Gary Woods
| Gary Woods | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: July 20, 1953 Santa Barbara, California |
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Died: February 19, 2015 (aged 61) Solvang, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 14, 1976, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 1985, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .243 | ||
| Home runs | 13 | ||
| Runs batted in | 110 | ||
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Gary Lee Woods (July 20, 1953 – February 19, 2015) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1976 and 1985, for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs, primarily as an outfielder.
Woods graduated from San Marcos High School in 1971 and then attended Santa Barbara City College before starting his professional baseball career. After a 14-year professional career Woods returned to his studies where he earned an MBA at Pepperdine University.
On May 12, 1973, the Oakland Athletics signed Woods as a nondrafted free agent. He spent 1973 playing outfield for the A's Class A minor league Lewiston Broncs, and in 1974 for the Class A Burlington Bees. In 1975, he was promoted to the Double-A Birmingham A's in the Southern League, and in 1976, Woods advanced to the Triple-A Tucson Toros.
On September 14, 1976, Woods made his major league debut in the second game of a doubleheader, a 4–3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Woods entered the game as a defensive replacement, playing center field. He got a base hit in his only at bat in the top of the 9th inning. In six games for the A's in 1976, he went 1 for 8.
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