Joe Wood (1944 pitcher)
Joe Wood | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Shohola, Pennsylvania | May 20, 1916|
Died: October 10, 2002 Old Saybrook, Connecticut | (aged 86)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 1, 1944, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 14, 1944, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0-1 |
Strikeouts | 5 |
Earned run average | 6.52 |
Teams | |
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Joe Frank Wood (May 20, 1916 – October 10, 2002) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during the 1944 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 190 lb., Wood batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Shohola, Pennsylvania. His father, Smoky Joe Wood, also was a major league pitcher.
In three pitching appearances, including one start, Wood posted a 0–1 record with a 6.52 ERA, 13 hits allowed, five strikeouts, three walks, and 9+2⁄3 innings of work.
Wood died in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, at the age of 86.
See also[]
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Interview with Joe Wood conducted by Eugene Murdock, April 19, 1975, in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2 parts: Part 1 of 2, Part 2 of 2
Categories:
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Boston Red Sox players
- Scranton Red Sox players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Sacramento Solons players
- Fresno Cardinals players
- Ada Herefords players
- Seminole Oilers players
- Yale Bulldogs baseball players
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- 1916 births
- 2002 deaths
- People from Pike County, Pennsylvania
- People from Old Saybrook, Connecticut
- American baseball pitcher, 1910s births stubs