Ken Wood
[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.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 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
| 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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