P Ed 'Woody' Birch #31
Age: 54 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
P ED 'WOODY' BIRCH #31 - AGE: 54 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/29/1920
Born in:Natchez, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1938, 8th Pick in Round 7
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1938 Dubuque - R 18 16 14 5 7 0 5.36 97.1 95 71 58 6 61 28 4 1 1.60 .262 4.99 0.6 83
1939 Dubuque - R 19 10 10 2 5 0 7.49 51.2 65 44 43 7 28 19 0 0 1.80 .317 7.10 0.2 80
1939 Mobile - A 19 28 0 3 2 1 4.99 39.2 35 25 22 0 30 23 0 0 1.64 .269 5.20 -0.1 95
1939 Evansville - A 19 4 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 9 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 2.05 .321 4.94 0.1 381
1940 Evansville - A 20 12 0 0 1 0 4.71 21.0 23 15 11 0 11 10 0 0 1.62 .307 3.54 0.2 86
1940 Nashville - AA 20 23 4 2 4 1 5.46 64.1 69 43 39 5 57 20 0 0 1.96 .294 6.13 -0.6 84
1941 Evansville - A 21 11 0 0 0 5 1.37 19.2 16 6 3 0 9 7 0 0 1.27 .246 3.76 0.1 294
1942 Mobile - A 22 29 0 4 0 2 2.36 42.0 39 12 11 0 29 26 0 0 1.62 .291 2.83 0.1 119
1942 Evansville - A 22 7 0 0 1 1 8.49 11.2 14 12 11 1 9 8 0 0 1.97 .325 5.00 -0.1 46
1943 Evansville - A 23 44 8 7 8 4 5.10 125.1 130 80 71 4 97 128 0 0 1.81 .362 3.59 2.9 98
1944 Mobile - A 24 31 0 4 3 6 1.57 46.0 40 11 8 2 24 56 0 0 1.39 .333 2.32 0.5 186
1945 Evansville - A 25 51 5 8 6 13 3.22 106.1 97 42 38 5 43 86 0 0 1.32 .295 3.62 1.4 133
1945 Nashville - AA 25 4 0 1 0 1 7.36 7.1 7 6 6 1 9 4 0 0 2.18 .273 7.18 -0.2 56
1946 Denver - A 26 26 26 10 9 0 4.79 171.0 181 105 91 16 94 117 3 2 1.61 .314 4.30 0.8 74
1947 Denver - A 27 41 5 10 1 4 3.73 120.2 114 64 50 10 78 88 0 0 1.59 .295 4.90 -0.2 112
1948 Denver - A 28 52 0 2 5 6 5.40 93.1 82 59 56 6 80 64 0 0 1.74 .289 5.36 -1.1 74
1949 Denver - A 29 47 8 2 7 8 5.95 110.1 121 74 73 6 78 49 1 0 1.80 .308 5.12 -0.8 65
Total DIX 27 4 3 4 2 5.65 71.2 76 49 45 6 66 24 0 0 1.98 .292 6.24 80.3
Total HL 295 52 39 38 41 4.64 785.2 787 459 405 48 503 559 4 2 1.64 .310 4.41 87.5
Total SEL 88 0 11 5 9 2.89 127.2 114 48 41 2 83 105 0 0 1.54 .296 3.38 125.5
Total UMVA 26 24 7 12 0 6.10 149.0 160 115 101 13 89 47 4 1 1.67 .281 5.72 82.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1938 Dubuque - R P 16 14 6 11 2 19 2 .895 97.1 1.57 -1.5 .889
1939 Evansville - A P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 -0.4 .972
1939 Mobile - A P 27 0 2 5 0 9 2 .778 39.2 1.59 -0.7 1.208
1939 Dubuque - R P 10 10 8 4 1 13 1 .923 51.2 2.09 -2.0 .660
1940 Nashville - AA P 22 4 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 64.1 1.40 -0.4 1.115
1940 Evansville - A P 11 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 21.0 1.71 -0.5 .724
1941 Evansville - A P 11 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 19.2 0.92 +0.3 .944
1942 Evansville - A P 7 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 11.2 0.77 -1.2 .000
1942 Mobile - A P 29 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 42.0 0.86 +0.7 .970
1943 Evansville - A P 44 8 5 14 0 20 1 .950 125.1 1.36 -3.6 .976
1944 Mobile - A P 31 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 46.0 0.78 -0.8 .601
1945 Nashville - AA P 4 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.0 .992
1945 Evansville - A P 51 5 3 12 1 15 0 1.000 106.1 1.27 +0.8 1.179
1946 Denver - A P 26 26 8 15 1 24 1 .958 171.0 1.21 +1.0 .936
1947 Denver - A P 41 5 5 13 0 19 1 .947 120.2 1.34 -1.7 .778
1948 Denver - A P 52 0 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 93.1 1.25 +1.4 1.220
1949 Denver - A P 47 8 3 21 1 24 0 1.000 110.1 1.96 +0.8 1.040
TOTAL P 433 80 52 125 10 188 11 .941 1134.0 1.40 -7.9 .963
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1938 Round 7, Pick 7 - Boston Minutemen: 3B Earl HansonDrafted in the 1938 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 8, 104th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Milford (Milford; Milford, MA).
07/16/1938 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/1938 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Waterloo Chiefs with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/19/1938 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/13/1939 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
07/07/1939 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/29/1940 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/11/1941 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 9 months.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
12/24/1945 Released by the Montreal organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/23/1946 Signed with the Portland Green Sox organization.
04/28/1946 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tulsa Roughnecks with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/20/1946 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Wichita Rustlers with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
02/16/1950 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Seattle Thunderbirds organization.
02/21/1950 Released by the Seattle Thunderbirds.
10/14/1950 Retired from professional baseball.
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