| Larry Woodall | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:(1894-07-26)July 26, 1894 Staunton, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: May 6, 1963(1963-05-06) (aged 68) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 1920, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 9, 1929, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 161 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Charles Lawrence "Larry" Woodall (July 26, 1894 – May 6, 1963) was an American professionalbaseball player andcoach. He played ten seasons inMajor League Baseball, all in theAmerican League with theDetroit Tigers (1920–1929), primarily as acatcher.
Born inStaunton, Virginia, he attendedWake Forest University and theUniversity of North Carolina.
During most of Woodall's playing career, he played behind two starting catchers of the Tigers,Johnny Bassler andOscar Stanage. For one season in 1927, however, he played a career-high 86 games at catcher during managerGeorge Moriarty's first season. Woodall posted a .997fielding percentage (committing oneerror), the best percentage among all starting catchers that season. He hit over .300 in three seasons and had a careerbatting average of .268 in 548 games. Woodall batted and threw right-handed.
After his major league career was over, Woodall spent ten seasons in thePacific Coast League. In 1930–31, he played for thePortland Beavers, including a stint asplayer-manager in 1930. He moved on to theSacramento Senators in 1932–33, then put in six seasons with theSan Francisco Seals from 1934 to 1939.
Woodall's post-playing career included more than two decades with theBoston Red Sox, as acoach (1942–1948, including service on Boston's1946 pennant-winning team), director of public relations, andscout. In 1949, he scoutedWillie Mays but reported that Mays "was not the Red Sox' type of player."[1] Woodall remained a Red Sox employee until his death at age 68 inCambridge, Massachusetts.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Boston Red Soxfirst-base coach 1942–1947 | Succeeded by |