Gene Woodling
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 16, 1922 Akron, Ohio |
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Died: June 2, 2001 (aged 78) Barberton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 23, 1943, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
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| September 15, 1962, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .284 | ||
| Home runs | 147 | ||
| Runs batted in | 830 | ||
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Eugene Richard Woodling (August 16, 1922 – June 2, 2001) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1943, 1946, 1955–57), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), New York Yankees (1949–54), Baltimore Orioles (1955, 1958–60), Washington Senators (1961–62), and the New York Mets in their expansion year of 1962. Primarily an outfielder, he played most often in left field. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was born in Akron, Ohio.
Before coming to the majors, Woodling was a four-time minor league batting champion. He mostly played left field when he entered the majors after his time in the U.S. Navy, but spent much time in right field and also played ninety-three games in center.
Woodling played with many teams during his career, the longest term of service being with the Yankees for six years. With them, Woodling had what was probably his best year, 1953. Although he only had 395 at bats, he led the American League with a .429 on-base percentage.
While Woodling was with the Yankees, the team won five consecutive World Series (1949–53). During that time, Yankee manager Casey Stengel praised the outfielder's ability to run and throw. Stengel generally platooned him with right-hander Hank Bauer, but each averaged 400 at bats per season. Woodling hit a solo home run in each World Series from 1951 through 1953, and, in 1951, helped Allie Reynolds secure his first of two no-hitters on the season, when he homered in a 1–0 win over Bob Feller and the Indians. In 1952, Woodling became the first player to pinch-hit a triple in the World Series.
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