- Woodie Held
Infobox MLB retired|
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bgcolor2=#990000
textcolor1=white
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name=Woodie Held
position=Infielder /Outfielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1932|3|25
debutdate=September 5
debutyear=1954
debutteam=New York Yankees
finaldate=September 28
finalyear=1969
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.240
stat2label=Home Run s
stat2value=179
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=559
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|1954, by|1957)
*Kansas City Athletics (by|1957–by|1958)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1958–by|1964)
*Washington Senators (by|1965)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|1966–by|1967)
*California Angels (by|1967–by|1968)
*Chicago White Sox (by|1968–by|1969)
highlights=Woodson George "Woodie" Held (born
March 25 ,1932 inSacramento, California ) is a formershortstop /outfielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theNew York Yankees (1954, 1957 [start] ), Kansas City Athletics (1957 [end] -1958 [start] ),Cleveland Indians (1958 [end] -1964), Washington Senators (1965),Baltimore Orioles (1966-1967 [start] ), California Angels (1967 [end] -1968 [start] ) andChicago White Sox (1968 [end] -1969). He batted and threw right handed.Career
In a 14-season career, Held posted a .240
batting average with 179home run s and 559 RBI in 1390games played . Difficulties with ground balls caused him to switch from being a shortstop to being an outfielder. [1957 T.C.G. baseball card]ee also
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Top 500 home run hitters of all time References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=heldwo01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Held_Woodie.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heldwo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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