Gene Woodling
Eugene Richard Woodling
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 16, 1922 in Akron, OH
High School: East (Akron, OH)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1943
Final Game: September 16, 1962
Died: June 2, 2001 in Barberton, OH
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 CLE AL 20 OF 6 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 .978 2.38 0-1-5
1946 CLE AL 23 OF 37 81 81 0 0 0 1.000 2.19 .977 2.24 6-31-0
1947 PIT NL 24 OF 21 62 59 1 2 0 .968 2.86 .977 2.19 1-20-0
1949 NYY AL 26 OF 98 171 163 5 3 1 .982 1.71 .980 2.27 82-12-5
1950 NYY AL 27 OF 118 281 263 16 2 3 .993 2.36 .979 2.34 117-2-0
1951 NYY AL 28 OF 116 272 265 5 2 0 .993 2.33 .976 2.23 101-17-0 MVP-26
1952 NYY AL 29 OF 118 254 241 12 1 4 .996 2.14 .980 2.18 112-6-0 MVP-21
1953 NYY AL 30 OF 119 247 240 6 1 2 .996 2.07 .981 2.18 119-0-0 MVP-23
1954 NYY AL 31 LF 89 82 716.1 172 164 5 3 1 .983 -2.0 -3.4 0.0 2.6 -2.7 -2 2.12 1.90 .977 2.26 1.93
1954 NYY AL 31 OF 89 82 716.1 172 164 5 3 1 .983 -2.0 -3.4 0.0 2.6 -2.7 -2 2.12 1.90 .979 2.39 2.17
1955 TOT AL 32 OF 114 104 924.2 211 205 5 1 1 .995 -6.4 -8.3 -2.4 -0.9 -1.3 -4 2.04 1.84 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 TOT AL 32 LF 88 68 616.2 154 148 5 1 1 .994 2.9 5.6 1.9 1.7 0.2 1 2.23 1.74 .980 2.26 1.78
1955 TOT AL 32 RF 43 33 287.0 53 53 0 0 0 1.000 -10.3 -43.1 -5.3 -3.3 -1.8 -5 1.66 1.23 .981 2.05 1.73
1955 BAL AL 32 OF 44 39 352.1 77 76 1 0 1 1.000 -3.8 -12.9 -0.8 0.4 -1.1 -3 1.97 1.75 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 BAL AL 32 LF 26 18 165.1 41 40 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.1 -1 2.23 1.58 .980 2.26 1.78
1955 BAL AL 32 RF 25 18 166.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -5.0 -36.1 -3.0 -1.4 -1.5 -2 1.52 1.12 .982 2.05 1.73
1955 BAL AL 32 CF 4 3 21.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 57.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0 3.43 2.00 .988 2.87 2.55
1955 CLE AL 32 OF 70 65 572.1 134 129 4 1 0 .993 -2.6 -5.5 -1.6 -1.3 -0.2 -1 2.09 1.90 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 CLE AL 32 LF 62 50 451.1 113 108 4 1 0 .991 2.7 7.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 2 2.23 1.81 .980 2.26 1.78
1955 CLE AL 32 RF 18 15 121.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -5.3 -52.6 -2.3 -1.9 -0.3 -3 1.86 1.39 .980 2.05 1.73
1956 CLE AL 33 LF 85 82 725.1 155 149 3 3 0 .981 -3.2 -5.3 -0.2 1.1 -1.3 -3 1.89 1.79 .977 2.10 1.69
1956 CLE AL 33 OF 85 83 736.1 160 154 3 3 0 .981 -3.4 -5.5 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 -3 1.92 1.85 .979 2.34 2.04
1956 CLE AL 33 RF 2 1 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -21.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.82 0.50 1.000 2.13 1.80
1957 CLE AL 34 LF 113 109 943.1 234 222 10 2 0 .991 1.4 1.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 3 2.21 2.05 .980 2.10 1.70 MVP-15
1957 CLE AL 34 OF 113 109 943.1 237 225 10 2 0 .992 1.4 1.8 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 3 2.24 2.08 .980 2.24 1.97 MVP-15
1958 BAL AL 35 OF 116 112 893.1 193 181 7 5 1 .974 -6.7 -9.0 -3.7 0.6 -4.4 -3 1.89 1.62 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 BAL AL 35 RF 70 63 481.2 111 105 3 3 0 .973 -2.8 -7.0 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 -2 2.02 1.54 .980 1.99 1.69
1958 BAL AL 35 LF 60 49 411.2 90 84 4 2 1 .978 -3.9 -11.4 -2.9 -0.5 -2.5 -1 1.92 1.47 .979 2.09 1.62
1959 BAL AL 36 OF 124 118 976.2 216 210 2 4 0 .981 -2.7 -3.3 0.3 -1.1 1.5 -3 1.95 1.71 .980 2.22 1.96 AS,MVP-16
1959 BAL AL 36 LF 72 51 480.2 111 106 2 3 0 .973 1.2 3.0 0.2 -1.7 2.0 1 2.02 1.50 .980 2.06 1.68 AS,MVP-16
1959 BAL AL 36 RF 70 67 496.0 106 105 0 1 0 .991 -3.9 -9.4 0.1 0.6 -0.5 -4 1.91 1.50 .975 1.89 1.64 AS,MVP-16
