Woody Fair
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Woodrow Clark Fair was a minor league baseball outfielder who played for 17 seasons - from 1934 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1952. He was considered the best player in the Carolina League
during its early years.
Over the course of his career, Fair hit .306 with 275 home runs, 438 doubles and 105 triples in 1,892 games. His best years came as a member of the Carolina League, where he spent six seasons - from 1946 to 1951. In that span he hit .324 with 123 home runs and 559 RBI. He hit as many as 38 home runs in a season.
He also managed for a few seasons. In 1942, he led the New Iberia Cardinals
until they disbanded on May 22. In 1947, he managed the Carthage Cardinals and in 1948 he led the Danville Leafs
after replacing Bob Latshaw
. He led the Leafs again in 1949. He managed the Iola Indians in 1952 after replacing Floyd Temple
.
Carolina League
The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic Coast of the United States. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
during its early years.
Over the course of his career, Fair hit .306 with 275 home runs, 438 doubles and 105 triples in 1,892 games. His best years came as a member of the Carolina League, where he spent six seasons - from 1946 to 1951. In that span he hit .324 with 123 home runs and 559 RBI. He hit as many as 38 home runs in a season.
He also managed for a few seasons. In 1942, he led the New Iberia Cardinals
New Iberia Cardinals
The New Iberia Cardinals were a Evangeline League baseball team that played from 1934 to 1942, 1946 to 1947, in 1949 and in 1953. They were based in New Iberia, Louisiana, USA and were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1935 to 1941 and the Boston Red Sox in 1946. One of their home ball...
until they disbanded on May 22. In 1947, he managed the Carthage Cardinals and in 1948 he led the Danville Leafs
Danville Leafs
The Danville Leafs were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the city of Danville, Virginia.Professional baseball first made its appearance in Danville in 1905 when the town fielded a team, the Tobacconists, in the short-lived Virginia-North Carolina League...
after replacing Bob Latshaw
Bob Latshaw
Robert Eugene Latshaw was a long-time minor league baseball first baseman and manager who also played with the Baltimore Bullets in the American Basketball League in 1945....
. He led the Leafs again in 1949. He managed the Iola Indians in 1952 after replacing Floyd Temple
Floyd Temple
Floyd O. Temple was the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team from 1954 to 1981. He also managed and played in the minor leagues in the early 1950s....
.