Woody Woodward
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| Shortstop/Second baseman | |||
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Born: September 23, 1942 Miami, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1963, for the Milwaukee Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 1971, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .236 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 148 | ||
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William Frederick "Woody" Woodward (born September 23, 1942) is a former professional baseball player, college baseball coach, and general manager. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a shortstop, but is better known for his tenure as general manager of the Seattle Mariners.
Woodward played baseball at Coral Gables Senior High School and led the team to the 1960 Class AA state title. He attended Florida State University, where he played for the Florida State Seminoles baseball team. In 1963 he was named third-team All-American and was named to the College World Series all-tournament squad.
During his Major League Baseball career, Woodward played for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1963–68) and the Cincinnati Reds (1968–71). A shortstop and second baseman, Woodward appeared in 880 games with 517 hits. He had a career .236 batting average with one home run and 148 runs batted in.
On July 10, 1970, Woodward hit his only major league home run in 2,423 plate appearances, a two-run shot off Ron Reed against the Atlanta Braves. Afterwards Woodward was quoted as saying, "If I hit one home run per every seven seasons, it will take me 4,998 seasons to catch Babe Ruth." He played in four games of the 1970 World Series, which the Reds lost to the Baltimore Orioles in five games, with Woodward totaling one hit in five at bats.
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