Woody English

Woody English

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EE1422
bgcolor2=#083884
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Woody English
position=Shortstop/Third baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=1927
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=July 1
finalyear=1938
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.286
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1356
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=801
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (by|1927-by|1936)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (by|1937-by|1938)
highlights=
*National League pennant: 1929, 1932
*All-Star (NL): 1933

Elwood George (Woody) English (March 2, 1906 - September 26, 1997) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1927-36) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38). English batted and threw right handed. He was born in Fredonia, Ohio.

Career

In a 12-season career, English posted a .286 batting average with 32 home runs and 422 RBI in 1261 games played.

English died in Newark, Ohio, at age 91.

Best Season

*by|1930: .335 BA, 14 HR, 59 RBI, 152 runs, 214 hits, 17 triples, 13 stolen bases, 100 walks, 156 games – all career highs.

Highlights

*1933 All-Star Game
*Twice led National League in games played (156, 1930-31)
*Finished fourth in National League MVP vote (1931, behind Frankie Frisch, Chuck Klein and Bill Terry)

Post-Season Appearances

*1929 World Series
*1932 World Series

ources

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=engliwo01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/E/English_Woody.tbi.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/engliwo01.php The Baseball Page]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/engliwo01.shtml Baseball Reference]


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