Floyd Wooldridge Baseball player

Floyd Lewis Wooldridge (August 15, 1928 – May 14, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 18 Major League Baseball games for the 1955 St. Louis Cardinals. The native of Jerico Springs, Missouri, was measured during his playing days at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).Wooldridge started eight games during his MLB career. Both of his victories were complete-game efforts. On June 23, he defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7–1 at Busch Stadium, scattering seven hits and issuing two bases on balls. On July 3, he defeated the Chicago Cubs 8–2 at Wrigley Field, giving up only five hits, walking three and striking out five.In 57⅔ major league innings, Wooldridge allowed 64 hits (including nine home runs) and 31 earned runs, walking 27 and striking out 14. During his minor league career (1950–53; 1955–57) he appeared in 193 games and posted a 59–62 won/lost record.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 25, 1928
Birth place
Jerico Springs Missouri
Date of deathMay 14, 2008
Place of death
Springfield Missouri

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Baseball player

Career startMay 01, 1955
Career endAugust 15, 1955
batting sideRight
former teams
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Pitcher
teams
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

Floyd Wooldridge on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=wooldfl01