Ken Wood

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Full Name: Kenneth Lanier Wood	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/200	First Game: April 28, 1948
Birthdate: July 1, 1924	Final Game: May 23, 1953
Birthplace: Lincolnton, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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[edit] Biography

Ken Wood (Kenneth Lanier Wood) was born on July 1, 1924 in Lincolnton, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 28, 1948 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .225 with 13 home runs and 62 RBI. Wood played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Ken Wood's best season was 1950, when he knocked in 62 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1948	STL	A	10	24	2	2	0	2	.083	.120	.167	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	2
1949	STL	A	7	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1950	STL	A	128	369	42	83	13	62	.225	.299	.396	24	0	38	58	1	3	0	0	16
1951	STL	A	109	333	40	79	15	44	.237	.296	.429	19	0	27	49	1	6	1	0	11
1952	WAS	A	61	210	26	50	6	32	.238	.333	.419	8	6	30	21	0	0	0	0	6
1952	BOS	A	15	20	0	2	0	0	.100	.217	.100	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
1952	TOT	A	76	230	26	52	6	32	.226	.323	.391	8	6	33	25	0	0	0	0	6
1953	WAS	A	12	33	0	7	0	3	.212	.257	.242	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1
Total			342	995	110	223	34	143	.224	.298	.393	52	7	102	141	2	10	1	0	36

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1948	STL	A	OF	5	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	STL	A	OF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	STL	A	OF	94	0	0	162	16	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1951	STL	A	OF	100	0	0	179	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1952	WAS	A	OF	56	0	0	161	6	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.954
1952	BOS	A	OF	13	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1952	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	A	OF	69	0	0	169	6	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.951
1953	WAS	A	OF	7	0	0	13	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	278	0	0	533	31	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	.956

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1941).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Gus Niarhos to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Les Moss and Tom Wright (November 28, 1951).
Traded by Boston Red Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Archie Wilson (June 9, 1952).

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