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(Redirected from Wally Hood (MLB outfielder)) American baseball player For other people named Wally Hood, see Wally Hood (disambiguation).

Baseball player

Wally Hood
Hood with the Los Angeles Angels, circa 1923 to 1928.
Outfielder/First baseman
Born: (1895-02-09)February 9, 1895 Whittier, California, U.S.
Died: May 2, 1965(1965-05-02) (aged 70) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1920, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
April 22, 1922, for the Brooklyn Robins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.238
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	5
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Brooklyn Robins (1920) Pittsburgh Pirates (1920) Brooklyn Robins (1921–1922)

Wallace James Hood Sr. (February 9, 1895 – May 2, 1965), was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Robins from 1920 to 1922. He appeared in the baseball film Warming Up (1928), the first sound feature released by Paramount Pictures.

Career

Hood played in the Major Leagues with National League teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1920 and the Brooklyn Robins for two seasons, where he mostly played outfield and some first base.

He was sent back down to the minors, mainly playing for the Los Angeles Angels in the Pacific Coast League from 1923 to 1928. His last season, he played for the Sacramento Solons in 1930.

He then served as an umpire in the Pacific Coast League from 1935 to 1943.

Military service

Prior to his professional baseball career, Hood served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War I. During his military service, he reached the rank of second lieutenant.

His son, Wally Hood, Jr. pitched for the New York Yankees in 1949 for two games.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Wally Hood at Find a Grave

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Members of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame

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