#61 Woody English, Second Base, 34 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Woody English
3/2/1906 34 USA,OH,FREDONIA 5"10 160
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,000,000 1940 12 Year(s), 69 Days (2133 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 10 10 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 6 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 4 (Range), .944 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 10-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 7-13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | CHA | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | CHA | W 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 5-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @SLA | W 9-7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @WAS | L 1-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | PHA | W 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @DET | W 14-3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 153 | 585 | 166 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 86 | 100 | 67 | 75 | .284 | .359 | .409 | .767 | .818 | .125 |
Projected | 153 | 585 | 166 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 86 | 100 | 67 | 75 | .284 | .359 | .409 | .767 | .818 | .125 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 658 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 239 | 51 | 46 | 6 | 88.5 | 93.7 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 129 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .356 | .403 | .759 |
vs. RHP | 456 | 131 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 70 | 80 | 50 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .287 | .360 | .410 | .770 |
Close/Late | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .378 | .344 | .722 |
Scoring Position | 124 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .387 | .435 | .548 | .983 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 76 | 290 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 52 | 30 | 41 | .279 | .347 | .369 | .716 |
Road | 77 | 295 | 85 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 48 | 37 | 34 | .288 | .367 | .447 | .815 |
March/April | 25 | 98 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | .235 | .324 | .449 | .773 |
May | 24 | 94 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | .298 | .374 | .394 | .767 |
June | 25 | 90 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 11 | .244 | .364 | .300 | .664 |
July | 24 | 89 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | .292 | .347 | .393 | .740 |
August | 27 | 101 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 9 | .248 | .321 | .396 | .717 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 113 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 18 | .372 | .407 | .496 | .902 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1928 | 130 | 485 | 154 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 72 | 110 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 6 | .318 | .382 | .456 | .838 | PHA,AL |
1929 | 49 | 113 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | .327 | .415 | .460 | .876 | PHA NYY |
1930 | 153 | 561 | 170 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 99 | 112 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 29 | 2 | .303 | .391 | .414 | .804 | NYY |
1931 | 157 | 550 | 186 | 41 | 6 | 14 | 112 | 109 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 0 | .338 | .423 | .511 | .933 | NYY,AL |
1932 | 153 | 557 | 185 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 97 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 44 | 1 | .332 | .394 | .447 | .841 | NYY |
1933 | 139 | 516 | 180 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 90 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 32 | 4 | .349 | .405 | .490 | .895 | NYY,AL |
1934 | 153 | 591 | 187 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 78 | 109 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 37 | 5 | .316 | .384 | .447 | .831 | NYY,AL |
1935 | 149 | 575 | 176 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 107 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 54 | 2 | .306 | .378 | .417 | .795 | NYY |
1936 | 145 | 579 | 191 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 87 | 104 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 42 | 5 | .330 | .386 | .480 | .866 | NYY |
1937 | 152 | 572 | 196 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 86 | 116 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 34 | 4 | .343 | .408 | .500 | .908 | NYY,AL |
1938 | 147 | 559 | 182 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 102 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 36 | 2 | .326 | .382 | .472 | .854 | NYY |
1939 | 151 | 580 | 191 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 83 | 113 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 51 | 4 | .329 | .405 | .457 | .862 | NYY,AL |
1940 | 153 | 585 | 166 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 86 | 100 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 46 | 6 | .284 | .359 | .409 | .767 | NYY |
Total | 1831 | 6823 | 2201 | 415 | 65 | 126 | 993 | 1290 | 763 | 30 | 27 | 821 | 486 | 43 | .323 | .392 | .458 | .850 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1927, AAA | 137 | 501 | 175 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 81 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 26 | 3 | .349 | .461 | .513 | .974 |
1929, AAA | 101 | 347 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 84 | 87 | 36 | 11 | 3 | .369 | .492 | .611 | 1.103 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1928 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .167 | .500 |
1931 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .327 | .340 | .667 |
1932 | 12 | 49 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .245 | .315 | .408 | .723 |
1933 | 11 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .277 | .333 | .404 | .738 |
1936 | 13 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | .222 | .344 | .333 | .677 |
Total | 52 | 209 | 51 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 2 | .244 | .331 | .359 | .689 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 36 | 32 | 75 | 116 | 27 | 191 | 0 | 1.000 | 266.0 | 6.46 | | | | |
Shortstop | 119 | 117 | 166 | 405 | 69 | 594 | 23 | .961 | 945.0 | 5.66 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1927... Injured on 4/16/1927 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1928, off Carmen Hill (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1928, off Tim Mcnamara (WAS)... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (A) on 5/25/1928... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Injured on 9/6/1928 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1928, hitting .318 with 4 HR, 72 RBI... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to New York (A) on 4/25/1929 (Going to PHA: P Ed Walsh, 1B Joe Hauser, 2B Earl Webb. Going to NYY: 2B Woody English, C Wattie Holm, 2B Jack Rothrock)... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... 1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1932, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 8/21/1932... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1932, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... 9/25/1932: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,700,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Series with New York (A) in 1932... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Chicago (A) on 6/4/1933... Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game... Injured on 8/11/1933 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1933... Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game... Had 26-game hitting streak snapped on 7/21/1934... Injured on 8/24/1936 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... 10/5/1936: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,000,000 per year, for 4 years. Won World Series with New York (A) in 1936... Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1936... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1937, hitting .545 with 1 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1938, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 3 RBI... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Detroit on 4/21/1939... Hit for the cycle against Boston (A) on 4/27/1939... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 4/27/1939... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 7/12/1939... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/4/1939... Had 2000th career hit on 9/4/1939, off Tony Freitas (CHA)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1931 - .338 - 8th 1932 - .332 - 10th 1933 - .349 - 4th 1936 - .330 - 8th 1937 - .343 - 4th 1938 - .326 - 10th 1939 - .329 - 10th
| OBP 1931 - .423 - 3rd 1933 - .405 - 10th 1934 - .384 - 10th 1937 - .408 - 6th
| OPS 1931 - .933 - 8th
| Hits 1934 - 187 - 8th 1936 - 191 - 7th 1937 - 196 - 4th 1939 - 191 - 9th
| Doubles 1934 - 40 - 9th
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RBI 1931 - 112 - 10th
| Runs 1928 - 110 - 8th 1930 - 112 - 9th 1934 - 109 - 9th 1937 - 116 - 9th
| BB 1930 - 79 - 6th 1931 - 83 - 5th
| SB 1928 - 55 - 3rd 1930 - 29 - 9th 1932 - 44 - 3rd 1933 - 32 - 10th 1934 - 37 - 7th 1935 - 54 - 1st 1936 - 42 - 3rd 1937 - 34 - 5th 1938 - 36 - 4th 1939 - 51 - 1st
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