Harold (Hal) Woodeshick once pitched a
perfect game at Monaca High School and was bitten by the baseball
bug for good. After graduating in 1950, he played six seasons of
minor league ball before starting his major league career in 1956
with the Detroit Tigers. By the time he hung up his glove eleven
seasons later, he had pitched for the Tigers, the Houston Colts (now
the Astros), the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators, and the
St Louis Cardinals. Noted for his sinker ball, the powerful 6'-3"
southpaw hurler compiled a highly respectable 3.46 lifetime earned
run average during his major league career. Hal saw considerable
service as a staring pitcher during the early years of his major
league career and reached his peak in the final five seasons as one
of the most reliable relief hurlers in the majors. Highlights of
Hal’s career were appearing in the 1963 All Star Game while pitching
for Houston and seeing action in the 1967 World Series as a relief
Pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, who beat the Boston Red Sox in
seven games.
Harold (Hal) Woodeshick once pitched a
perfect game at Monaca High School and was bitten by the baseball
bug for good. After graduating in 1950, he played six seasons of
minor league ball before starting his major league career in 1956
with the Detroit Tigers. By the time he hung up his glove eleven
seasons later, he had pitched for the Tigers, the Houston Colts (now
the Astros), the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators, and the
St Louis Cardinals. Noted for his sinker ball, the powerful 6'-3"
southpaw hurler compiled a highly respectable 3.46 lifetime earned
run average during his major league career. Hal saw considerable
service as a staring pitcher during the early years of his major
league career and reached his peak in the final five seasons as one
of the most reliable relief hurlers in the majors. Highlights of
Hal’s career were appearing in the 1963 All Star Game while pitching
for Houston and seeing action in the 1967 World Series as a relief
Pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, who beat the Boston Red Sox in
seven games.