Phone: 602.496.1460 Gene Woodling 1943 Cleveland Indians Baseball Signed 3x5 Index Card Deceased $39.99 or Best Offer SPONSORED Gene Woodling (d. 2001) signed autograph Baseball 3x5 Index Card 6059-28 $15.00 $1.00 shipping or Best Offer SPONSORED GENE WOODLING Autographed Signed AUTO INDEX CARD 3X5 D. 2001 YANKEES $9.58 Was: $29.95 $3.24 shipping or Best Offer In fact, I consider 1959 my best year.. More important, he impressed Casey Stengel, who was managing the Oakland Oaks. Wed get down to a tie or one or two games ahead, wed play every day. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Historic sales data are completed sales with a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price. Woodling believed he produced more game-winning RBI in 1959 than any other season. 0 cemeteries found in Granger, Medina County, Ohio, USA. I hit around .385, and the Yankees bought me. When the writers used to question Casey on stealing bases, he would say, Why do we want to steal bases and take the bat out of the hitters hand? Casey used to say, Theres nobody on my ball club that doesnt go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. ). Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Gene played football and basketball in high school, but he came from a family known for good swimmers. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Betty was born May 22, 1922 in Parkersburg, W. Va. to the late George and Grace. Woodling had been sidelined for the last part of the 1954 season with a broken arm. Pete came home from work one day to share an opportunity of a lifetime career move with Milly, to join the NASA group in 1962 that had moved their operations from Langley Field to Houston, Texas. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. This is a carousel with slides. His 27 postseason hits included five doubles, two triples, and three home runs. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. We all were One source says he led four minor leagues in batting, beginning in 1940. Gene Woodling had 1,585 hits over his career. But when the season started, I sat on the bench all year. Born Aug. 4, 1921, in Milton, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Bessie (Keefer) Yocum. No way. That ball club operated a lot better than the major league clubs. Eugene Richard Woodling (August 16, 1922 June 2, 2001) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. Make sure that the file is a photo. Yeah, Casey got a good view of me. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Drag images here or select from your computer for Gene Woodling memorial. - Allie Reynolds in The October Twelve, Gene Woodling Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#101), Gene Woodling Miscellaneous Items of Interest. Who would you rather have? Woodling was inducted into the Baltimore Oriole Hall of Fame, confirming that his Baltimore years were his best in baseball. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. But he was probably one of the best all-around first basemen thats ever played baseball. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gene Woodling baseball stats page. Ranking Mickey Mantle with DiMaggio and Williams, Woodling concluded, You know, Mantle had the greatest ability of any guy who ever came to the big leagues in my time. See: http://www.paperofrecord.com/default.asp. Bats/Throws: L/R. Harder, maybe." - Allie Reynolds in The October Twelve Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. 1983 Card Collectors Company 1953 Bowman Black & White Reprint #31 Gene Woodling: $0.41: 1983 Topps Reprint 52 #99 Gene Woodling: $0.41: 1985 TCMA Playball 1947 #40 Gene Woodling: $0.58: 1988 Pacific Legends I/II #5 Gene Woodling: $0.34: 1989 Swell Baseball Greats #102 Gene Woodling: $0.26: You hit the least amount of balls down the line in a years time. ''I always said what I felt. Under Vernons tutelage, Woodling enjoyed a good season and a half in Washington, hitting .313 for the Senators in 1961 and .280 for 40 games in 1962, before he was sold to the Mets. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. I treasure that compliment, coming from Ted. Theres nothing wrong with the way DiMaggio hit at all. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Paul H. Woodling Jr. to show support. advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. But with the Mets, I got a lot of laughs with Casey! Gene Woodling had a .284 average over his career. Then we went on and won five World Series in a row. The first five years I was with New York we won pennants and World Series.. Thats what broke our streak. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Its always nice to come back home and do well. [1] Woodling also played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, and the New York Mets in their expansion year of 1962. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. [5] He was also a scout for the Yankees and the Indians. