Jake Wood (baseball)

Jake Wood
Second baseman
Born: (1937-06-22) June 22, 1937 Elizabeth, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1961 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 11, 1967 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	35
Runs batted in	168
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1961-1967) Cincinnati Reds (1967)
Career highlights and awards
Led AL in triples in 1961 with 14

Jacob "Jake" Wood Jr. (June 22, 1937) is a former professional baseball player. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1961–1967) and Cincinnati Reds (1967), primarily as a second baseman.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Wood was the Tigers' starting second baseman from 1961-63. After 1963, Wood was a utility infielder and backup second baseman. Wood was a career .250 hitter with a .312 on base percentage. He was third in the American League in stolen bases in 1961 (30), 1962 (24), and 1963 (18). In his rookie season, 1961, Wood was also among the American League leaders in runs (96), hits (171), and games (162). He led the AL in triples in 1961 with 14 and in strikeouts with 141 - at the time, the record for most strikeouts in a season.

His brother, Richard Wood, played professional football from 1975 to 1984 with the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball triples champions

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)