Happy Birthday, Smokey Joe, now was it 116 or 117?
 

Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Today would have been Joe Wood's 116th birthday, which is coincidently (perhaps) the number of games he won in his too short career as a pitcher. <br />(baseballreference.com says he won 117 <a href="http://www.baseballreference.com/w/woodjo02.shtml" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseballreference.com/w/woodjo02.shtml</a>, while <a href="http://www.retrosheet.org" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.retrosheet.org</a> lists 116<br /><br />In any case, happy birthday Joe<br /><br />Max

Happy Birthday, Smokey Joe, now was it 116 or 117?
 

Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p>My all-time October 25th birthday because im sitting at home bored team!<br /><br />sp-Pedro Martinez<br />sp-Joe Wood<br />1b-Jack Doyle<br />3b-Bobby Brown<br />2b-Chuck Schilling<br />ss- Roy Smalley<br />of-Bobby Thompson<br />OF Al Cowens<br />OF Rowland Office<br />C- Steve Decker<br />RP Danny Darwin<br />util Joe Werrick<br />util- Andy Cohen<br />manager-Bill Shettsline<br /><br />I think the 2 starters will make up for the lack of offense on this team.Id probably have Wood batting 6th!<br />Im guessing 1-Brown 2-Office 3-Doyle 4-Cowens 5-Thompson<br />6-Wood 7-Decker 8-Smalley 9-Schilling

Happy Birthday, Smokey Joe, now was it 116 or 117?
 

Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/uffda51/StandardBisJoeWoodauto.JPG"><br /><br />Got this from Joe's dad several years ago.

Happy Birthday, Smokey Joe, now was it 116 or 117?
 

Posted By: <b>David McDonald</b><p><a href="http://www.network54.com/Realm/JoeWood_M116/SJWood_Yale_1930.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/JoeWood_M116/SJWood_Yale_1930.JPG"></a>