Johnny Watwood

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John Clifford Watwood (August 17, 1905 – March 1, 1980), nicknamed "Lefty", was an

A strong-armed outfielder and basically a line-drive hitter, Watwood entered the majors in April 1929 with the Chicago White Sox, playing for them until April 1932 before joining the Boston Red Sox (1932–1933) and Philadelphia Phillies (1939).^[1] His most productive season came with the 1930 White Sox, when he posted career-highs in games (133), batting average (.382), runs (75), RBI (51), extrabases (31) and on-base percentage (.382).

In 1931 Watwood hit .283 in 128 games for Chicago, and later was sent to the Red Sox in a five-player transaction that included teammates OF

After that, Watwood spent five years in the

From 1929 Watwood lived in Goodwater, Alabama where he died in 1980 at the age of 74.^{[citation needed]}

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External links

• Baseball Reference
• Retrosheet