Interview with Eugene R. Woodling, December 11, 1992

Interview Summary

Eugene Woodling, from Ohio, was a Major League Baseball player. He was mainly an outfielder, but also was a Minor League batting champion. After his playing career, he was a first-base coach. In this interview, he talks about his being signed to the Minor Leagues, his military service during World War II, playing for the Cleveland Indians, his being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, playing for the Minor Leagues in San Francisco, injuries he and others sustained while playing baseball, playing for the New York Yankees, other Yankees players, types of pitches, great pitchers from several different teams, and changes in baseball since he was a player.

Interview Keyword

Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Allie Reynolds Babe Ruth Baseball Baseball Commissioner Battle of Saipan Billy Herman Bob Feller Casey Stengel Cleveland Indians Early Wynn Frank Crosetti Gene Woodling George Weiss Great Lakes Training Center Greenberg Gardens Hank Bauer hitting philosophy Joe DiMaggio Lefty O'Doul Lou Boudreau Major League Baseball Mansfield Ohio Mickey Vernon minor league baseball New York Yankees Newark New Jersey Paul Fagan Paul Richards Phil Rizzuto Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Seals Ted Williams Tommy Heinrich U.S. Navy Vic Raschi Whitey Ford Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania World War II Yogi Berra

Interview LC Subject

Baseball Baseball--United States Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991 Woodling, Eugene R. Woodling, Eugene R.--Interviews

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