George Wood Stats

George Wood was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1858, in Pownal, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Wood was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1880, with the Worcester Ruby Legs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive George Wood baseball stats page.

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George Wood



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Birth Name:   George Albert Wood
Nickname:   Dandy
Born On:   11-09-1858  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pownal, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-04-1924 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Union Street Cemetery, Franklin, Massachusetts
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-01-1880 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-29-1892
Draft:   Not Applicable

George Wood

George Wood Pitching Stats

1883 25 Wolverines 1 0 1 0 0 .000 7.20 0 0 0 5.0 26 8 4 9 0 3 - 0 1 0 0 -
1885 27 Wolverines 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 4.0 16 5 0 2 0 1 - 1 2 0 0 -
1888 30 Phillies 2 0 2 0 0 .000 4.50 0 0 2 2.0 11 3 1 3 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 -
1889 31 Phillies 1 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 1.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
4 Years 5 0 5 0 0 .000 5.25 0 0 2 12.0 53 18 7 16 0 5 0 3 3 0 0 -

George Wood

George Wood Hitting Stats

1880 22 Ruby Legs 81 327 37 80 16 5 0 0 28 10 - 37 - - 0 - .245 .267 .324
1881 23 Wolverines 80 337 54 100 18 9 2 0 32 19 - 32 - - 0 - .297 .334 .421
1882 24 Wolverines 84 375 69 101 12 12 7 0 29 14 - - - - 0 - .269 .296 .421
1883 25 Wolverines 99 441 81 133 26 11 5 0 47 25 - - - - 0 - .302 .339 .444
1884 26 Wolverines 114 473 79 119 16 10 8 0 29 39 - - - - 0 - .252 .309 .378
1885 27 Wolverines 82 362 62 105 19 8 5 0 28 13 - - - - 0 - .290 .315 .428
1886 28 Phillies 106 450 81 123 18 15 4 0 50 23 - - - - 0 - .273 .309 .407
1887 29 Phillies 113 451 118 102 22 19 14 0 66 40 - 51 - - 6 - .226 .298 .364
1888 30 Phillies 106 433 67 99 19 6 6 0 51 39 - 44 - - 7 - .229 .303 .342
1889 31 Phillies 97 422 77 106 21 4 5 0 53 53 - 33 - - 1 - .251 .336 .355
1889 31 Orioles 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - - 0 - .200 .200 .200
1890 32 Quakers 132 539 115 156 20 14 9 0 102 51 - 35 - - 8 - .289 .360 .429
1891 33 Athletics 132 528 105 163 18 14 3 0 61 72 - 52 - - 7 - .309 .399 .413
1892 34 Orioles 21 76 9 17 1 1 0 0 10 10 - 8 - - 2 - .224 .330 .263
1892 34 Reds 30 107 10 21 2 4 0 0 14 10 - 17 - - 1 - .196 .271 .290
13 Years 1,280 5,331 965 1,427 228 132 68 0 601 418 0 311 - - 32 - .268 .325 .398

George Wood

George Wood Fielding Stats

1880 Ruby Legs 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1880 Ruby Legs 3B 2 - - 3 1.5 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1880 Ruby Legs LF 80 - - 150 1.9 133 123 10 17 0 n/a n/a n/a .887 0.00
1881 Wolverines LF 80 - - 174 2.2 150 132 18 24 4 n/a n/a n/a .862 0.00
1882 Wolverines LF 84 - - 198 2.4 175 161 14 23 8 n/a n/a n/a .884 0.00
1883 Wolverines OF 99 - - 275 2.8 241 226 15 34 3 n/a n/a n/a .876 0.00
1883 Wolverines P 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1884 Wolverines 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1884 Wolverines OF 114 - - 231 2.0 207 190 17 24 1 n/a n/a n/a .896 0.00
1885 Wolverines 3B 12 - - 43 3.6 39 13 26 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .907 0.00
1885 Wolverines LF 70 - - 139 2.0 123 112 11 16 1 n/a n/a n/a .885 0.00
1885 Wolverines P 1 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1885 Wolverines SS 1 - - 4 4.0 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
1886 Phillies 3B 3 - - 6 2.0 5 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00
1886 Phillies OF 97 - - 178 1.8 161 148 13 17 2 n/a n/a n/a .904 0.00
1886 Phillies SS 6 - - 27 4.5 23 6 17 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .852 0.00
1887 Phillies 2B 3 - - 17 5.7 16 4 12 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00
1887 Phillies 3B 3 - - 6 2.0 4 2 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
1887 Phillies OF 104 - - 189 1.8 165 155 10 24 2 n/a n/a n/a .873 0.00
1887 Phillies SS 3 - - 14 4.7 13 3 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00
1888 Phillies 3B 2 - - 6 3.0 4 1 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
1888 Phillies OF 104 - - 210 2.0 190 175 15 20 3 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00
1888 Phillies P 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1889 Phillies OF 92 - - 189 2.1 173 164 9 16 1 n/a n/a n/a .915 0.00
1889 Phillies P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1889 Phillies SS 6 - - 28 4.7 25 7 18 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .893 0.00
1889 Orioles RF 3 - - 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1890 Quakers 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1890 Quakers OF 132 - - 323 2.4 289 254 35 34 9 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00
1891 Athletics 3B 6 - - 17 2.8 13 7 6 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .765 0.00
1891 Athletics OF 122 - - 262 2.1 246 221 25 16 10 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00
1891 Athletics SS 5 - - 26 5.2 20 8 12 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .769 0.00
1892 Orioles LF 21 - - 45 2.1 41 35 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .911 0.00
1892 Reds OF 30 - - 51 1.7 44 39 5 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .863 0.00
OF Totals 894 0 0 1,908 2.1 1,716 1,572 144 192 32 n/a n/a n/a .899 0.00
LF Totals 335 0 0 706 2.1 622 563 59 84 14 n/a n/a n/a .881 0.00
3B Totals 30 0 0 83 2.8 70 28 42 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .843 0.00
SS Totals 21 0 0 99 4.7 84 24 60 15 4 n/a n/a n/a .848 0.00
P Totals 5 0 36 4 0.8 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
2B Totals 3 0 0 17 5.7 16 4 12 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00
RF Totals 3 0 0 4 1.3 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1B Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
13 Years 1,292 0 36 2,824 2.2 2,519 2,198 321 305 56 n/a n/a n/a .892 1,889.25

