Deck Woldt

Roy Julius Woldt
(Deck)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
• School Southwestern University
• Born October 22, 1919 in Egg Harbor, WI USA
• Died December 25, 2014 in Pampa, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Deck Woldt played in the minor leagues in 1939 and from 1946 to 1955. He spent most of his career in the high-offense West Texas-New Mexico League.

After playing for the Crookston Pirates in 1939, he had a six-year hiatus from playing baseball, before suiting up for the Clovis Pioneers and Dallas Rebels in 1946. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II.

In 1946, he batted .318 with 25 home runs, 11 triples and a .581 slugging mark in 140 games. The next year, he batted .302, though his home run total fell to four in 137 games. He had a .318 batting average in nine games in 1949 and in 1950, he batted .316 with 16 home runs and a .501 slugging percentage for the Pampa Oilers, with whom he played until 1955. He batted .319 in 1951 and .331 in 1953.