Wallace James Hood Sr. (February 9, 1895 – May 2, 1965), was a professional baseball player who played
outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...
for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the
Brooklyn Robins from 1920 to 1922. He served as an umpire in the
Pacific Coast League from 1935 to 1943. He appeared in the
baseball film ''
Warming Up
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'' (1928), the first sound feature released by
Paramount Pictures.
Prior to his professional baseball career, Hood served in the
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
during World War I. During his military service, he reached the rank of
second lieutenant.
His son,
Wally Hood, Jr. pitched for the
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
in 1949 for two games.
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1895 births
1965 deaths
United States Army Air Service pilots of World War I
Major League Baseball outfielders
Brooklyn Robins players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Baseball players from California
Vancouver Beavers players
Moose Jaw Robin Hoods players
Salt Lake City Bees players
Seattle Indians players
Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
Reading Keystones players
Memphis Chickasaws players
Sacramento Senators players
Burials at Rose Hills Memorial Park
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