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George Woodend

George Woodend

American baseball player (1917-1980)

George Anthony "Dandy" Woodend (December 9, 1917 – May 1, 1980) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves in 1944.[1]

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Woodend was recruited out of a Hartford, Connecticut high school by the Philadelphia Athletics. Immediately following graduation in 1937, he was scheduled to report to the Athletics, where he said they would send him to Temple University.[2] He attended spring training with the A's in 1938, but was soon optioned to the Minor League Baseball Class A Williamsport Grays.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "George Woodend Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "American League". The Sporting News. July 1, 1937. p. 8.
  3. [3]
    Isaminger, James C. (February 10, 1938). "75-Year-Old Mack Puts Trust In Kids". The Sporting News. p. 5.


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