Ken Wood

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: July 1, 1924 in Lincolnton, NC us

Died: November 22, 2007 in Myrtle Beach, SC

Buried: Cremated

High School: Central HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: April 28, 1948 (Age 23-302d, 10,505th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1953 (Age 28-326d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Kenneth Lanier Wood

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.4

995

223

.224

110

RBI

143

OBP

.298

SLG

.393

OPS

.691

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 2-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 35 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	34 (13-14-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 35 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
J Jensen	1
M Vernon	1
P Runnels	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	331	1	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.95	-0.140	2.43	-0.22%	-1.50	LF
2	332	2	Apr 17	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	6	.52	-0.045	1.20	-0.06%	-0.16	LF
3	333	3	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	6	.63	0.006	1.35	0.01%	-0.16	LF
4	334	4	Apr 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	6	.80	0.047	1.86	0.07%	0.50	LF
5	335	5	Apr 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-11	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	6	1.84	-0.264	3.93	-0.34%	-2.41	LF
6	336	6	Apr 21	WSH		PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.208	.408	6	1.06	-0.113	2.02	-0.13%	-1.99	LF
7	337	7	Apr 22	WSH		PHA	L,4-7	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.250	.517	6	.53	0.129	1.10	0.16%	0.63	LF
8	338	8	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.241	.499	9	2.54	-0.069	4.45	-0.07%	-0.35	PH
9	339	9	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.281	.267	.548	6	.72	0.037	1.32	0.04%	0.38	PH
10	340	12 (2)	Apr 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.258	.531	8	6.32	-0.138	9.98	-0.13%	-0.15	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	341	21 (8)	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.250	.515	9	.52	-0.015	.70	-0.01%	-0.33	PH
12	342	34 (12)	May 23	WSH		PHA	L,6-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.257	.242	.500	9	4.09	-0.093	9.02	-0.12%	-0.47	PH
							3-9		35	33	0	7	1	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	0		0	1	0	0	.212	.257	.242	.500		1.20	-0.658	2.46	-0.81%	-6.00

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