- Larry Woodall
Charles Lawrence Woodall (
July 26 ,1894 –May 16 ,1963 ) was a backupcatcher inMajor League Baseball . He played ten seasons in theAmerican League with theDetroit Tigers (1920-29). Born inStaunton, Virginia , he attendedWake Forest University and the University of North Carolina.During most of Woodall's playing career, he played behind two starting catchers of the Tigers,
Johnny Bassler andOscar Stanage . For one season in 1927, however, he played a career-high 86 games at catcher during managerGeorge Moriarty 's first season. Woodall posted a .997fielding percentage (committing one error), the best percentage among all starting catchers that season. He hit over .300 in three seasons and had a careerbatting average of .268 in 548 games. Woodall batted and threw right-handed.Woodall's post-playing career included stints as a manager in the
Pacific Coast League , then more than two decades with theBoston Red Sox , as a coach, director of public relations, and scout. He remained a Boston employee until his death at age 68 inCambridge, Massachusetts .External links
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