Woodie Held Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Woodie Held Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Woodie Held was a professional baseball player in the Major League Baseball. He could play infielder or outfielder while in the league. Held was able to appear in a number of teams in the MLB including the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. Held, whose family name was originally spelled as Heldt, was born in Sacramento, California.

 

During his youth, Held was a batboy for the local Sacramento Solons team. He eventually signed with the New York Yankees in 1951 as an amateur free agent. After playing for the Yankees minor league affiliates, Held was able to make his first appearance in the MLB during the 1954 season. However, he was traded to the Kansas City Athletics together with four other teammates. Held was converted into a center fielder while playing for Kansas City. During his first season of playing for the Athletics, Held was able to hit a total of 20 homers.

 

After a year with Kansas City, Woodie was traded to the Cleveland Indians and played for the team for approximately seven seasons. During the 1963 season, Held was converted from a shortstop to a second baseman. Held was particularly famous for hitting more than twenty homers in three different seasons as a shortstop.

 

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About Woodie Held:

Woodie Held (full name: Woodson George Held; no nicknames) played shortstop, outfielder and second baseman from 1954 until 1969 for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels and Chicago White Sox. He played for the Yankees from 1954 - 1957, Athletics from 1957 - 1958, Indians from 1958 - 1964, Senators in 1965, Orioles from 1966 - 1967, Angels from 1967 - 1968 and White Sox from 1968 - 1969. Over 14 seasons, he played 1390 games, hit 179 home runs, drove in 524 runs, and stole 14 bases. Born on March 25, 1932 in Sacramento, CA, Held stood 5' 10" and weighed 167 lb. He attended high school. His debut was on September 5, 1954 and he played his final game on September 28, 1969. Over his career, Held made $120,000. Common misspellings of his name include Woodson George Woodie woody Held.