He didnt have to apply himself. }, Cronkite School at ASU For he and Millys 50th Anniversary he reminisced about fishing: Freshwater in 3 countries and 12 states including 16 man-made lakes in Texas and 12 varieties of fish; Saltwater in Gulf of Mexico (from Florida to Padre Island), Atlantic (from Virginia Beach to Florida Keys) and Pacific (from Alaska to Ixtapa, Mexico) including 8 varieties of fish and 2 varieties of crab; Most memorable were the unique, single, trips but also enjoyed the many picnic lunches on the lake with family and not catching a thing. Stability analysis and simulation of the NACA X-15 research aircraft led directly to his interests in the manned space flight program already underway during project Mercury in the late 1950s. We count our blessings, too. Thank you. But the next year at Class A Wilkes-Barre of the Eastern League, Gene broke his ankle sliding into home plate. They used to call Hank and I the Gold Dust Twins. Some writer put that on us. 9,535th in major league history) Copyright 1999- ''I always said what I felt. Pete received a degree in Physics from the College of William and Mary in 1950. I had a good year, too [.274 in 81 games]. Since weve been out of baseball, weve been very close. The other Yankees who played in five straight World Series were Johnny Mize, Joe Collins, Vic Raschi, Ed Lopat, and Allie Reynolds. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Paul H. Woodling Jr. of Macungie, Pennsylvania, born in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, who passed away on November 5, 2021, at the age of 49, leaving to mourn family and friends. He had the guts of a burglar, to bring me back in that town. Those were good days on Imperial Dr #148. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, second edition, 1997. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. And we went over there and won em both in their ballpark. Woodling hit a solo home run in each World Series from 1951 through 1953, and, in 1951, helped Allie Reynolds secure his first of two no-hitters on the season, when he homered in a 10 win over Bob Feller and the Indians. But down the lines dont mean nothing. ; and two grandchildren. Pete was a loving and devoted husband, dad, granddad and mentor. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Try again later. With them, Woodling had what was probably his best year, 1953. It was a good league. Please accept Echovita's sincere condolences. The Yankees offered three or four ballplayers, plus $100,000. Right-center and left-center is where you hit most of the balls. Woodling was appointed on November 20, 1963 as the Orioles' first-base coach by former Yankees teammate Hank Bauer, who had become the team's manager one day earlier. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Gene Woodling weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing. Kerry, so very sorry to hear of you fathers passing. A moderate home run hitter, he was in double figures nine different times with a peak of 19 in 1957. During the last eighteen years weve lived about as nice a life as a retired ballplayer could live. ''I liked Stengel, but I did a lot of fussing with him,'' Woodling recalled. He could really play. 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Legend of theNew York Yankees, his bat helped the team to four straight World Series titles from 1949 to 1952. His education: East Community Learning Center High School. based on information from your browser. "I think I hit about .900 against (Stengel's) club. In January 1946 he was mustered out of the Navy. He was one of the youngest players in the league when he started in 1943, and one of the oldest in his last year in 1962. That wasnt good enough! https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5861204/gene-woodling. To use this feature, use a newer browser. When you talk about players like that, youre talking about a fine line anyway.. [1], "Gene Woodling Dies at 78; Won 5 Titles With Yankees", "The Baseball Biography Project: Gene Woodling", "Cleveland Swaps Westlake, Pope for Woodling and Billy Cox,", Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (1 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (2 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, Gene Woodling Oral History Interview (3 of 3) - National Baseball Hall of Fame Digital Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gene_Woodling&oldid=1142741756, September 23,1943,for theCleveland Indians, September 15,1962,for theNew York Mets, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 03:25. As an outfielder, he recorded a .989 fielding percentage. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Paul H. Woodling Jr. to show support. RONALD WOODLING OBITUARY Ronald Irvin Woodling, 78 of The Villages, Florida passed away on June 11th, 2017 after a long 2- 1/2 years of battling cancer. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Woodling and Leslie Woodling; and a sister, Frances LeBar.Services will be held on Monday, January 31, from the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main Street, Stroudsburg with visitation beginning at 1:30PM followed by the funeral service at 2:00PM with Pastors Dana Antal and Lynda Keefer officiating. We played hard, and thats the reason we won. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? making a donation to Baseball Almanac : mickey mantle longest home runschannel 13 weather girl pregnant; 26-27, 87-90. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. 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. Feb 7, 2014 LEWISBURG Bernice H. (Yocum) Woodling, 92, of Lewisburg, passed away on Feb. 4, 2014, at RiverWoods in Lewisburg. He probably had a lot to do with me coming to the Yankees." Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Casey got a lot of publicity out of it, but the press overplayed that. But some teammates recalled him screaming at Stengel when his name was left off the lineup card. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. '', See the article in its original context from. Gene never forgave him.''. