Smoky Joe Wood
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Smoky joe wood. He had several famous pitching duels with Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Perry Johnson. The Hub Hose Heroes clinched the World Championship that year against John McGraws New York Giants. Howard Ellsworth Smoky Joe Wood had an eleven-year major league career as a pitcher from 1908-1915 with the Red Sox.
Joe Wood a former Boston Red Sox pitcher known to old-time fans as Smoky Joe died Saturday at a convalescent home. A native of Kansas City Mo Mr. He was buried in the Wood family ancestral grounds in Shohola Pennsylvania.
Six months later on July 27 1985 Smoky Joe Wood died at the age of 95 while residing at a convalescent home in New Haven. Wood Family Cemetery Shohola PA High School. WINNER OF THE 2014 SEYMOUR MEDAL sponsored by the Society for American Baseball Research and finalist for 2014 SABR Larry Ritter Award Though his pitching career lasted only a few seasons Howard Ellsworth Smoky Joe Wood was one of the most dominating figures in baseball historya man many consider the best baseball player who is not in the Hall of Fame.
A sportswriter for the Boston Globe stated that Woods pitches had a lot of smoke on the ball. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915 where he was primarily a pitcher and for the Cleveland Indians from 1917 to 1922 where he was primarily an outfielder. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915 where he was primarily a pitcher and for the Cleveland Indians from 1917 to 1922 where he was primarily an outfielderWood is one of only 13 pitchers to win 30 or more games in one season going 345 in 1912 since 1900.
October 25 1889 in Kansas City MO us. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Howard Ellsworth Smoky Joe Wood October 25 1889 July 27 1985 was a professional baseball player for 14 years. July 27 1985 in West Haven CT.
Handwritten letter from Smoky Joe Wood A 14-year Major League veteran Joe Wood played for the Red Sox from 1908-1915 as a pitcher and for the Indians from 1917-1922 as an. He started out playing on amateur baseball teams in Ouray Colorado. Eighteen-year-old rookie Joe Wood joined the Red Sox in 1908 and after three mediocre seasons had his breakout year in 1911 winning 23 games with a 202 ERA a.