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Woodie Held

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Full Name: Woodson George Held Primary Position: OF,SS,CF
Height/Weight: 5' 10.5"/167 First Game: September 5, 1954
Birthdate: March 25, 1932 Final Game: September 28, 1969
Birthplace: Sacramento, California MLB Experience: 14 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
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Woodie Held (Woodson George Held) was born on March 25, 1932 in Sacramento, California. He made his Major League debut on September 5, 1954 for the New York Yankees. In 1957, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 20 home runs and 50 RBI. Held played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 14 year career.

Most people believe that Woodie Held's best season was 1959, when he slugged 29 home runs and knocked in 71 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1954 NY A 4 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 NY A 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 KC A 92 326 48 78 20 50 .239 .321 .485 14 3 37 81 3 3 4 1 6
1957 TOT A 93 327 48 78 20 50 .239 .320 .483 14 3 37 81 3 3 4 1 6
1958 KC A 47 131 13 28 4 16 .214 .276 .321 2 0 10 28 2 2 0 0 5
1958 CLE A 67 144 12 28 3 17 .194 .285 .299 4 1 15 36 4 1 1 0 4
1958 TOT A 114 275 25 56 7 33 .204 .281 .309 6 1 25 64 6 3 1 0 9
1959 CLE A 143 525 82 132 29 71 .251 .313 .465 19 3 46 118 2 2 1 1 12
1960 CLE A 109 376 45 97 21 67 .258 .342 .471 15 1 44 73 5 3 0 5 5
1961 CLE A 146 509 67 136 23 78 .267 .354 .468 23 5 69 111 3 3 0 11 14
1962 CLE A 139 466 55 116 19 58 .249 .362 .406 12 2 73 107 11 3 5 5 13
1963 CLE A 133 416 61 103 17 61 .248 .352 .435 19 4 61 96 8 4 2 10 9
1964 CLE A 118 364 50 86 18 49 .236 .328 .420 13 0 43 88 7 0 1 8 7
1965 WAS A 122 332 46 82 16 54 .247 .345 .452 16 2 49 74 3 2 0 1 9
1966 BAL A 56 82 6 17 1 7 .207 .309 .305 3 1 12 30 0 1 0 0 0
1967 CAL A 58 141 15 31 4 17 .220 .317 .326 3 0 18 41 2 5 0 0 6
1967 BAL A 26 41 4 6 1 6 .146 .286 .293 3 0 6 12 2 1 0 0 0
1967 TOT A 84 182 19 37 5 23 .203 .310 .319 6 0 24 53 4 6 0 0 6
1968 CHI A 40 54 5 9 0 2 .167 .246 .185 1 0 5 14 1 1 0 0 1
1968 CAL A 33 45 4 5 0 0 .111 .231 .133 1 0 5 15 2 1 0 0 0
1968 TOT A 73 99 9 14 0 2 .141 .239 .162 2 0 10 29 3 2 0 0 1
1969 CHI A 56 63 9 9 3 6 .143 .299 .317 2 0 13 19 1 2 0 3 1
Total 1390 4019 524 963 179 559 .240 .331 .421 150 22 508 944 56 34 14 45 92

