Woody English

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Full Name: Elwood George English	Primary Position: SS,3B
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/155	First Game: April 26, 1927
Birthdate: March 2, 1906	Final Game: July 1, 1938
Birthplace: Fredonia, Ohio	MLB Experience: 12 years
Died: September 26, 1997
Deathplace: Newark, Ohio
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

Woody English (Elwood George English) was born on March 2, 1906 in Fredonia, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 26, 1927 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1927, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 1 home run and 28 RBI. English played for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Woody English's best season was 1930, when he hit for a .335 average and knocked in 59 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
1927	CHI	N	87	334	46	97	1	28	.290	.325	.365	14	4	16	26	1	23	1	0	0
1928	CHI	N	116	475	68	142	2	34	.299	.343	.375	22	4	30	28	2	15	4	0	0
1929	CHI	N	144	608	131	168	1	52	.276	.352	.339	29	3	68	50	3	21	13	0	0
1930	CHI	N	156	638	152	214	14	59	.335	.430	.511	36	17	100	72	6	11	3	0	0
1931	CHI	N	156	634	117	202	2	53	.319	.391	.413	38	8	68	80	7	18	12	0	0
1932	CHI	N	127	522	70	142	3	47	.272	.344	.360	23	7	55	73	2	12	5	0	0
1933	CHI	N	105	398	54	104	3	41	.261	.348	.342	19	2	53	44	0	6	5	0	7
1934	CHI	N	109	421	65	117	3	31	.278	.353	.385	26	5	48	65	1	5	6	0	6
1935	CHI	N	34	84	11	17	2	8	.202	.368	.298	2	0	20	4	2	3	1	0	0
1936	CHI	N	64	182	33	45	0	20	.247	.394	.297	9	0	40	28	4	6	1	0	3
1937	BRO	N	129	378	45	90	1	42	.238	.350	.299	16	2	65	55	0	3	4	0	14
1938	BRO	N	34	72	9	18	0	7	.250	.333	.278	2	0	8	11	1	0	2	0	2
Total			1261	4746	801	1356	32	422	.286	.366	.378	236	52	571	536	29	123	57	0	32

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1927	CHI	N	SS	84	0	0	177	281	29	47	0	0	0	0	0	.940
1927	CHI	N	3B	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1928	CHI	N	SS	114	0	0	245	382	36	85	0	0	0	0	0	.946
1928	CHI	N	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1929	CHI	N	SS	144	0	0	332	497	39	107	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1930	CHI	N	3B	83	0	0	83	135	6	19	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1930	CHI	N	SS	78	0	0	173	251	16	57	0	0	0	0	0	.964
1931	CHI	N	3B	18	0	0	18	41	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.983
1931	CHI	N	SS	138	0	0	322	441	28	75	0	0	0	0	0	.965
1932	CHI	N	3B	93	0	0	96	173	12	13	0	0	0	0	0	.957
1932	CHI	N	SS	38	0	0	66	102	8	17	0	0	0	0	0	.955
1933	CHI	N	3B	103	0	0	80	173	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	.973
1933	CHI	N	SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1934	CHI	N	3B	46	0	0	74	132	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1934	CHI	N	2B	7	0	0	10	19	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	.879
1934	CHI	N	SS	56	0	0	61	109	5	22	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1935	CHI	N	SS	12	0	0	21	29	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1935	CHI	N	3B	16	0	0	8	25	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.868
1936	CHI	N	2B	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1936	CHI	N	SS	42	0	0	75	127	5	27	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1936	CHI	N	3B	17	0	0	14	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1937	BRO	N	SS	116	0	0	220	303	24	51	0	0	0	0	0	.956
1937	BRO	N	2B	11	0	0	19	21	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1938	BRO	N	3B	21	0	0	16	30	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1938	BRO	N	SS	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1938	BRO	N	2B	3	0	0	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			SS	826	0	0	1693	2523	191	492	0	0	0	0	0	.957
Total			2B	22	0	0	39	51	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	.938
Total			3B	400	0	0	391	734	38	58	0	0	0	0	0	.967

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Roy Henshaw to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Lonny Frey (December 5, 1936).
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Brooklyn Dodgers (July 8, 1938).
Returned to Brooklyn Dodgers (February 23, 1939).
Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs (February 23, 1939).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals (May 16, 1939).

[edit] Trivia

1 Time All-Star: 1933

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