\u201cDandy,\u201d who played from 1880-92 for Worcester, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati, was the eighth Canadian to reach the major leagues, and one of only three to come from PEI, along with Vern Handrahan and Henry Oxley. He becomes the second Hall of Famer to hail from PEI, joining 2002 Inductee Don McDougall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National League\u2019s 1882 homerun champion also became one of only seven Canadians to manage in the major leagues (125 games with Philadelphia in 1891), and was also one of only nine Canadians to umpire in the majors (1886-98).\u00a0 The gifted outfielder led the National league in putouts (226) in 1883, and in assists (35) in 1890.\u00a0 His lifetime batting average was .273, collecting 1,467 hits, 228 doubles, a Canadian-best 132 triples, 68 homeruns and 601 RBI while stealing 113 bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2009 inductee to the PEI Sports Hall of Fame played on the first team of professionals to play in Cuba (1879-80). In his first week in the major leagues, Wood initiated the 11th triple play in history. He played left field for the winning team in the first perfect game recorded in baseball history (June 12, 1880). He was a teammate of fellow Hall-of-Famers Arthur Irwin and Tip O\u2019Neill. Wood became the first Canadian to hit for the cycle on June 12, 1885, (O\u2019Neill did it twice two years later). His final career homerun was hit off of Clark Griffith, father of inductee Calvin Griffith and great-uncle of inductee Sherry Robertson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00ab Les statistiques de la carri\u00e8re de George sont remarquables puisque les balles de baseball utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque \u00e9taient d\u2019une qualit\u00e9 moindre et us\u00e9es \u00e0 la corde avant qu\u2019on ne les remplace, \u00bb explique Douglas MacDonald de Charlottetown (\u00ce.-P.-\u00c9.), dont sa m\u00e8re \u00e9tait une cousine de Wood, et qui esp\u00e8re assister \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie le 18 juin prochain.th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00ab C\u2019est une excellente nouvelle et je suis certain que George serait tr\u00e8s heureux de joindre ce groupe \u00e9lite. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following Wood\u2019s distinguished career, he eventually became a ticket-taker at the American League ballpark in Philadelphia in 1911, a messenger in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, and spent his final decade as a Marshall of the new Pennsylvania Public Service Commission.\u00a0 He died in Harrisburgh, PA in 1924.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statistiques en carri\u00e8re dans les Ligues majeures<\/p>\n\n\n\n