Woody English
Elwood George English
Born: March 2, 1906
Fredonia, OH USA
Deceased: 1997
Newark, OH USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Career: 1927-1938
Minor League Statistics
Woody English compiled a career batting average of .286 with 32 home runs and 422 RBI in his 1262-game career with the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers. He began playing during the 1927 season and last took the field during the 1938 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 87 | 374 | 334 | 46 | 97 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | .290 | .325 | .365 | .690 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 116 | 522 | 475 | 68 | 142 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 28 | .299 | .343 | .375 | .718 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 700 | 608 | 131 | 168 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 68 | 50 | .276 | .352 | .339 | .691 | 206 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 755 | 638 | 152 | 214 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 72 | .335 | .430 | .511 | .941 | 326 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 727 | 634 | 117 | 202 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 80 | .319 | .391 | .413 | .804 | 262 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 591 | 522 | 70 | 142 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 73 | .272 | .344 | .360 | .704 | 188 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 457 | 398 | 54 | 104 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 44 | .261 | .348 | .342 | .690 | 136 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 475 | 421 | 65 | 117 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 65 | .278 | .353 | .385 | .738 | 162 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 109 | 84 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | .202 | .368 | .298 | .666 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 232 | 182 | 33 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 28 | .247 | .394 | .297 | .691 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 129 | 446 | 378 | 45 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 55 | .238 | .350 | .299 | .649 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 81 | 72 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .250 | .333 | .278 | .611 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1261 | 5469 | 4746 | 801 | 1356 | 236 | 52 | 32 | 422 | 57 | 0 | 571 | 536 | .286 | .366 | .378 | .743 | 1792 | 32 | 29 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1927 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 84 | 0 | 0.0 | 177 | 281 | 29 | 47 | .940 | 5.452 | |
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1928 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 382 | 36 | 85 | .946 | 5.500 | |
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 144 | 0 | 0.0 | 332 | 497 | 39 | 107 | .955 | 5.757 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 135 | 6 | 19 | .973 | 2.627 | |
| 1930 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 78 | 0 | 0.0 | 173 | 251 | 16 | 57 | .964 | 5.436 | |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 3.278 | |
| 1931 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 322 | 441 | 28 | 75 | .965 | 5.529 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 93 | 0 | 0.0 | 96 | 173 | 12 | 13 | .957 | 2.892 | |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 102 | 8 | 17 | .955 | 4.421 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 80 | 173 | 7 | 9 | .973 | 2.456 | |
| 1933 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 4 | .879 | 4.143 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 132 | 5 | 5 | .976 | 4.478 | |
| 1934 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 109 | 5 | 22 | .971 | 3.036 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 2 | .868 | 2.063 | |
| 1935 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 4 | .980 | 4.167 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.059 | |
| 1936 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 75 | 127 | 5 | 27 | .976 | 4.810 | |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .952 | 3.636 | |
| 1937 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 220 | 303 | 24 | 51 | .956 | 4.509 | |
| 1938 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.667 | |
| 1938 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .958 | 2.190 | |
| 1938 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| Totals | 1248 | 0 | 0.0 | 2123 | 3308 | 235 | 558 | .959 | 4.352 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .190 | .227 | .286 | .513 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .176 | .263 | .176 | .440 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .184 | .244 | .237 | .481 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 43.7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .833 | 4.122 | 4.000 |
| 1932 | NL | Chicago Cubs | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.853 | 1.750 |
| Totals | 9 | 9 | 77.7 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | .844 | 3.129 | 3.000 |
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