Woody Wheaton

Elwood Pierce Wheaton

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 8½", Weight 160 lb.
• High School Upper Darby High School
• Debut September 28, 1943
• Final Game August 17, 1944
• Born October 3, 1914 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died December 11, 1995 in Lancaster, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Woody Wheaton spent 17 seasons in the minor leagues, hitting .297 in 1,729 games. He had 1,810 hits, of which 244 were doubles, 84 were triples and 27 were home runs. In 1939, with the Hazleton Mountaineers, he hit .428 with 17 doubles and 16 triples in 101 games (432 at-bats). As a pitcher, he went 90-77 in 250 appearances. In 1948, with the Welch Miners, he went 14-6 with a 3.53 ERA (as a batter, he hit .357 in 364 at-bats that season). In 1943 with the Lancaster Red Roses, he went 13-3. He also spent a few seasons managing in the minors.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1943	Lancaster (PA) Red Roses	Interstate League	83-55	1st	none	League Champs
1946	Rome Colonels	Canadian-American League	72-52	3rd	Detroit Tigers	Lost in 1st round
1947	Moline A's	Central Association		--	Philadelphia A's	--	replaced by Joe Glenn
	Martinsville Athletics	Carolina League		8th	Philadelphia A's		replaced Joe Glenn
1948	Welch Miners	Appalachian League	70-53	2nd	Philadelphia A's	Lost in 1st round
1949	Hagerstown Owls	Interstate League	49-89	8th	Washington Senators
1950	Welch Miners	Appalachian League		6th	Philadelphia A's		replaced Eddie Morgan on June 16
1952	Harrisburg Senators	Interstate League	9-37	8th	Philadelphia A's		replaced Buck Etchison (37-67) on August 8

Related Sites

• Woody Wheaton at the SABR Bio Project