Alvis Woods

Infobox MLB retired
name=Alvis Woods
position=Outfielder


bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|8|8
city-state|Oakland|California
debutdate=April 7
debutyear=by|1977
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1986
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.271
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=35
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=196
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (1977-82)
*Minnesota Twins (1986)

Alvis "Al" Woods (born August 8, 1953 in Oakland, California) is a former left fielder who played in Major League Baseball between by|1977 and by|1986. He batted and threw left-handed.

Woods reached the Majors in by|1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays, spending six years with them before moving to the Minnesota Twins in by|1986. In his rookie season he became the sixth player in American League history to hit a home run on the first Major League pitch he ever saw. He ended the by|1977 season with a .284 batting average in 122 games as the regular Blue Jays left fielder. He enjoyed a good season in by|1979, appearing a career-high 132 games while hitting .278 with 33 extra-bases. In by|1980, he recorded career-numbers in average (.300), home runs (15) and RBI (47). The next two years he shared outfield duties with George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Garth Iorg and Barry Bonnell, and also saw action as a designated hitter. In a seven-season career, Woods was a .271 hitter with 35 home runs 196 RBI in 618 games.

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