1960 BAL AL 37 LF 124 117 936.2 216 207 8 1 0 .995 4.6 5.9 2.6 2.2 0.5 2 2.07 1.73 .984 2.14 1.67 MVP-24
1960 BAL AL 37 OF 124 117 937.2 210 202 7 1 0 .995 4.5 5.8 2.5 2.1 0.5 2 2.01 1.69 .982 2.25 1.95 MVP-24
1960 BAL AL 37 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70 MVP-24
1961 WSA AL 38 OF 90 89 720.2 164 154 8 2 0 .988 -8.3 -13.8 -3.3 -1.9 -1.4 -5 2.02 1.80 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 WSA AL 38 RF 76 75 613.2 133 126 5 2 0 .985 -12.0 -23.5 -5.0 -3.6 -1.4 -7 1.92 1.72 .976 2.06 1.75
1961 WSA AL 38 LF 16 14 107.0 30 28 2 0 0 1.000 3.7 41.5 1.7 1.7 0.0 2 2.52 1.88 .967 2.00 1.62
1962 TOT MLB 39 OF 78 70 567.1 112 109 0 3 0 .973 -4.7 -9.9 -1.7 -0.9 -0.9 -3 1.73 1.40 .977 2.12 1.84
1962 TOT MLB 39 RF 48 41 340.0 69 67 0 2 0 .971 -1.5 -5.3 0.5 1.9 -1.5 -2 1.77 1.40 .977 1.96 1.68
1962 TOT MLB 39 LF 30 29 227.1 45 44 0 1 0 .978 -3.2 -16.9 -2.2 -2.8 0.6 -1 1.74 1.47 .967 1.83 1.39
1962 WSA AL 39 OF 30 29 232.0 43 41 0 2 0 .953 -1.5 -7.8 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -1 1.59 1.37 .981 2.19 1.92
1962 WSA AL 39 RF 27 26 208.0 43 41 0 2 0 .953 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.3 -0.3 -1 1.77 1.52 .979 2.00 1.71
1962 WSA AL 39 LF 3 3 24.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.6 -80.0 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.03 1.60
1962 NYM NL 39 OF 48 41 335.1 69 68 0 1 0 .986 -3.2 -11.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 -2 1.83 1.42 .974 2.07 1.79
1962 NYM NL 39 LF 27 26 203.1 45 44 0 1 0 .978 -1.6 -9.4 -0.6 -1.2 0.6 -1 1.95 1.63 .967 1.81 1.37
1962 NYM NL 39 RF 21 15 132.0 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -14.5 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 -1 1.77 1.24 .973 1.90 1.65
17 Seasons OF 1566 884 7416.1 3052 2924 93 35 13 .989 -28.3 -4.6 -10.3 -0.2 -10.0 -18 3.66 1.93 .979 2.28 2.09 1215-93-320
9 Seasons (incomplete) LF 677 601 5165.0 1207 1152 39 16 3 .987 1.5 0.3 -0.5 2.7 -3.2 2 2.08 1.76 .979 2.13 1.71
7 Seasons (incomplete) RF 310 280 2230.1 473 457 8 8 0 .983 -30.8 -16.6 -10.8 -3.6 -7.1 -20 1.88 1.50 .978 1.99 1.70
1 Season (incomplete) CF 4 3 21.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 57.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 0 3.43 2.00 .988 2.87 2.55
17 Seasons TOT 1566 884 7416.1 3052 2924 93 35 13 .989 -28.3 -4.6 -10.3 -0.2 -10.0 -18 3.66 1.93 .968 2.28 2.09 1215-93-320
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1943 CLE AL 20 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6
1946 CLE AL 23 61 61 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 31 0 37
1947 PIT NL 24 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 21
1949 NYY AL 26 112 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 12 5 98
1950 NYY AL 27 122 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 2 0 118
1951 NYY AL 28 120 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 17 0 116
1952 NYY AL 29 122 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 6 0 118
1953 NYY AL 30 125 125 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0 0 119
1954 NYY AL 31 97 82 97 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 89 13 0
1955 CLE AL 32 79 65 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 16 70 12 1
1955 BAL AL 32 47 39 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 25 44 6 0
1956 CLE AL 33 100 83 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 2 85 17 0
1957 CLE AL 34 133 109 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 113 24 0
1958 BAL AL 35 133 112 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 70 116 21 0
1959 BAL AL 36 140 118 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 70 124 21 0
