gene woodling obituary
New York: Macmillan Publishing, Ninth edition, 1993, and Baseball America, Inc. Born May 6, 1945 in Montgomery, he was the youngest son and the twelfth of thirteen children born to the late John S. and Edna P. (Metzger) Woodling. Eugene Richard Woodling Born: August 16, 1922 at Akron, O. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that you can compare Gene Woodling to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the There were only twelve of us that stayed through the five-in-a-row, you know. He was the husband of Lorraine (Tamulis) Woodling with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Try again later. You hit the least amount of balls down the line in a years time. You ought to make Williams hit with one hand, and make Mantle run with one leg!, In 1961, when Woodling was drafted by the new Washington Senators, he wasnt surprised: They were making expansion teams, and they had to have bodies. This account has been disabled. Woodling's overall hitting skills compare very favorably with those of his Baltimore Orioles teammate, Bob Nieman, who played several fewer years. Gene Woodling had a long major league career (17 years) and was an above-average contact hitter with a keen eye who seldom struck out. This page was last edited on 24 June 2013, at 14:18. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. GREAT NEWS! Ive got a picture here from Ted Williams, who I played against for years, who said I was the toughest guy that he ever played against in the eighth or ninth inning. His education: East Community Learning Center High School. He served as the manager of the Athletics in both Kansas City ( 1961 -62) and in Oakland ( 1969 ), as well as the Baltimore Orioles ( 1964 -68), guiding the Orioles to the World Series title in 1966, a four-game sweep over the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers. Woodling returned to the Indians along with Billy Cox from the Orioles for Dave Pope, Wally Westlake and cash before the trade deadline on June 15, 1955. He said everyone was either too young or too old. You just brought back a fond memory for me as well. From 1949 through 1952, his hitting helped the New York Yankees win four consecutive World Series titles. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Medina County Gazette Newspaper Archives (1870-1979) Browse by Year 1870-1979 (46 years available). Yankee ballplayers were supposed to be like DiMaggio, you know, but I wasnt ever like DiMaggio. George R. Woodling, 91, of Stroud Township, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at home. August 16, 1922 Eugene Richard Woodling (August 16, 1922 June 2, 2001) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. Lopez lasted just 61 games with the Indians before his big league career was over. When Stengel became the Yankee manager in 1949, he got Woodling. But the thing we really never got credit for was our speed and our defense. If you can help us improve this players biography,contact us. Woodling averaged an even .300 with 14 round-trippers and 77 RBI in 1959, after hitting .275 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in his first full season with the Orioles. Gene Woodling, whose smooth batting swing and superb play in left field helped the Yankees win five consecutive World Series championships, died Saturday at a nursing home in Wadsworth, Ohio. But it was a fine World Series for Woodling, who hit .429 over the four games to tie the Phillies' Granny Hamner for batting honors. He said, of course, the highlight of his career was the first lunar landing, July 1969. Year should not be greater than current year. He taught a short time at Newport News High School before accepting a job in 1951 with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), forerunner to NASA, at Langley Research Center in Virginia. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. I wouldnt trade it for all the tea in China. I had three real good years for Baltimore. Gods blessings and comfort to you and your family. based on information from your browser. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Lopez was a veteran by then, while the 24-year-old Woodling had played 69 big league games and served two full seasons (1944-45) in the. We used to call Gene, Rock. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. But he was probably one of the best all-around first basemen thats ever played baseball. He mostly played left field (1,208 games) when he entered the majors, but appeared in 325 contests in right field and played 93 games in center. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.neptunesociety.com/location/west-covina-cremat for the Woodling family. Following the 1943 season, he enlisted in the Navy and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in North Chicago. Thats what broke our streak. He was quite a character wasnt he? God, I never saw so much money! The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. HANK BAUER OBITUARY Hank Bauer, a hard-hitting, hard-nosed outfielder for the New York Yankees and former major league manager who made his home in the Kansas City area, died today after a. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Baseball may have gotten me in the door, he said, but I did a good job for these companies, and I worked for Eaton for years. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5861204/gene-woodling. I actually gained a lot that one year, Woodling explained in a 1997 interview, by playing with these guys in 1944. He added, Mickey Cochrane said, If you lose, you go overseas! We won something like 50 or 60 games. Paul Fagan owned the ball club, and he was a very, very wealthy man. Woodling crowded the plate with his stocky 5-foot-9, 195-pound frame and was a difficult batter to strike out. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. They dont like you in the big leagues the way you are. So we made some changes. Woodling burned up the Coast League at a .385 pace and won the batting title. copyright=new Date(); We are sad to announce that on March 17, 2021, at the age of 83, Marlene Woodling (Torrance, California) passed away. Do you have a blog? The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. After the error, which allowed two runs to score and cost Whitey Ford a shutout, Stengel embarrassed Wood ling after bringing Allie Reynolds in to pitch. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1954. . He would laugh as we towed the Chevy Suburban in on the weekend after we told him how we totally tore off another axle. In Yankee Stadium, theyd have been running in after the ball! He played all or part of seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1943, 1946, 1955-57), Pittsburgh Pirates (1947), New York Yankees (1949-54), Baltimore Orioles (1955, 1958-60), Washington Senators (1961-62), and the New York Mets in their expansion year of 1962. [3] He set career-highs in home runs (19), runs batted in (78), and batting (.321) in 1957. His lifetime on-base percentage is a very lofty .386 - way above average. 1870 Pete was up and working on it early in the morning so we could do it again that evening. The owner was great, and Seals Stadium was a beautiful ballpark. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. In lieu of flowers, please take a kid fishing. DiMaggio was a very determined guy, you know. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The whole thing became a hassle and As a result Woodling stayed with the mets As a . I had a real good spring training in 1946. Gene then a met was about to retire As a player and apparently was All set to join the Yankees. I think one year a writer compiled that we hit into 88 less ground-ball double plays than any other team in the league. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? He hit .309 for the 1952 Yankees and .306 the following season, and he had three home runs in World Series action. He served in the Navy during World War II, playing on Mickey Cochrane's service team. Gene Woodling was born on August 16, 1922 (age 78) in Ohio, United States. Theres nothing wrong with the career Mantle had. Yes, that was a wonderful neighborhood to grow up in! During the last eighteen years weve lived about as nice a life as a retired ballplayer could live. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Then they traded me to Pittsburgh for Al Lopez. He batted .188 in 150 plate appearances for the Indians. Do you have a sports website? And you cant find the reasons why, because you try to hit everywhere. The first five years I was with New York we won pennants and World Series.. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. That was an insult. Purchase a Gene Woodling from the experts at Sports Collectibles. After playing with the Orioles, with the Indians for a second time, the Orioles again and then the expansion Washington Senators, Woodling was bought by the Mets in June 1962 and reunited with Stengel. This is my home, of course. ''Woodling used to fuss with me to play him more with the Yankees,'' Stengel said when his old left fielder joined the hapless Mets. Betty was born May 22, 1922 in Parkersburg, W. Va. to the late George and Grace. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Paul H. Woodling Jr. to show support. It was a wonderful childhood growing up next door to the Woodlings. More information on Gene Woodling can be found here. I loved his sense of humor. His 27 postseason hits included five doubles, two triples, and three home runs. He died on June 2, 2001 in Barberton, Ohio. Woodling was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1943, with the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees offered three or four ballplayers, plus $100,000. Learn more about managing a memorial . 1983 Card Collectors Company 1953 Bowman Black & White Reprint #31 Gene Woodling: $0.41: 1983 Topps Reprint 52 #99 Gene Woodling: $0.41: 1985 TCMA Playball 1947 #40 Gene Woodling: $0.58: 1988 Pacific Legends I/II #5 Gene Woodling: $0.34: 1989 Swell Baseball Greats #102 Gene Woodling: $0.26: Thanks for your help! His baseball career was interrupted by his military service in the United States Navy during the Second World War. Born April 29, 1928 to Rose and William Lloyd Woodling in Milton, Pennsylvania. Gene homered to lead off the fifth game at Ebbets Field, which was an 11-7 New York victory. George R. Woodling, 91, of Stroud Township, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at home. Thats the nicest compliment I ever received from a great hitter. In the 1953 World Series, the Yankees beat the Dodgers in six games. The Lopez-Woodling trade occurred on December 7, 1946. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. We all were He compiled a .318 batting average in World Series play. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. All rights reserved. On November 17, 1954, a record 17-player deal took place between the Orioles and Yankees, involving Woodling, future 20-game winner Bob Turley and Don Larsen, who would go on to pitch a perfect game in the 1956 World Series for New York. Gene Woodling had 147 home runs over his career. Give Mom a hug for all of us.. lol. A .300 hitter five times in a career spanning 17 seasons, Woodling was a key figure on the Yankee teams that dominated baseball in the decade after World War II. You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), Please reset your password. Pete never failed to remind his children of how important Millys support and encouragement was to his long and successful career. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. - Allie Reynolds in The October Twelve, Gene Woodling Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#101), Gene Woodling Miscellaneous Items of Interest. He was as hard as one. A left-handed batter adept at hitting line drives out of a crouch, Woodling had a .284 batting average for his career, playing for six teams, the last of them the original Mets of 1962. We used to call Gene, Rock. Woodling hit .274 in 81 games, but was dropped at the outset of spring training in 1963, then retired. You will be missed sweet friend. In my day, you couldnt get enough good pitching for 16 big league teams. Join our linker program. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Rest In Peace, Pete . Once I said that the Yankee uniform didn't make me a ballplayer. A year later in 1949, after we won the pennant and the World Series with the Yankees, San Francisco sent me 10 percent of my purchase price. Still, Cleveland scout Bill Bradley saw enough of Woodling to sign him. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Im not knocking DiMaggio. We got to change something, Lefty said. Or write about sports? After his retirement as a player, Woodling was a Baltimore Orioles coach and a New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians scout, signing Thurman Munson. The next week I started hitting! Thats where it all started. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Gene played football and basketball in high school, but he came from a family known for good swimmers. If He says youre gonna hit, youll hit until youre 100. 0 cemeteries found in Granger, Medina County, Ohio, USA. Woodling was appointed on November 20, 1963 as the Orioles' first-base coach by former Yankees teammate Hank Bauer, who had become the team's manager one day earlier. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Sorry! Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. We present them here for purely educational purposes. '', See the article in its original context from. Gene signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1943, spent two years in the United States Navy during World War II, then returned to play . No way. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 Pete received a degree in Physics from the College of William and Mary in 1950. Many thanks to him. Verify and try again. He and Milly worked joyfully to entertain family and friends at every opportunity, wherever they lived. During that time, Yankee manager Casey Stengel praised the outfielder's ability to run and throw. San Francisco operated better than three-fourths of the major league clubs.. But I guess the one year, 1952, when we played the Brooklyn Dodgers, we had to go back to Ebbets Field and win em both to win the World Series. ''I tell you, I prayed a lot out there,'' he once said. During his senior year, East Highs swimming coach also became the baseball coach, so Gene was persuaded to try the diamond. I would have to say thats the most thrilling one.. Basic HTML code is allowed. And we did. If I remember right, he retired as a Divisional Chief of Training Division. Good memories of the little Legend of theNew York Yankees, his bat helped the team to four straight World Series titles from 1949 to 1952. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Thank you too Susan! Weve updated the security on the site. Gene Woodling had a .284 average over his career. DiMaggio was a tremendous all-around ballplayer, no question. Family members linked to this person will appear here. of 2 NEXT on any other website. Truly a blessing. Theres no two hitters who do the same things. His work at NACA was primarily associated with the stability and control studies of high speed aircraft. Woodling, who batted .348 in that Classic, also contributed a seventh-game solo homer to help the Yankees win, 4-2, and clinch the clubs fourth straight World Series title. Then came a premature announcement and the whole thing was snap used. The family will gather for a small ceremony in honor of Pete and Milly on June 11, 2022. By the time he retired from the National Leagues New York Mets after the 1962 season, Eugene Richard Gene Woodling had accumulated a number of honors, including batting over .300 five times in his seventeen seasons. Throws: