1932
Born August 24, 1932
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Hal Woodeshick Notable
b. August 24, 1932 · Detroit Tigers 1956, 1961, Cleveland Indians 1958, Washington Senators 1959–1960, Washington Senators 1961, Houston Colt .45's 1962–1964, Houston Astros 1965, St. Louis Cardinals 1965–1967
Hal Woodeshick played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1956 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967.
He went 44 and 62 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 847.3 innings in 427 games. He struck out 484 and threw 1 shutout. Across 428 games he batted .092, with 16 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1964, with 23.
He was an All-Star in 1963.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA on August 24, 1932, and died on June 14, 2009. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1963 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | CLE | 14 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .167 |
| 1959 | WSH | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 1960 | WSH | 41 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .069 |
| 1961 | DET/WSA | 19 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .100 |
| 1962 | HOU | 31 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .081 |
| 1963 | HOU | 55 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .130 |
| 1964 | HOU | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | HOU/STL | 78 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .071 |
| 1966 | STL | 59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1967 | STL | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 428 | 174 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 0 | .092 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | DET | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 71.2 | 71 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 3.64 |
| 1959 | WSH | 2 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 61.0 | 58 | 25 | 36 | 30 | 3.69 |
| 1960 | WSH | 4 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 115.0 | 131 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 4.70 |
| 1961 | DET/WSA | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 58.2 | 63 | 34 | 41 | 37 | 5.22 |
| 1962 | HOU | 5 | 16 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 139.1 | 161 | 68 | 54 | 82 | 4.39 |
| 1963 | HOU | 11 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 114.0 | 75 | 25 | 42 | 94 | 1.97 |
| 1964 | HOU | 2 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 78.1 | 73 | 24 | 32 | 58 | 2.76 |
| 1965 | HOU/STL | 6 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 18 | 92.0 | 74 | 23 | 45 | 59 | 2.25 |
| 1966 | STL | 2 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 70.1 | 57 | 15 | 23 | 30 | 1.92 |
| 1967 | STL | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 41.2 | 41 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 5.18 |
| Career | — | 44 | 62 | 427 | 62 | 61 | 847.1 | 816 | 335 | 389 | 484 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Died June 14, 2009
1956
Major-league debut: Hal Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick made a major-league debut on September 14, 1956.
1967
Final major-league game: Hal Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick played a final major-league game on September 4, 1967.