Pinky Woods

George Rowland Woods

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.
• School College of the Holy Cross
• High School Crosby High School (Waterbury)
• Debut June 20, 1943
• Final Game September 23, 1945
• Born May 22, 1920 in Waterbury, CT USA
• Died October 30, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Right-hander Pinky Woods was signed as an amateur free agent by the Boston Red Sox before the 1941 season and pitched thirteen seasons (1941-1953), in professional baseball.

Woods spent a little more then two years of his first seasons in the minors, breaking dead even with a 23-23 record and made his major league debut with the Red Sox on June 20, 1943. Woods stayed with the Fenway Park club for most of three seasons, pitching his last game on September 23, 1945. In his time in the big leagues Pinky won 13 and lost 21 with a 3.97 ERA, while appearing in 85 games.

Woods spent the rest of his eight years (1946-1953) in the minor leagues, two of those seasons with the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association, where he again broke even with an 8-8 record, appearing in 42 games and pitching 199 innings.

After this run Pinky spent the next seven seasons (1947-1953), with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. Woods was a double-digit winner six of those seven years, with his best numbers coming in 1949 when he tied for the league lead with 23 wins and helped lead his team to the PCL Championship and play-off titles.

Woods left the game during the 1953 year with an eleven season minor league record of 115-103 and a 3.99 ERA, while appearing in 318 games and pitching 1,754.2 innings.

After baseball Woods stayed in the West Coast area and died on October 29, 1982 in Los Angeles, CA. George Rowland Woods was 62 years of age.

Related Sites

• Pinky Woods at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Minors page