Check out wilbur wood career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. The reason for this may be that he spent most of 1968 in the minors. Rbi percentage is within the top 60 seasons for those statistics in mlb history. Wilbur wood news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. A book of 600 pages, profusely illustrated with over 100 full page.
Baseballreference sabr retrosheet br bullpen baseballalmanac. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about player blake wood on. Wilbur wood pitched in 49 major league games during the 1972 regular season. Kerry lee wood born june 16, 1977 is an american former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in major league baseball mlb for the chicago cubs, cleveland indians, and new york yankees. Although rajshris last film, prem ratan dhan payo 2015, was a diwali release, the. Currently over 10,000 on display for your viewing pleasure. The baseball almanac web site has a list of pitchers who earned two complete game victories in one day, and that list also credits walsh with such an achievement on september 26. Some records may be regarded as unbreakable due to having been initially set by either freak. Armour is a baseball writer living in corvallis, oregon, and the director of sabrs baseball biography project. Origins of the pitching rotation society for american baseball. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games wood pitched in, specifically relating to his 1972 pitching statistics. Wilbur wood made his major league debut on 06301961 with the boston red sox.
The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. From the founding of the mlb in 1869 until this very day, baseball consistently creates exceptional story lines and provides fans with memories that will last a lifetime. Mlb logos major league baseball logos chris creamers. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive doc wood baseball stats page. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. The latest blake wood stats, video highlights, news and more from. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. As founder and editor of this website, its my pleasure to present the latest answer to. Rajshri productions is one of the few which dont hanker after holiday weekends to release their films. Wilbur wood every game played with complete stats, links to box scores and automated row summing for 1972.
Petersburg area, but the 1993 baseball season saw a new group of owners who salvaged the club for san francisco and hired dusty baker to manage it. That ended an eightgame winning streak wood had against the yankees. Roger repoz society for american baseball research. In his excellent look back at baseballs 1937 allstar game, the leagues fifth and the first held in the nations capital, washington baseball historian fred frommer notes yankees manager joe mccarthys unpopular decision to leave all four yankee position players in. The first game of baseball that would resemble anything that is played today supposedly started in the early 1840s by a group of young men from manhattan. Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games.
Wilbur wood baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. The last pitcher who did it was wilbur wood on july 20, 1973. The baseball almanac is more a bathroom book than a coffeetable volume. The most innings pitched in a liveball season since 1920 was wilbur woods 3762. The baseball almanac web site has a list of pitchers who earned two. David lee wells born may 20, 1963, nicknamed boomer, is an american former major league baseball pitcher. The last pitcher who did it was wilbur wood on july 20, 1973, at yankee stadium, and as i mentioned, it happened by accident. Schneiders book mentions levsen came up with arm trouble during spring training in 1927. The latest alex wood stats, video highlights, news and more from. However, the most noticeable thing for collectors is the groovy design. This is boutons last baseball card although blogger whitesoxcards has thankfully corrected that situation. Get the latest updated stats for chicago white sox pitcher wilbur wood on. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. He started the first game and was pulled after the first six batters reached base.
He first played professional baseball in 1936 with osceola in the northeast arkansas league following a. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive wilbur wood baseball stats page. Exmajor league baseball star and coaching legend johnny sain never was one to do things by the book, chicago tribune october 10, 1993. Roger repozs most productive pro baseball seasons were in japan, but his fondest pro baseball memories were putting on the pinstripes and playing with all those great yankee stars. Jim kaat and mudcat grant in minnesota, wilbur wood with the chicago white sox.
His 29 complete games in 1971 was the highest in the al since bob fellers 36 in 1946. Mark liptak, interview with wilbur wood, accessed 30. The following wilbur wood interview is a carefully documented account of the life, both on and off the playing field, of baseball player wilbur wood. As another release loaded with future hall of fame players, the checklist includes multiple rising stars as well as aging veterans. Wood of boston is given the hall of fame honor as pitcher. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book. The 50 best baseball players not in the hall of fame. Get the latest updated stats for minnesota twins relief pitcher tim wood on. Saul walter rogovin march 24, 1922 january 23, 1995 was an american professional baseball player rogovin was a pitcher over parts of 8 seasons 194957, with the. The 1973 chicago white sox season was the teams 73rd season in the major leagues, and its 74th season overall. Wilbur wood mlb player profile page from whatifsports.
Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. This article was published in the fall 2011 baseball research journal. John f johnny sain was born on september 25, 1917 in havana, arkansas. You can leave it on top of the porcelain, pick it up, read it backwards, and still get an enormous charge out of it. As americas favorite pastime, baseball holds a special place in every sports fans heart. Wood first came to prominence as a 20yearold rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a onehit shutout against the houston astros, which some have argued may be the greatest singlegame pitching. Fantasy football shirts i want printing wood filament browse all of the dick butkus photos, gifs and videos. They finished with a record 7785, good enough for fifth place in the american league west, 17 games behind the firstplace oakland athletics. Celebrate the 4th of july with 1976 hostess baseball cards. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items.
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Wilbur wood had no issues pulling double duty for the white sox. From that year until wilbur woods knee injury, the unnoticed sea changes in pitching rotation. Wilbur wood was assailed in the mid70s when his era started going up, but all the. Grimms natural wood european baby teether grasping toy heart. Wilbur wood 1972 game by game pitching logs baseball almanac. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. Wilbur wood, who started out as a reliever, became a workhorse starter and won 20 games each year from 1971 to 1974. Get the huge collection of 1976 isaly discs sports cards online at beckett.
This page lists every known baseball award won by wilbur wood in chronological order. Wells was considered to be one of the games better lefthanded pitchers, especially during his years with the new york yankees and the toronto blue jays. Minnie minoso baseball stats by baseball almanac fishing tips that will change your life. A life in baseball was published in 2010 by the university of nebraska press. I was impressed with the realism of diamond mind baseball and swayed by tom tippetts very persuasive arguments about. Spaldings official baseball guide 19 part 1 out of 3. Only four have pitched 350 or more innings in a season since 1929. He first played professional baseball in 1936 with osceola in the northeast. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about player blake wood on baseball america. He won 21 games in 1963, and won 2 games in the 1964 world series. Buy 1976 isaly discs sports cards online baseball card. In 1845, alexander cartwright a shop owner helped form the knickerbockers base ball club and was also one of the key figures in drafting a set of rules which all amateur players would. As a pitcher and first baseman for western washington university, repoz was the most.