Hood signed with the Yankees in 1948, and in his second pro season received his MLB audition in September 1949. He made two appearances in relief, compiling a 0–0 record with a 0.00 earned run average with no saves. In 21⁄3innings pitched, he did not permit a hit and recorded two strikeouts, with one base on balls.
Hood returned to the minor leagues in 1950, where he concluded his baseball career in 1954.
^ ab"Wally Hood Named to 2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Class". usctrojans.com. University of Southern California. August 22, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^"2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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wally, hood, pitcher, wallace, james, hood, september, 1925, june, 2001, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, whop, appeared, games, major, league, baseball, york, yankees, 1949, born, angeles, threw, batted, right, handed, listed, feet, inch, tall, poun. Wallace James Hood Jr September 24 1925 June 16 2001 was an American professional baseball pitcher whop appeared in two games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in 1949 Born in Los Angeles he threw and batted right handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and 190 pounds 86 kg His father Wally Sr a standout outfielder in the Pacific Coast League played in 67 MLB games during the early 1920s Wally HoodHood circa 1950PitcherBorn 1925 09 24 September 24 1925Los Angeles California U S Died June 16 2001 2001 06 16 aged 75 Glendale California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 23 1949 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1949 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average0 00Strikeouts2TeamsNew York Yankees 1949 Hood attended the University of Southern California where he was a member of the USC Trojans first national championship edition in 1948 and was selected to the All America team 1 In two years of varsity baseball he posted a 29 4 won lost record including a 21 2 mark in 1948 1 In 2019 Hood was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame 2 Hood signed with the Yankees in 1948 and in his second pro season received his MLB audition in September 1949 He made two appearances in relief compiling a 0 0 record with a 0 00 earned run average with no saves In 21 3 innings pitched he did not permit a hit and recorded two strikeouts with one base on balls Hood returned to the minor leagues in 1950 where he concluded his baseball career in 1954 See also editList of second generation Major League Baseball playersReferences edit a b Wally Hood Named to 2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Class usctrojans com University of Southern California August 22 2019 Retrieved January 31 2023 2019 College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees National College Baseball Hall of Fame Retrieved April 11 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wally Hood pitcher amp oldid 1188649774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