1960 BAL AL 37 140 117 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 1 124 23 0
1961 WSA AL 38 110 89 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 76 90 21 0
1962 NYM NL 39 81 41 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 21 48 39 0
1962 WSA AL 39 44 29 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 30 14 0
17 Seasons 1796 884 1796 1796 0 0 0 0 0 0 1217 93 318 1566 211 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 NYY AL 31 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 2 37 28 2 30 3 0 10 6 2 8 2 0 7 6 1 92 45 48.9% 41 5 5.4% 0 2961 65% 80% 28% 357 45%
1955 CLE AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 24 22 1 13 1 0 7 4 0 9 5 0 14 14 0 67 46 68.7% 20 1 1.5% 3 1933 60% 77% 32% 236 47%
1955 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 17 7 41.2% 9 1 5.9% 0 723 58% 79% 33% 87 46%
1956 CLE AL 33 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 32 24 1 14 3 0 16 4 0 9 2 0 9 9 0 80 42 52.5% 37 1 1.3% 2 3097 63% 76% 30% 316 48%
1957 CLE AL 34 2 0 1 1 0 10 1 4 2 3 40 30 1 41 5 2 27 19 1 7 0 0 17 16 0 132 70 53.0% 58 4 3.0% 6 4191 65% 76% 28% 520 44%
1958 BAL AL 35 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 16 11 0 13 1 0 13 10 0 6 0 1 5 5 0 53 27 50.9% 25 1 1.9% 3 1723 65% 80% 32% 184 47%
1959 BAL AL 36 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 19 17 0 14 2 0 16 13 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 55 35 63.6% 19 1 1.8% 1 2056 66% 80% 28% 230 47%
1960 BAL AL 37 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 4 0 4 35 28 0 24 5 0 21 14 3 8 0 0 16 16 0 104 63 60.6% 38 3 2.9% 5 4026 63% 77% 26% 425 51%
1961 WSA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 1 1 6 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 17 10 58.8% 6 1 5.9% 1 485 51% 80% 25% 58 52%
1962 NYM NL 39 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 5 5 0 26 15 57.7% 11 0 0.0% 0 956 61% 81% 30% 86 51%
1962 WSA AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 118 60% 76% 23% 9 0%
9 Seasons 15 0 14 1 5 39 1 14 7 14 221 174 5 169 23 3 120 78 7 57 10 2 79 77 1 646 362 56.0% 265 18 2.8% 21 22269 63% 78% 29% 2508 47%
MLB Averages 56.6% 2.3% 62% 78% 29% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 6 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 19 5 26.3% 14 0 0.0% 0 802 60% 77% 28% 67 42%
1955 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 19 5 26.3% 14 0 0.0% 0 545 59% 75% 26% 49 51%
1956 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 52 60% 65% 19% 3 33%
1958 BAL AL 35 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 26 8 1 12 2 0 6 3 0 7 2 0 6 5 0 57 20 35.1% 36 1 1.8% 2 2085 66% 78% 28% 220 50%
1959 BAL AL 36 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 8 0 6 0 0 5 3 0 6 0 0 7 5 0 51 16 31.4% 35 0 0.0% 0 2165 63% 78% 28% 191 55%
1960 BAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100% 100% 40% 0
1961 WSA AL 38 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 36 6 1 14 0 0 9 5 0 9 0 0 8 4 0 76 15 19.7% 60 1 1.3% 4 2747 66% 80% 27% 263 50%
1962 WSA AL 39 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 4 26.7% 11 0 0.0% 0 884 65% 80% 29% 68 60%
1962 NYM NL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0 6 0 0 6 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 26 12 46.2% 14 0 0.0% 0 620 59% 79% 28% 65 40%
7 Seasons 8 0 8 0 2 8 0 3 4 1 122 34 2 52 4 0 32 17 0 28 4 0 31 20 0 265 79 29.8% 184 2 0.8% 6 9905 64% 79% 27% 926 50%
MLB Averages 42.7% 3.2% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 86 73% 85% 31% 13 62%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 86 73% 85% 31% 13 62%
MLB Averages 42.5% 2.1% 62% 78% 29% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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