Woody English
Woody English
Full name: Elwood George English
Born: March 2, 1906, Fredonia, Ohio
Died September 26, 1997, Newark, Ohio
Buried at Fredonia Cemetery, Fredonia, Ohio
First Game: April 26, 1927; Final Game: July 1, 1938
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 155
Woody English
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1927 CHI N 87 334 46 97 14 4 1 28 16 26 1 23 1 .290 .325 .365 0.3 1927 CHI N
1928 CHI N 116 475 68 142 22 4 2 34 30 28 2 15 4 .299 .343 .375 1.1 1928 CHI N
1929 CHI N 144 608 131 168 29 3 1 52 68 50 3 21 13 .276 .352 .339 0.5 1929 CHI N
1930 CHI N 156 638 152 214 36 17 14 59 100 72 6 11 3 .335 .430 .511 2.9 1930 CHI N
1931 CHI N 156 634 117 202 38 8 2 53 68 80 7 18 12 .319 .391 .413 2.7 1931 CHI N
1932 CHI N 127 522 70 142 23 7 3 47 55 73 2 12 5 .272 .344 .360 0.1 1932 CHI N
1933 CHI N 105 398 54 104 19 2 3 41 53 44 0 6 7 5 .261 .348 .342 -0.3 1933 CHI N
1934 CHI N 109 421 65 117 26 5 3 31 48 65 1 5 6 6 .278 .353 .385 0.5 1934 CHI N
1935 CHI N 34 84 11 17 2 0 2 8 20 4 2 3 0 1 .202 .368 .298 -0.2 1935 CHI N
1936 CHI N 64 182 33 45 9 0 0 20 40 28 4 6 3 1 .247 .394 .297 0.7 1936 CHI N
1937 BRO N 129 378 45 90 16 2 1 42 65 55 0 3 14 4 .238 .350 .299 -1.5 1937 BRO N
1938 BRO N 34 72 9 18 2 0 0 7 8 11 1 0 2 2 .250 .333 .278 -0.2 1938 BRO N
Total 1261 4746 801 1356 236 52 32 422 571 536 29 123 32i 57 .286 .366 .378 6.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1929 CHI N Daily Splits 5 21 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .227 .286 1929 CHI N
1932 CHI N Daily Splits 4 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .263 .176 1932 CHI N
Total Splits 9 38 3 7 2 0 0 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .184 .244 .237 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1933 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1933 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1927 CHI N SS 84 177 281 29 47 .940
1927 CHI N 3B 1 2 4 0 0 1.000
1928 CHI N SS 114 245 382 36 85 .946
1928 CHI N 3B 2 0 0 0 0 -
1929 CHI N SS 144 332 497 39 107 .955
1930 CHI N 3B 83 83 135 6 19 .973
1930 CHI N SS 78 173 251 16 57 .964
1931 CHI N SS 138 322 441 28 75 .965
1931 CHI N 3B 18 18 41 1 3 .983
1932 CHI N 3B 93 96 173 12 13 .957
1932 CHI N SS 38 66 102 8 17 .955
1933 CHI N 3B 103 80 173 7 9 .973
1933 CHI N SS 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1934 CHI N SS 56 61 109 5 22 .971
1934 CHI N 3B 46 74 132 5 5 .976
1934 CHI N 2B 7 10 19 4 4 .879
1935 CHI N 3B 16 8 25 5 2 .868
1935 CHI N SS 12 21 29 1 4 .980
1936 CHI N SS 42 75 127 5 27 .976
1936 CHI N 3B 17 14 21 0 3 1.000
1936 CHI N 2B 1 3 4 0 0 1.000
1937 BRO N SS 116 220 303 24 51 .956
1937 BRO N 2B 11 19 21 2 3 .952
1938 BRO N 3B 21 16 30 2 4 .958
1938 BRO N SS 3 1 0 0 0 1.000
1938 BRO N 2B 3 7 7 0 1 1.000
Total SS 826 1693 2523 191 492 .957
Total 3B 400 391 734 38 58 .967
Total 2B 22 39 51 6 8 .938
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1929 CHI N Daily SS 5 5 5 43.2 9 11 4 3 0 .833
1932 CHI N Daily 3B 4 4 4 34 3 4 1 0 0 .875
Total SS 5 5 5 43.2 9 11 4 3 0 .833
Total 3B 4 4 4 34 3 4 1 0 0 .875
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1933 NL Daily SS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Roy Henshaw to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Lonny
Frey (December 5, 1936 ).
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Brooklyn Dodgers (July 8, 1938 ).
Returned to Brooklyn Dodgers (February 23, 1939 ).
Sold by Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs (February 23, 1939 ).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals (May 16, 1939 ).
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