Bob Wood (baseball)
Bob Wood | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Glasgow, Scotland | July 28, 1865|
Died: May 22, 1943 Youngstown, Ohio | (aged 77)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1898, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 6, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .281 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 168 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Robert Lynn Wood (July 28, 1865 – May 22, 1943) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, three with the Cincinnati Reds (1898–1900), and two each with the Cleveland Blues/Bronchos (1901–1902) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1905).
Early years
[edit]Wood was born in 1865 at Glasgow, Scotland. He moved with his parents to the United States at age eight and was raised in Youngstown, Ohio.[1]
Baseball career
[edit]Wood began his professional baseball career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Western League in 1895 at age 26. He remained with Indianapolis for three years.[2]
Wood made his major-league debut in 1898 for the Cincinnati Reds. He played three years for the Reds from 1898 to 1900.[2] In 1899, he hit .313 with a .404 on-base percentage with the Reds.
Wood jumped to the American League in 1900, appearing in 36 games for the Chicago Whitestockings. When the American League reached major-league status in 1901, Wood joined the Cleveland Blues. He spent the 1901 and 1902 seasons with Cleveland.[2]
Wood spent the 1903 season with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He hit .324 in 121 games for Milwaukee.[3]
Wood returned to the American League in 1904, appearing in 49 games for the Detroit Tigers. In 1905, he appeared in only eight games for the Tigers.[2] His batting average collapsed in 1905 with only two hits in 24 at bats.[2] He was sold to Buffalo in May 1905.[4]
Wood concluded his playing career for Buffalo in 1905 and 1906, Toronto in 1906 and 1907, and Little Rock in 1907 and 1908.[2]
He played the majority of his major league career (290 out of 382 games) as a catcher. Over his entire major league career, he had a .281 batting average with two home runs, 168 RBI and a .338 on-base percentage.[3]
Later years
[edit]During his time as a baseball player, Wood also owned two farms in Ohio.[1]
Wood died at his home in Youngstown, Ohio, in May 1943.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Brief Biographs of Our Baseball List: B. Wood, One of the Agriculturalists of the Team". Detroit Free Press. March 27, 1905. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bob Wood". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bob Wood". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Bob Woo Has Jumped to an "Outlaw" Team". Detroit Free Press. May 26, 1905. p. 10.
- ^ "Old Ball Player Dies". The Cincinnati Post. May 24, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1865 births
- 1943 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- Baseball players from Trumbull County, Ohio
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Chicago White Stockings (minor league) players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Cleveland Blues (1901) players
- Cleveland Bronchos players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Little Rock Travelers players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- St. Paul Apostles players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- American baseball catcher, 1860s birth stubs