Smoky Joe Wood (Joe Woods)
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Boston Red Sox
label: Associated Name
content: Cleveland Indians
label: Associated Name
content: Yale University
notes: label: Description
content: 18-year-old Howard Ellsworth <i> Smoky Joe </i> Wood (1889-1985) first played Major League Baseball in 1908, joining the American League's Boston Red Sox. Known as <i>Smoky Joe</i> for his fiery fastball, the Missouri native established himself as one of baseball's most dominant pitchers, winning 34 games in 1912 and helping to lead Boston to two World Series titles (1912 and 1915.)
label: Description
content: After a hand injury kept him off the mound for almost two seasons, Wood was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1917, where he successfully transitioned into an outfielder, pitching rarely, and only in relief appearances. As an Indian, Wood won his third World Series ring in 1920; retiring after the 1922 season.
label: Description
content: Despite the premature end to his pitching career, Wood compiled an impressive 117-57 overall win-loss record, a 2.03 earned run average and 989 strikeouts. As a hitter, Wood had a lifetime .283 batting average.
label: Description
content: Following his retirement, Wood served as coach of Yale University's baseball team, leading the Bulldogs for 20 seasons.
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.030.05
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.030.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: card, baseball
label: Object Name
content: Card, Baseball
label: Object Name
content: postcard, baseball
label: Object Name
content: cabinet card
label: Object Name
content: baseball card
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm