Woody Wagenhorst

Woody Wagenhorst
Woody Wagenhorst
	Born: June 3, 1863; Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania
	Died: February 12, 1946 (aged 82); Washington, D.C.
	Batted: Left Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
	June 25, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
	June 25, 1888, for the Philadelphia Quakers
MLB statistics
Games	2
At bats	8
Hits	1
Teams
	Philadelphia Quakers (1888);

Woody Wagenhorst
Biographical details
Born	June 3, 1863; Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 12, 1946 (aged 82); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Playing career
Football
1886–1887	Princeton
1888	Penn
Baseball
1888	Philadelphia Quakers
1889	Minneapolis Millers
1889	St. Paul Apostles
1890–1891	Penn
Position(s)	End (football); Third baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1888–1891	Penn
Head coaching record
Overall	39–18

Elwood Otto "Woody" Wagenhorst (June 3, 1863 – February 12, 1946) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888. In two career games, he had one hit in eight at-bats.^[1] Wagenhorst served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1888 to 1891, compiling a record of 39–18.

Biography

Wagenhorst was born in Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania in 1863. He played baseball and football while attending Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey). At the time of his graduation from Princeton, on June 8, 1888, he debuted at third base for the Philadelphia Quakers in the National League. After playing in only two games, Wagenhorst soon accepted an invitation to become coach of Penn's second paid football team, succeeding Frank Dole. For his coaching duties, Wagenhorst was paid $275.^[2]

In the fall of 1888 as Wagenhorst served the Penn football team as its coach, trainer and he even played end briefly that season. In 1889, while coaching at Penn, Wagenhorst enrolled in Law School. As a Penn law student, Wagenhorst also became third-baseman and captain of the school's 1890 and 1891 baseball teams.

After graduating in 1892, he became a private secretary for a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and later Mayor of Philadelphia, John E. Reyburn. Wagenhorst later practiced law in Washington D. C. until his death in 1946.^[3]

He was a brother of football player and coach Otto Wagenhorst.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1888–1891)
1888	Penn	10–7
1889	Penn	7–6
1890	Penn	11–3
1891	Penn	11–2
Penn:		39–18
Total:		39–18

References

^ Princeton University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues, Baseball Almanac. Accessed June 18, 2009.
^ http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-2.html Penn Current November 12, 2009
^ ^a ^b "Elwood Otto Wagenhurst 1863–1946". Penn People. University Archives & Records Center, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Princeton University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues, Baseball Almanac. Accessed June 18, 2009.

[2] ttp://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/features/111209-2.html Penn Current November 12, 2009

[pennpeople-3] "Elwood Otto Wagenhurst 1863–1946". Penn People. University Archives & Records Center, University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

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