Roy Winton Wood (August 29, 1892 – April 6, 1974), nicknamed "Woody", was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball from 1913 through 1915 for the

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(1913) and Cleveland Naps/Indians (1914–1915). Listed at , 175 lb., Wood batted and threw right-handed. A native of Monticello, Arkansas, he attended University of Arkansas. In a three-season career, Wood posted a .231 batting average (77 hits in 333

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s) with one home run and 20

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in 119 games, including 33 runs, 12 doubles, four

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and seven

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s. He played

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and all three outfield positions. Wood died in

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, at the age of 81.

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Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball outfielders Pittsburgh Pirates players Cleveland Naps players Cleveland Indians players Sioux City Packers players Cleveland Spiders (minor league) players Toledo Iron Men players Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players Baseball players from Arkansas 1892 births 1974 deaths {{US-baseball-outfielder-1890s-stub