Right Bats: Left Height: 5.10 Weight: 195 Gene Woodling was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on January 27, 2009, and January 14, 2017. Gene Woodling played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators and New York Mets. He was the husband of Lorraine (Tamulis) Woodling with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. I would have to say that was my biggest break there, going with San Francisco and [manager] Lefty ODoul. Born on May 2, 1930 at the family home in Reeders, he was a son of the late Charles and Elsie (Serfass) Woodling and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County. Mantle could have set unbelievable records. If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. My wife said they had the cleanest rest rooms of any she saw in ballparks in my whole career., In 1949 the Yankees hired a new manager, Casey Stengel, who had managed Oakland in the PCL in 1948. Roger Craig lost 24 games that year and probably pitched the best baseball that he pitched in his career. Every time you steal a base, youre taking a gamble on getting thrown out, and taking the bat out of the hitters hand. We didnt have to do that. You know who does that for you? I could only hit .398, .394, and .385 standing up. He attended Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church and enjoyed working, hunting and gardening. September 23, 1943 Gene Woodling weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. Members of the Milton High School Class of 1971 hold their 40-year reunion in the Watson Inn, Watsontown, and a tailgate get-together the night before at Milton Alumni Field. That dont go over too good with fans, and they booed me. - Gene Woodling, talking about his great year in 1948 playing with the San Francisco Seals and playing against Casey Stengel's championship Oakland Oaks in the year before Stengel became Yankee manager, "I never wanted to hear a ballplayer saying 'Nice hustling'. [1], "Gene Woodling Dies at 78; Won 5 Titles With Yankees", "The Baseball Biography Project: Gene Woodling", "Cleveland Swaps Westlake, Pope for Woodling and Billy Cox,", Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (1 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (2 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (3 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene_Woodling&oldid=1142741756, September 23,1943,for theCleveland Indians, September 15,1962,for theNew York Mets, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 03:25. Thank you for such kind words. Gene believed training to be a first-class swimmer and being a tough competitor helped him make the big leagues. Although he only had 395 at bats, he led the American League with a .429 on-base percentage. gene woodling obituary | July 01 / 2022 | consumer math b unit 3 lesson 3consumer math b unit 3 lesson 3 Richie Ashburn [.306] had a good year that year, and Gil Hodges [.252], Frank Thomas [.266]. He played alongside baseball legends like Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. Gene never forgave him.''. Woodling believed he produced more game-winning RBI in 1959 than any other season. The Yankees trailed the Boston Red Sox by one game with two games left to play in the 1949 season. Then we went on and won five World Series in a row. So you didnt say that to one of our ballplayers. You knew who was going to pitch. And I did. The percentage is against you, and we had the hitters. I knew Pete a little bit professionally and liked him a lot. Frances was a graduate of Orlando Florida High School with the class of 1941. Ronald Eugene Woodling, 73, of Chicago, died peacefully with his son at his side on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Seasons Hospice in Chicago, IL of kidney complications. Playing alongside Joe DiMaggio and then Mickey Mantle, Woodling was among eight players who appeared in every victorious Yankee World Series from 1949 to 1953. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. He wanted the shutout. Try again later. cemeteries found in Granger, Medina County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. We have set your language to But we look at good years different than most people. Gene Woodling Dies at 78; Won 5 Titles With Yankees, https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/04/sports/gene-woodling-dies-at-78-won-5-titles-with-yankees.html. Surviving are his Wife Judy. Two-run homers by Brooks Robinson and Ronnie Hansen and a solo smash by Gene Woodling paved the way for Bud Daley's eighth defeat He has won 12. Betty E. Woodling, age 92, formerly of Granger Township, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Plano, Texas. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Woodling and Leslie Woodling; and a sister, Frances LeBar.Services will be held on Monday, January 31, from the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg with visitation beginning at 1:30PM followed by the funeral service at 2:00PM with Pastors Dana Antal and Lynda Keefer officiating. Gene Woodling was born in 8-16-1922. Trivia (6) The 17-player deal featured himself, shortstop Willie Miranda, and catcher Gus Triandos. (Age 21-038d, cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
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