Hal Woodeshick
[edit] Biography
Born on August 24, 1932 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Hal Woodeshick (Harold Joseph Woodeshick) played for the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros over the course of his 11 year career. Woodeshick broke into the bigs on September 14, 1956 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.64 ERA in 71.2 innings pitched in 1958, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Hal Woodeshick's best season was 1963, when he posted a 1.97 ERA, won 11 games, notched 10 saves and struck out 94 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 13.50
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 9
| 6
| 6
| 3.64
| 27
| 32
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 71.2
| 71
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 3.69
| 30
| 39
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 58
| 2
| 36
| 8
| 4
| 1
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 14
| 4
| 5
| 4.70
| 46
| 67
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 115
| 131
| 7
| 60
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 4.02
| 24
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 40.1
| 38
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 7.85
| 13
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.1
| 25
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 19
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 5.22
| 37
| 36
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 58.2
| 63
| 6
| 41
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 26
| 5
| 16
| 4.39
| 82
| 84
| 68
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 139.1
| 161
| 3
| 54
| 1
| 13
| 3
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 55
| 0
| 11
| 9
| 1.97
| 94
| 29
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 114
| 75
| 3
| 42
| 6
| 8
| 6
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 61
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 2.76
| 58
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 78.1
| 73
| 3
| 32
| 11
| 7
| 7
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1.81
| 37
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 59.2
| 47
| 1
| 27
| 11
| 4
| 2
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 3.06
| 22
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 32.1
| 27
| 3
| 18
| 5
| 4
| 0
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| 78
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 2.25
| 59
| 27
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 92
| 74
| 4
| 45
| 16
| 8
| 2
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.92
| 30
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 70.1
| 57
| 5
| 23
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5.18
| 20
| 29
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 41.2
| 41
| 2
| 28
| 9
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 320
| 26
| 28
| 42
| 3.01
| 343
| 218
| 179
| 2
| 1
| 57
| 535.2
| 481
| 20
| 224
| 49
| 41
| 22
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 107
| 36
| 16
| 20
| 4.50
| 141
| 182
| 156
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 311.2
| 335
| 20
| 165
| 12
| 14
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 427
| 62
| 44
| 62
| 3.56
| 484
| 400
| 335
| 7
| 1
| 61
| 847.1
| 816
| 40
| 389
| 61
| 55
| 35
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1956
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| P
| 14
| 9
| 71.2
| 4
| 26
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .882
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| P
| 31
| 3
| 61
| 1
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .895
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| P
| 41
| 14
| 115
| 4
| 33
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .902
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| P
| 7
| 6
| 40.1
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| P
| 12
| 2
| 18.1
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| P
| 19
| 8
| 58.2
| 6
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .893
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| P
| 31
| 26
| 139.1
| 7
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .917
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| P
| 55
| 0
| 114
| 6
| 33
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 5
| 0
| .929
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| P
| 61
| 0
| 78.1
| 5
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .848
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 59.2
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| P
| 27
| 0
| 32.1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .917
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| P
| 78
| 0
| 92
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .972
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 70.1
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 41.2
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 427
| 60
| 842
| 54
| 239
| 27
| 9
| 0
| 21
| 29
| 18
| 2
| .916
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 14
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 32
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 41
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .129
| .069
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .125
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| DET
| A
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 19
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .143
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| HOU
| N
| 31
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .081
| .150
| .081
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 55
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .130
| .167
| .130
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 61
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .167
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| STL
| N
| 51
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .111
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| TOT
| N
| 78
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 59
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .400
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 320
| 93
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .086
| .150
| .097
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 43
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 108
| 81
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| .099
| .131
| .099
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 42
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 428
| 174
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 4
| .092
| .141
| .098
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 85
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1950).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers from New York Giants in the minor league draft (November 27, 1955).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with JW Porter to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Hegan and Hank Aguirre (February 18, 1958).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Hal Naragon to Washington Senators in exchange for Ed Fitz Gerald (May 25, 1959).
- Selected by Washington Senators from Minnesota Twins in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Chuck Cottier (June 5, 1961).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Houston Colt .45s (October 12, 1961).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Chuck Taylor to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Mike Cuellar and Ron Taylor (June 15, 1965).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 20, 1967).
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