George Wood
[edit] Biography
George Wood (George A. Wood) was born on November 9, 1858 in Boston, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1880 for the Worcester Ruby Legs. In 1880, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 0 home runs and 28 RBI. Wood played for the Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that George Wood's best season was 1890, when he hit for a .289 average and knocked in 102 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 81
| 327
| 37
| 80
| 0
| 28
| .245
| .267
| .324
| 16
| 5
| 10
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 80
| 337
| 54
| 100
| 2
| 32
| .297
| .334
| .421
| 18
| 9
| 19
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 84
| 375
| 69
| 101
| 7
| 29
| .269
| .296
| .421
| 12
| 12
| 14
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| DET
| N
| 99
| 441
| 81
| 133
| 5
| 47
| .302
| .339
| .444
| 26
| 11
| 25
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| DET
| N
| 114
| 473
| 79
| 119
| 8
| 29
| .252
| .309
| .378
| 16
| 10
| 39
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 82
| 362
| 62
| 105
| 5
| 28
| .290
| .315
| .428
| 19
| 8
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 106
| 450
| 81
| 123
| 4
| 50
| .273
| .309
| .407
| 18
| 15
| 23
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 113
| 491
| 118
| 142
| 14
| 66
| .289
| .350
| .497
| 22
| 19
| 40
| 51
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 106
| 433
| 67
| 99
| 6
| 51
| .229
| .303
| .342
| 19
| 6
| 39
| 44
| 7
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 97
| 422
| 77
| 106
| 5
| 53
| .251
| .336
| .355
| 21
| 4
| 53
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| Total
|
| 100
| 432
| 78
| 108
| 5
| 54
| .250
| .333
| .352
| 21
| 4
| 53
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 132
| 539
| 115
| 156
| 9
| 102
| .289
| .360
| .429
| 20
| 14
| 51
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 132
| 528
| 105
| 163
| 3
| 61
| .309
| .399
| .413
| 18
| 14
| 72
| 52
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 107
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 14
| .196
| .271
| .290
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| 21
| 76
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 10
| .224
| .330
| .263
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 51
| 183
| 19
| 38
| 0
| 24
| .208
| .296
| .279
| 3
| 5
| 20
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 132
| 539
| 115
| 156
| 9
| 102
| .289
| .360
| .429
| 20
| 14
| 51
| 35
| 8
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1013
| 4294
| 744
| 1146
| 56
| 437
| .267
| .317
| .399
| 190
| 104
| 295
| 458
| 17
| 0
| 70
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 135
| 538
| 106
| 165
| 3
| 62
| .307
| .395
| .409
| 18
| 14
| 72
| 54
| 7
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1280
| 5371
| 965
| 1467
| 68
| 601
| .273
| .329
| .403
| 228
| 132
| 418
| 547
| 32
| 0
| 113
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 18
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .862
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 161
| 14
| 23
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .884
|
| 1883
| DET
| N
| OF
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 226
| 15
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .876
|
| 1883
| DET
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| DET
| N
| OF
| 114
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 17
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1884
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| OF
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 13
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1886
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 155
| 10
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1887
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 15
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 164
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .915
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1889
| Total
|
| OF
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| OF
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 35
| 34
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .765
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 1891
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 221
| 25
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1892
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1892
| BAL
| N
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 11
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 42
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .843
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 60
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .848
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1232
| 0
| 0
| 2139
| 203
| 276
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1883
| DET
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.20
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1885
| DET
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1888
| PHI
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.25
| 3
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Granted to league by Detroit Wolverines with Dan Casey, Deacon McGuire, Mox McQuery and Stump Wiedman (November 19, 1885).
- Obtained from league by Philadelphia Phillies with Dan Casey, Jack Farrell and Deacon McGuire (@January, 1886).
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