1953
Born July 20, 1953
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Gary Woods Notable
b. July 20, 1953 · Oakland Athletics 1976, Toronto Blue Jays 1977–1978, Houston Astros 1980–1981, Chicago Cubs 1982–1985
Gary Woods played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1976 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1985.
Across 525 games he batted .243, with 251 hits and 117 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 50 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 418 games in the outfield, with 606 putouts and 5 errors.
He was born in Santa Barbara, CA, USA on July 20, 1953, and died on February 19, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | OAK | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1977 | TOR | 60 | 227 | 21 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 | 5 | .216 |
| 1978 | TOR | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .158 |
| 1980 | HOU | 19 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .377 |
| 1981 | HOU | 54 | 110 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 2 | .209 |
| 1982 | CHC | 117 | 245 | 28 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 48 | 3 | .269 |
| 1983 | CHC | 93 | 190 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 5 | .242 |
| 1984 | CHC | 87 | 98 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 2 | .235 |
| 1985 | CHC | 81 | 82 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | .244 |
| Career | — | 525 | 1032 | 117 | 251 | 50 | 4 | 13 | 110 | 86 | 187 | 19 | .243 |
On this day & linked events
2015
Died February 19, 2015
1976
Major-league debut: Gary Woods
Gary Woods made a major-league debut on September 14, 1976.
1985
Final major-league game: Gary Woods
Gary Woods played a final major-league game on September 27, 1985.
Image: Lion Photo, public domain