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Mickey should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: An excellent glove man, he led American League outfielders in fielding percentage in 1952 and 1953 with a record of .996 both years. The Navy big guns included Detroits Virgil Trucks and Barney McCosky, Washingtons Mickey Vernon, Cincinnatis Johnny Vander Meer, Philadelphias Pinky May, and Brooklyns Pee Wee Reese. 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. Woodling averaged an even .300 with 14 round-trippers and 77 RBI in 1959, after hitting .275 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in his first full season with the Orioles. He said, of course, the highlight of his career was the first lunar landing, July 1969. Richie Ashburn [.306] had a good year that year, and Gil Hodges [.252], Frank Thomas [.266]. He said everyone was either too young or too old. More information on Gene Woodling can be found here. He played alongside baseball legends like Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle. Milly and Pete celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on January 19, 2021 but said a tearful goodbye to his sweet life-companion and greatest friend, Milly, on June 29, 2021. As Jerry Coleman, the Yankee infielder, remembered it: ''Casey was livid. He was a key outfielder on the New York Yankees' teams that won the World Series from 1949-53. Yankee Stadium was a big, big ballpark, except for down the lines. He flew us back home all the time for our families. (Age 40-031d) https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Gene_Woodling&oldid=778526, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball. He loved fishing and RV camping with Milly and any family or friends who wanted to join them. Roger Craig lost 24 games that year and probably pitched the best baseball that he pitched in his career. We will miss you, and my condolences to Steve ,Kerry and Jo and all the family, youll are in our prayers. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Gene Woodling I found on Findagrave.com. My wife said they had the cleanest rest rooms of any she saw in ballparks in my whole career., In 1949 the Yankees hired a new manager, Casey Stengel, who had managed Oakland in the PCL in 1948. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.neptunesociety.com/location/west-covina-cremat for the Woodling family. There was a problem getting your location. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. Born Aug. 4, 1921, in Milton, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Bessie (Keefer) Yocum. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder between 1943 and 1962, most prominently as a member of the New York Yankees dynasty that won five consecutive World Series championships between 1949 to 1953. Pete was up and working on it early in the morning so we could do it again that evening. Or write about sports? - Gene Woodling. Then came a premature announcement and the whole thing was snap used. He attended Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church and enjoyed working, hunting and gardening. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 12:52AM. It still wasnt enough. .avia-section.av-k6v62xgq-c0812a68936ee67ed4883eaa9d35be9b{ Woodling ended with a .386 on-base percentage and 1,585 career hits in 5,587 at bats. cemeteries found in Granger, Medina County, Ohio, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Find out more. Ronald was a graduate of Montgomery High School, Class of 1964. His older brother "Red" won a national title while swimming for Ohio State University. He was 76. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Im not knocking DiMaggio. And dont you know? The Yankees did nothing but win, so everything worked out great. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. A native of Akron, Ohio, whose father worked in a rubber factory, Woodling was signed out of high school by a Cleveland Indians scout, Bill Bradley, who had previously discovered Tommy Henrich, originally an Indians minor leaguer but later the Yankee outfield star known as Old Reliable. We are sad to announce that on March 17, 2021, at the age of 83, Marlene Woodling (Torrance, California) passed away. norfolk daily news obituaries today; montgomery county, texas property tax rate 2022; laminatove podlahy skusenosti; does the drug ice taste salty. Born in Ocala, Florida on June 12, 1922 she was a daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Jones) Usher. ''I don't feel it was unfair how good the Yankees were,'' Woodling once said. I hit around .385, and the Yankees bought me. The Yankees trailed the Boston Red Sox by one game with two games left to play in the 1949 season. I was born in Akron. That's an insult. I would have to say that was my biggest break there, going with San Francisco and [manager] Lefty ODoul. The prices shown are the lowest prices available for Gene Woodling the last time we updated. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. I knew Pete a little bit professionally and liked him a lot. 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: He wasnt funny on the other side, with the Yankees. Do you have a blog? We present them here for purely educational purposes. Gene Woodling had a .284 average over his career. Woodling wound up in Hawaii in late 1944. var pfHeaderImgUrl = '';var pfHeaderTagline = '';var pfdisableClickToDel = 0;var pfHideImages = 0;var pfImageDisplayStyle = 'right';var pfDisablePDF = 0;var pfDisableEmail = 0;var pfDisablePrint = 0;var pfCustomCSS = 'https://www.baseball-almanac.com/css/print.css';var pfBtVersion='2';(function(){var js,pf;pf=document.createElement('script');pf.type='text/javascript';pf.src='//cdn.printfriendly.com/printfriendly.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(pf)})(); Did you know that you can compare Gene Woodling to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the It was an amazing network of friends, neighbors and colleagues. Died: June 2, 2001 at Barberton, O. Lopez was a veteran by then, while the 24-year-old Woodling had played 69 big league games and served two full seasons (1944-45) in the military during WWII. Gene Woodling Stats, Fantasy & News. Everybody looks at the bat. dmaith tv stand with led lights assembly instructions; casey stengel fox newskathryn newton robin newtonkathryn newton robin newton Add to your scrapbook. