Bob Wood (baseball)

Wood began his professional baseball career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Western League in 1895 at age 26. He remained with Indianapolis for three years.^[2]

Wood made his major-league debut in 1898 for the Cincinnati Reds. He played three years for the Reds from 1898 to 1900.^[2] In 1899, he hit .313 with a .404 on-base percentage with the Reds.

Wood jumped to the American League in 1900, appearing in 36 games for the Chicago Whitestockings. When the American League reached major-league status in 1901, Wood joined the Cleveland Blues. He spent the 1901 and 1902 seasons with Cleveland.^[2]

Wood spent the 1903 season with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He hit .324 in 121 games for Milwaukee.^[3]

Wood returned to the American League in 1904, appearing in 49 games for the Detroit Tigers. In 1905, he appeared in only eight games for the Tigers.^[2] His batting average collapsed in 1905 with only two hits in 24 at bats.^[2] He was sold to Buffalo in May 1905.^[4]

Wood concluded his playing career for Buffalo in 1905 and 1906, Toronto in 1906 and 1907, and Little Rock in 1907 and 1908.^[2]

He played the majority of his major league career (290 out of 382 games) as a catcher. Over his entire major league career, he had a .281 batting average with two home runs, 168 RBI and a .338 on-base percentage.^[3]

During his time as a baseball player, Wood also owned two farms in Ohio.^[1]

Wood died at his home in Youngstown, Ohio, in May 1943.^[5]