Wally Hood (pitcher)
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Wallace James Hood Jr. was a Major League Baseball
pitcher
. Hood played for the New York Yankees
in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record, with a 0.00 ERA, going 2.3 innings. He batted and threw right-handed.
Hood was born in Los Angeles, California
.
He was the son of Wally Hood Sr., who also played in the Majors.
Hood attended the University of Southern California
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
. Hood played for the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record, with a 0.00 ERA, going 2.3 innings. He batted and threw right-handed.
Hood was born in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
He was the son of Wally Hood Sr., who also played in the Majors.
Hood attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
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