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. I could only hit .398, .394, and .385 standing up. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. The recruit (as rookies were often called) led the Class D circuit with a .398 mark and made the All-Star team. So Fortunate to grow up in a nice safe neighborhood where everyone took care and watched out for one another. DiMaggio was a tremendous all-around ballplayer, no question. Woodling believed he produced more game-winning RBI in 1959 than any other season. He returned to China in. The 17-player deal featured himself, shortstop Willie Miranda, and catcher Gus Triandos. Still, Woodlings contributions to five straight World Series winners are part of a team record that was matched by only eleven other ballplayersall of whom were his teammates with the New York Yankees. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Many thanks to him. But Woodling was remembered for one misadventure in left field, his dropping a fly ball hit by the Phillies' Andy Seminick with the Yankees one out away from sweeping Philadelphia in the 1950 World Series. Purchase a Gene Woodling from the experts at Sports Collectibles. Drag images here or select from your computer for Gene Woodling memorial. He was signed by the Yankees after leading four different minor league teams in hitting. I led every minor league I was in in hitting, Woodling recalled in 1997, and when I got to the big leagues, they said I couldnt hit. In addition to his wife, of Medina, Ohio, Woodling is survived by a son, Gene, of Akron; two daughters, Pamela Golden, of Medina, and Kimberly Struble, of Plano, Tex. As your kids have stated over and over, you and Milly were the perfect example of a good marriage. However, his swim coach also coached baseball during Woodling's senior year in high school, and induced Gene to try baseball. Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season, View Player Bio He was as hard as one. Theres nothing wrong with the way DiMaggio hit at all. He was stationed not far from Pearl Harbor, along with many Navy recruits and athletes, including ballplayers like Virgil Trucks, who became a close friend. [1] Woodling died at the age of 78 in a nursing home in Wadsworth, Ohio on June 2, 2001. Get the best deals on Gene Woodling Baseball Sports Trading Cards & Accessories when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. One source: Gene Woodling's New York Times obituary. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. You can always change this later in your Account settings. New York: Macmillan Publishing, Ninth edition, 1993, and Baseball America, Inc. He is known for 1949 World Series (1949), 1953 World Series (1953) and 1950 World Series (1950). Year Team League; 1949: New York Yankees: AL: 1950: New York Yankees: AL: 1951: New York Yankees Gene Woodling had 147 home runs over his career. During his senior year, East Highs swimming coach also became the baseball coach, so Gene was persuaded to try the diamond. We used to call Gene, Rock. Gene believed training to be a first-class swimmer and being a tough competitor helped him make the big leagues. He was fun-loving and silly but serious when teaching his kids the importance of honesty, integrity, responsibility and fidelity. Theres no way in the world you can figure out hitting, no way in the world. The percentage is against you, and we had the hitters. Search instead in Creative? All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We will miss you, Dad. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. from the SABR BioProject, More Gene Woodling Pages at Baseball Reference. in Akron, OH Playing alongside Joe DiMaggio and then Mickey Mantle, Woodling was among eight players who appeared in every victorious Yankee World Series from 1949 to 1953. The injury ended his season after 39 games, when he was averaging just .192. Woodling credited swimming with helping him understanding the value of training in baseball. While the Yankees had good hitting and good pitching, Woodling, who hated to lose, reflected, You have to have good pitching to win. Oops, something didn't work. He probably had a lot to do with me coming to the Yankees. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? I am a bit late in receiving the news of Petes passing. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. inBarberton,OH, Buried: Frances U. Woodling RUMFORD - Mrs. Frances U. Woodling, 94, died Monday March 20, 2017 at the Rumford Community Home where she resided. So you didnt say that to one of our ballplayers. We had very similar careers, except that I played longer than Hank., Reflecting on his favorite World Series, Woodling observed, Theyre all a great thing. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. More important, he impressed Casey Stengel, who was managing the Oakland Oaks. Asked why he hit so well against Cleveland, Woodling replied, I dont know why. Woodling was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 23, 1943, with the Cleveland Indians. He looked like a traffic cop out there, if you got to the eighth or ninth inning with a one-run lead. Gene Woodling prices (Baseball Cards 1988 Pacific Legends) are updated daily for each source listed above. ). Would you rather have a guy hit 40 home runs and drive in 110 runs, and his RBIs probably won you 10 or 11 ball games? They said I didnt want to play there, and this stuff. It was a wonderful time to grow up wasnt it. Born on May 2,. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Boston came in to New York, and Boston had to win one, but we had to win both games. Woodling played exclusively in the outfield in the major leagues, primarily left field. But he wasnt as good a hitter as Williams. He was released before the 1963 season, after publicly criticizing the front office's contract negotiations with Marv Throneberry. ''I tell you, I prayed a lot out there,'' he once said. And the same sweet message back to you Susan. September 23, 1943 He earned the name Old Faithful because of his timely hitting. I enjoyed working With Pete in several task during the early days of NASA at Langley and after the move to Houston.