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As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with [[Luis Olmo]] and [[Dixie Walker]]. On April 26, 1946 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman [[Jack Graham]] for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the | As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with [[Luis Olmo]] and [[Dixie Walker]]. On April 26, 1946 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman [[Jack Graham]] for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the | ||
| - | Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn. | + | Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn ending a seven game winning streak. Goody had five hits,HR,3RBI's and scored 4 runs. Later on in the same season he crashed into a fence and sustained a clavicle injury that eventually led to ending his major league career. In October 1946 the Giants send him to Jersey City. |
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Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. | Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. | ||
Revision as of 01:00, 3 December 2011
As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with Luis Olmo and Dixie Walker. On April 26, 1946 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman Jack Graham for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the
Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn ending a seven game winning streak. Goody had five hits,HR,3RBI's and scored 4 runs. Later on in the same season he crashed into a fence and sustained a clavicle injury that eventually led to ending his major league career. In October 1946 the Giants send him to Jersey City.
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Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sources
- The Ballplayers. New Yor: Arbor House, 1990.
- Giants Diary. Berkeley,CA: North Atlantic Books, 1987.
