from 1881 to 1885. In 1881, Wood was among the National League leaders with .421 slugging percentage (10th in the NL), 100 hits (10th in the NL), 142 total bases (9th in the NL), 9 triples (3rd in the NL), and 29 extra base hits (8th in the NL). And in 1892 he was the National League's home run champion with 7 home runs. Hee was also No. 3 in the National League that year with 9 triples. [1]
Wood also participated in an early integrated baseball game. The Chicago Tribune reported on the game as follows: "A very singular contest took place at New Orleans‚ La.‚ on April 4‚ 1880‚ when five Northern professionals succeeded in defeating the colored professional nine of that city by a score of 17 to 3." According to the account reported 14 months later in the Chicago Tribune of July 1881‚ Tim Keefe pitched‚ Charlie Bennett caught‚ John Sullivan played first base‚ while Wood and George Creamer "were entrusted with the onerous task of filling the other six positions." [2]
[edit] See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball home run champions
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
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| Preceded by Bill Sharsig |
Philadelphia Athletics (AA) Managers 1891 |
Succeeded by League Folded |
| Preceded by Dan Brouthers |
National League Home Run Champion 1882 |
Succeeded by Buck Ewing |
