Peter Burke Wood (1 February 1867 – 15 March 1923) was a Canadian-American

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. A right-hander, he played parts of two seasons in

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, 1885 and 1889. A native of

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, Wood made his major league debut on 15 July 1885 with the

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, the team which also featured on its roster his brother,

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. The brothers were with the team for the remainder of the season, at the end of which Fred retired. Four years later, Wood returned to Major League Baseball, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1889. His final game with the team was on September 7. Pete Wood died in

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six weeks past his 56th birthday.

External links

Pete Wood Stats at ''Baseball Almanac''
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