Woody Huyke
Elwood B. Huyke
Born: September 28, 1937
San Juan, PR
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Career: 1959-1973
Woody Huyke compiled a career batting average of .266 with 72 home runs and 482 RBI in his 1054-game career with the Hastings Giants, Monterrey Sultanes, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, Shreveport Sports, Lewiston Broncs, Binghamton Triplets, Birmingham Barons, Dallas Rangers, Vancouver Mounties, Columbus Jets, Waterbury Pirates, Sherbrooke Pirates and Salem Pirates. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1973 campaign.
 Monterrey Sultanes |
 Lewiston Broncs |
 Dallas Rangers |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Columbus Jets |
 Sherbrooke Pirates |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | 62 | 271 | 228 | 52 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 3 | 38 | 34 | .311 | .415 | .548 | .963 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 69 | 307 | 269 | 55 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 38 | .290 | .366 | .487 | .853 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 75 | 320 | 292 | 41 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 25 | 28 | .305 | .359 | .445 | .805 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 68 | 283 | 254 | 39 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 20 | 36 | .307 | .361 | .472 | .833 | 120 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 51 | 204 | 180 | 33 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 27 | .317 | .378 | .489 | .867 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 17 | 44 | 41 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .293 | .318 | .488 | .806 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Dallas Rangers | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 100 | 352 | 308 | 45 | 89 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 34 | .289 | .366 | .445 | .811 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 113 | 391 | 346 | 35 | 93 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 37 | .269 | .334 | .393 | .727 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 78 | 246 | 230 | 21 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 27 | .235 | .268 | .309 | .577 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 57 | 139 | 131 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .183 | .225 | .221 | .446 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 84 | 249 | 237 | 17 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .228 | .242 | .278 | .520 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 81 | 262 | 236 | 18 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | .237 | .286 | .288 | .574 | 68 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Waterbury Pirates | 70 | 249 | 232 | 18 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | .228 | .263 | .349 | .612 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .212 | .452 | .664 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Waterbury Pirates | 55 | 172 | 155 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | .239 | .294 | .316 | .610 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 52 | 161 | 146 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .226 | .292 | .288 | .580 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 9 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .167 | .267 | .167 | .433 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 1054 | 3720 | 3347 | 422 | 891 | 158 | 24 | 72 | 482 | 17 | 9 | 293 | 383 | .266 | .324 | .392 | .716 | 1313 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | 3B | 48 | 40 | 82 | 12 | 3 | .910 | 2.542 | ||||
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | SS | 17 | 22 | 56 | 10 | 4 | .886 | 4.588 | ||||
| 1960 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 3B | 69 | 87 | 155 | 22 | 23 | .917 | 3.507 | ||||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Shreveport Sports | 3B | 66 | 80 | 98 | 12 | 11 | .937 | 2.697 | ||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 3B | 60 | 56 | 118 | 11 | 17 | .941 | 2.900 | ||||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | C | 37 | 257 | 21 | 5 | 1 | .982 | 7.514 | 6 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 3B | 10 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .889 | 2.400 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Binghamton Triplets | C | 10 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | C | 80 | 517 | 34 | 12 | 3 | .979 | 6.888 | 10 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | C | 101 | 729 | 46 | 6 | 8 | .992 | 7.673 | 7 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | C | 68 | 439 | 44 | 7 | 4 | .986 | 7.103 | 6 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | C | 36 | 226 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 6.833 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | C | 64 | 312 | 40 | 1 | 4 | .997 | 5.500 | 3 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 1B | 5 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.000 | ||||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | C | 76 | 397 | 35 | 6 | 3 | .986 | 5.684 | 4 | |||
| 1970 | AA | EL | Waterbury Pirates | C | 66 | 336 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .986 | 5.409 | 1 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | C | 11 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .959 | 6.364 | 2 | |||
| 1971 | AA | EL | Waterbury Pirates | C | 50 | 299 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .997 | 6.300 | 7 | |||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | C | 44 | 271 | 20 | 5 | 0 | .983 | 6.614 | 4 | |||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | C | 6 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.167 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 924 | 4289 | 843 | 122 | 94 | .977 | 5.554 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Nebraska State League | Hastings Giants | SFN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Shreveport Sports | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Dallas Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1970 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1971 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Sherbrooke Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1973 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT |
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