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Gene Woodling's Life Path Number is 2 as per numerology. On November 17, 1954, a record 17-player deal took place between the Orioles and Yankees, involving Woodling, future 20-game winner Bob Turley and Don Larsen, who would go on to pitch a perfect game in the 1956 World Series for New York. .avia-section.av-k6v62xgq-c0812a68936ee67ed4883eaa9d35be9b{ He was 78. You just brought back a fond memory for me as well. Milly and Petes children, Kerry, Jo and Steve consider it a blessing to have enjoyed so many years of love and security under the care of two people who lived with such passion and integrity. George R. Woodling, 91, of Stroud Township, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at home. Gene Woodling was born on Wednesday, August 16, 1922, in Akron, Ohio. I would have to say thats the most thrilling one.. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Gene recalled, Johnny Lindell hit the big home run. His peak RBI figure came with the Indians in 1957, when he slugged a personal-best 19 homers and batted in 78 runs. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Yankee Stadium was a big, big ballpark, except for down the lines. Of course, Cleveland was always good competition, because of the pitching, you know. Then World War II interrupted Woodlings lifeas the war did to the lives of millions of Americans. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. I would have to say that was my biggest break there, going with San Francisco and [manager] Lefty ODoul. inBarberton,OH, Buried: We do not factor unsold items into our prices. In addition to his wife, surviving are two children, Randy Woodling and wife Patricia of Muncy, and Vicki Woodling of Chicago, IL; two grandchildren, Rolland Woodling and wife Brittany, and Ryan Woodling and wife Joni; four great grandchildren, Keegan, Sophia, Mia and Francesca; and several nieces and nephews. Gene played football and basketball in high school, but he came from a family known for good swimmers. Register now to join us on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ. Woodling returned to the Indians along with Billy Cox from the Orioles for Dave Pope, Wally Westlake and cash before the trade deadline on June 15, 1955. Also see: Baseball Encyclopedia. 1870 Thats what Ted wrote on my picture. Failed to report flower. This account has been disabled. This page was last edited on 24 June 2013, at 14:18. Thank you for being good neighbors and even better, friends. Thank you. Do you have a sports website? Everybody looks at batting averages, RBIs, and all that. A few months before he turned 40, he was sent to the New York Mets, where old Yankees manager Casey Stengel was working on his latest project, the newborn Mets. Born on May 2, 1930 at the family home in Reeders, he was a son of the late Charles and Elsie (Serfass) Woodling and was a lifetime resident of Monroe County. He did win five in a row with the Yankees, and I dont think that will ever be broken., Regarding the Mets, Woodling said, Casey just made the statement, None of you guys are going in [the Hall of Fame] individually, but as a team, youre a cinch! Casey had the right idea about the Mets. He probably had a lot to do with me coming to the Yankees." Lo and behold, [in Baltimore] I was getting only one base hit a week. In his 17-season career, Woodling batted .284 with 147 home runs and 830 RBI in 1,796 games. We do have so many good memories. The next week I started hitting! In five World Series, Woodling hit .318 (27-85). San Francisco operated better than three-fourths of the major league clubs.. He was 76. Woodling had been in failing health since suffering a stroke in 1997, his wife, Betty, said. That sort of became a little bit of a gimmick for Hank and I. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. dmaith tv stand with led lights assembly instructions; casey stengel fox newskathryn newton robin newtonkathryn newton robin newton Yes! Would I want to go back today? Good memories of the little or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He was an outstanding baserunner. Its a God-given talent.. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). ''I tell you, I prayed a lot out there,'' he once said. His career lasted for 17 years starting with Cleveland in 1943 and ending with the 1962 expansion New York Mets. Bauer and I wanted to kill him. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The teams played several games on over half a dozen islands before the players resumed their military duties. In his first season with the Yankees, Woodling shared playing time with Hank Bauer, Johnny Lindell and Cliff Mapes. And in our day with the Yankees, you never used the words, Nice hustle. That was an insult. You could win pennants in those days with 92 or 94 wins. He taught a short time at Newport News High School before accepting a job in 1951 with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), forerunner to NASA, at Langley Research Center in Virginia.