About Pete Wood
Lived 1867 – 1923 (aged 56). Pete Wood was an American baseball player.
Peter Burke Wood (1 February 1867 – 15 March 1923) was a Canadian-American professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander, he played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, 1885 and 1889.
A native of Dundas, Ontario, Wood made his major league debut on 15 July 1885 with the Buffalo Bisons, the team which also featured on its roster his brother, Fred. The brothers were with the team for the remainder of the season, at the end of which Fred retired. Four years later, Wood returned to Major League Baseball, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1889. His final game with the team was on September 7.
Pete Wood died in Chicago six weeks past his 56th birthday.
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Who was Pete Wood?
American baseball player (1867–1923)
When was Pete Wood born?
Pete Wood was born on 1 February 1867 in Dundas.
When did Pete Wood die?
Pete Wood died on 15 March 1923 in Chicago.
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Pete Wood was a baseball player.
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Pete Wood was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pete Wood. https://biography.guide/pete-wood/
MLA: "Pete Wood." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/pete-wood/.
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