Jake Wood
[edit] Biography
Jake Wood (Jacob Wood) was born on June 22, 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on April 11, 1961 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 11 home runs and 69 RBI. Wood played for the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Jake Wood's best season was 1961, when he stole 30 bases and knocked in 69 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 162
| 663
| 96
| 171
| 11
| 69
| .258
| .320
| .376
| 17
| 14
| 58
| 141
| 4
| 2
| 30
| 2
| 8
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 111
| 367
| 68
| 83
| 8
| 30
| .226
| .291
| .346
| 10
| 5
| 33
| 59
| 1
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 5
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 85
| 351
| 50
| 95
| 11
| 27
| .271
| .330
| .407
| 11
| 2
| 24
| 61
| 7
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 2
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 64
| 125
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 7
| .232
| .254
| .304
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| 58
| 104
| 12
| 30
| 2
| 7
| .288
| .357
| .375
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 98
| 230
| 39
| 58
| 2
| 27
| .252
| .336
| .343
| 9
| 3
| 28
| 48
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 14
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .050
| .095
| .100
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| Total
|
| 30
| 37
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .081
| .128
| .108
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 16
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 592
| 1860
| 278
| 467
| 35
| 167
| .251
| .314
| .364
| 53
| 26
| 158
| 359
| 14
| 12
| 79
| 2
| 30
|
| Total
|
|
| 608
| 1877
| 279
| 469
| 35
| 168
| .250
| .312
| .362
| 53
| 26
| 159
| 362
| 14
| 12
| 79
| 2
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 162
| 160
| 1425.1
| 380
| 396
| 25
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1962
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 90
| 85
| 753.1
| 185
| 197
| 20
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 81
| 80
| 713
| 188
| 202
| 17
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1963
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 6
| 48
| 5
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 9
| 81.2
| 81
| 7
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 6
| 63
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 20
| 17
| 153
| 47
| 38
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 52
| 49
| 399
| 109
| 100
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1966
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 417
| 399
| 3517.2
| 929
| 951
| 72
| 204
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 12
| 8
| 69
| 8
| 10
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .783
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 16
| 11
| 110.2
| 114
| 7
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1957).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds (June 23, 1967).
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