George Woodend | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | December 9, 1917 |
Birth Place: | Hartford, Connecticut |
Death Place: | Hartford, Connecticut |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 22 |
Debutyear: | 1944 |
Debutteam: | Boston Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 2 |
Finalyear: | 1944 |
Finalteam: | Boston Braves |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 0–0 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 0 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 13.50 |
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George Anthony "Dandy" Woodend (December 9, 1917 – May 1, 1980) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games in Major League Baseball with the Boston Braves in 1944.[1]
Woodend was recruited out of a Hartford, Connecticut high school by the Philadelphia Athletics. Immediately following graduation in 1937, he was scheduled to report to the Athletics, where he said they would send him to Temple University.[2] He attended spring training with the A's in 1938, but was soon optioned to the Minor League Baseball Class A Williamsport Grays.[3]