What couldn’t former Boston Red Sox star Smoky Joe Wood do?
Born in Kansas City on October 25, 1889. Wood made his debut on August 24, 1908 and played his last game on September 24, 1922. Smoky Joe was a pitcher and often doubled up as an outfielder (as players often did in the old days). He had a career 2.03 ERA, 39.8 WAR and 1.087 WHIP over 225 games. He appeared in the old Boston Red Sox “gimme gimme the goodie stripes” for 8 years (1908-1915) and as a Cleveland Indian for 6 years (1917-1922).