Woody Wagenhorst

Ellwood Otto Wagenhorst

• Bats Left, Throws Unknown
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University
• Debut June 25, 1888
• Final Game June 26, 1888
• Born June 3, 1863 in Gouldsboro, PA USA
• Died February 14, 1946 in Washington, DC USA

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Biographical Information

Wagenhorst at Princeton in 1888

Woody Wagenhorst came out of Princeton University to play two games for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888. He was five years older than Ed Delahanty, a rookie and teammate who had made his major league debut a month earlier than Woody.

A number of sources say that Wagenhorst also attended Penn. He also apparently played football at both Princeton and Penn.

"Wagenhorst, late of Princeton, played third base and did well." - Sporting Life's report of Woody Wagenhorst's first major league game on June 25, 1888