Pete Wood

Pitcher, Baseball Player

1867 – 1923

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Who was Pete Wood?

Peter Burke Wood was a Canadian-American professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander, he played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1885 and 1889.

A native of Dundas, Ontario, Wood made his major league debut on 15 July 1885 with the Buffalo Bisons, the team which also featured on its roster his brother, Fred Wood. The brothers were with the team for the remainder of the season, at the end of which, Fred retired. After a passage of nearly four years, Pete Wood returned to Major League Baseball, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers during the 1889 season. His final game with the team was on 7 September.

Pete Wood died in Chicago six weeks past his 56th birthday.

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Born
Feb 1, 1867
Dundas, Ontario
Profession
Lived in
  • Dundas, Ontario
Died
Mar 15, 1923
Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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