George Wood

George Wood Miscellaneous Stats

1880 Ruby Legs - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.8 11.7 - - -
1881 Wolverines - - - 0 0 n/a 168.5 10.5 10.5 - - -
1882 Wolverines - - - 0 0 n/a 53.6 0.0 12.9 - - -
1883 Wolverines - - - 0 0 n/a 88.2 0.0 9.4 0.00 0.00 5.40
1884 Wolverines - - - 0 0 n/a 59.1 0.0 16.3 - - -
1885 Wolverines - - - 0 0 n/a 72.4 0.0 12.9 1.00 2.25 2.25
1886 Phillies 9 - - 0 0 n/a 112.5 0.0 9.0 - - -
1887 Phillies 19 - - 0 0 n/a 32.2 8.8 6.8 - - -
1888 Phillies 20 - - 0 0 n/a 72.2 9.8 8.5 0.00 0.00 4.50
1889 Phillies 17 - - 0 0 n/a 84.4 12.8 8.0 0.00 18.00 0.00
1889 Orioles 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 10.0 - - -
1890 Quakers 20 - - 0 0 n/a 59.9 15.4 5.3 - - -
1891 Athletics 22 - - 0 0 n/a 176.0 10.2 8.7 - - -
1892 Orioles 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.5 7.6 - - -
1892 Reds 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 7.6 - - -
13 Years 113 - - 0 0 n/a 78.4 17.1 8.9 0.60 2.25 3.75

George Wood

George Wood Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1880 Worcester Ruby Legs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1881 Detroit Wolverines n/a $875.00 n/a n/a
1882 Detroit Wolverines n/a $1,000.00 n/a n/a
1883 Detroit Wolverines n/a $1,400.00 n/a n/a
1884 Detroit Wolverines n/a $1,600.00 n/a n/a
1885 Detroit Wolverines n/a $1,600.00 n/a n/a
1886 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $1,800.00 n/a n/a
1887 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $2,000.00 n/a n/a
1888 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $2,100.00 n/a n/a
1889 Philadelphia Phillies n/a $2,500.00 n/a n/a
1889 Baltimore Orioles n/a "     "     n/a n/a
1890 Philadelphia Quakers n/a $2,600.00 n/a n/a
1891 Philadelphia Athletics n/a $2,800.00 n/a n/a
1892 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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Greatest Players by Decade

Decade Catchers Catchers
1870-1880 Doug Allison Deacon White
1880-1890 Charlie Bennett Buck Ewing
1890-1900 Tom Daly Yank Robinson
1900-1912 Chief Meyers Billy Sullivan
Decade Pitchers Pitchers
1870-1880 Candy Cummings Al Spalding
1880-1890 John Clarkson Old Hoss Radbourn
1890-1900 Amos Rusie Cy Young
1900-1912 Christy Mathewson Rube Waddell
Decade First Base First Base
1870-1880 Wes Fisler Joe Start
1880-1890 Cap Anson Charlie Comiskey
1890-1900 Jake Beckley Dan Brouthers
1900-1912 Hal Chase Fred Tenney
Decade Second Base Second Base
1870-1880 Ross Barnes Al Reach (NA Only)
1880-1890 Fred Dunlap Bid McPhee
1890-1900 Nap Lajoie Fred Pfeffer
1900-1912 Eddie Collins Johnny Evers
Decade Third Base Third Base
1870-1880 Cap Anson Ezra Sutton
1880-1890 Jerry Denny Denny Lyons
1890-1900 John McGraw Billy Nash
1900-1912 Home Run Baker Jimmy Collins
Decade Shortstops Shortstops
1870-1880 Davy Force George Wright
1880-1890 Monte Ward Ned Williamson
1890-1900 Hughie Jennings Herman Long
1900-1912 Honus Wagner Bobby Wallace
Decade Left Fielders Left Fielders
1870-1880 Andy Leonard Lip Pike
1880-1890 Tip O'Neill George Wood
1890-1900 Ed Delahanty Joe Kelley
1900-1912 Fred Clarke Chick Stahl
Decade Center Fielders Center Fielders
1870-1880 Count Sensenderfer (NA Only) Harry Wright
1880-1890 Ned Hanlon Hardy Richardson
1890-1900 Billy Hamilton Bill Lange
1900-1912 Ty Cobb Tris Speaker
Decade Right Fielders Right Fielders
1870-1880 Jack Chapman Cal McVey
1880-1890 Joe Kelley Sam Thompson
1890-1900 Jesse Burkett Mike Tiernan
1900-1912 Sam Crawford Willie Keeler

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