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1954 NY A SS 4 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 NY A 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 KC A OF 92 92 822.1 266 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1957 KC A CF 92 92 822.1 265 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1958 KC A CF 41 32 299.1 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 KC A 3B 4 2 25.2 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 KC A OF 41 32 299.1 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 KC A SS 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 CLE A OF 43 25 250 82 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1958 CLE A LF 7 0 16.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 CLE A CF 37 25 233.2 78 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1958 CLE A 3B 4 2 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 CLE A SS 14 12 100 12 34 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .920
1958 TOT A 3B 8 4 49.2 8 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 TOT A SS 15 12 105 13 37 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .926
1958 TOT A CF 78 57 533 159 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1958 TOT A OF 84 57 549.1 157 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1959 CLE A CF 6 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CLE A 3B 40 36 329 33 87 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1959 CLE A 2B 3 0 3.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CLE A OF 6 3 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CLE A SS 103 100 871 177 277 18 43 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1960 CLE A SS 109 108 955 208 345 19 87 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1961 CLE A SS 144 143 1279.2 258 393 27 90 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1962 CLE A OF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 CLE A SS 133 129 1142 221 371 27 101 0 0 0 0 0 .956
1962 CLE A CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 CLE A 3B 5 4 39 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CLE A OF 35 27 271.2 51 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1963 CLE A CF 12 11 107 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CLE A RF 12 7 70.2 17 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1963 CLE A SS 5 0 9 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1963 CLE A 2B 96 88 776.1 188 251 8 50 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1963 CLE A LF 12 9 94 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CLE A 3B 3 1 14 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1964 CLE A 2B 52 45 399 96 128 8 35 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1964 CLE A CF 20 19 157.1 42 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1964 CLE A OF 42 30 263.2 58 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1964 CLE A RF 19 11 101 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 CLE A 3B 30 27 244.1 29 53 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1964 CLE A LF 4 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WAS A OF 106 81 762.2 175 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1965 WAS A CF 43 34 291 80 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .943
1965 WAS A SS 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WAS A LF 58 1 132.2 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 WAS A 3B 5 4 33.2 6 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 WAS A RF 50 46 339 71 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1965 WAS A 2B 4 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BAL A 3B 3 1 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BAL A 2B 5 5 37 12 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1966 BAL A OF 10 8 64 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BAL A SS 3 1 20 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BAL A LF 10 8 64 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A OF 17 8 72.1 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1967 CAL A LF 8 0 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1967 CAL A SS 13 9 92 12 27 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A 2B 3 1 15 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A 3B 19 18 129.2 10 37 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1967 CAL A CF 10 8 58.1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 BAL A OF 2 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BAL A 2B 9 8 64 18 19 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1967 BAL A LF 2 1 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BAL A 3B 5 0 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1967 TOT A LF 10 1 23 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1967 TOT A 2B 12 9 79 20 25 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1967 TOT A OF 19 9 82.1 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1967 TOT A 3B 24 18 139.2 11 40 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1968 CHI A OF 33 7 123.2 30 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI A 3B 5 3 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
1968 CHI A RF 23 6 91.1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI A CF 3 1 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI A LF 9 0 20.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CHI A 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A 3B 5 2 25 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A OF 3 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A SS 5 3 37 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1968 CAL A RF 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A 2B 5 1 14 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A CF 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 TOT A 3B 10 5 46 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1968 TOT A RF 25 6 95.1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 TOT A CF 4 2 17 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 TOT A 2B 6 1 15 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 TOT A OF 36 8 132.2 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A OF 18 8 88.1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A 3B 3 2 21 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A 2B 1 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A CF 11 5 49.2 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A SS 3 0 6 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A RF 5 2 21.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CHI A LF 3 1 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 132 102 930.1 101 233 12 22 0 0 0 0 0 .965
Total OF 449 323 3066 796 28 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 .982
Total CF 277 231 2064.2 606 19 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total RF 112 72 628.2 136 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total 2B 179 148 1322 324 423 19 93 0 0 0 0 0 .975
Total LF 113 20 372.2 67 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
Total SS 539 505 4518.2 902 1472 98 337 0 0 0 0 0 .960

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1951).
  • Traded by New York Yankees with Billy Martin, Ralph Terry and Bob Martyn to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Ryne Duren, Jim Pisoni and Harry Simpson (June 15, 1957).
  • Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Vic Power to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Roger Maris, Preston Ward and Dick Tomanek (June 15, 1958).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians with Bob Chance to Washington Senators in exchange for Chuck Hinton (December 1, 1964).
  • Traded by Washington Senators to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for John Orsino (October 12, 1965).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles to California Angels in exchange for Marcelino Lopez and Tom Arruda (June 15, 1967).
  • Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Wayne Causey (July 20, 1968).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (October 15, 1969).

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