Woody Abernathy

Full Name: Virgil Woodrow Abernathy Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170 First Game: July 28, 1946 Birthdate: February 1, 1915 Final Game: April 17, 1947 Birthplace: Forest City, North Carolina MLB Experience: 2 years Died: December 5, 1994 Deathplace: Louisville, Kentucky Bat/Throw: Left/Left

Biography

Born on February 1, 1915 in Forest City, North Carolina, Woody Abernathy (Virgil Woodrow Abernathy) played for the New York Giants for his entire 2 year career. Abernathy broke into the bigs on July 28, 1946 with the New York Giants.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1946	NY	N	15	1	1	1	3.38	6	16	15	0	0	1	40	32	5	10	0	0	0
1947	NY	N	1	0	0	0	9.00	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
Total			16	1	1	1	3.64	6	19	17	0	0	1	42	36	5	11	0	0	0

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1946	NY	N	P	15	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	NY	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	16	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1946	NY	N	15	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
1947	NY	N	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			16	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

Transactions

• Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Bees (1938).
• Released by Boston Bees (1939).
• Signed by New York Giants (1942).