Primary Position: Starting pitcher
Birthplace: Buies Creek
First, Middle Names: Jefferson Woodrow
Date of Birth: April 13, 1911 Date and Place of Death: Oct. 23, 1971, Buies Creek
Burial: Buies Creek Cemetery, Lillington, NC
High School: Buies Creek High School, Buies Creek
College: Campbell University, Buies Creek
Bats: R Throws: L Height and Weight: 6-0, 180
Debut Year: 1935 Final Year: 1936 Years Played: 2
Team and Years: Philadelphia Athletics, 1935-36
Career Summary
G W L Sv ERA IP SO WAR
10 0 2 0 7.42 43.2 8 -0.3
Woody Upchurch was a star pitcher in the semipro leagues that flourished in North Carolina before World War II. He shined for teams like the Ayden Aces and the Dr. Pepper Bottlers. Not so much, though, for the Philadelphia Athletics. He pitched 10 games over two seasons for the American League club, gave up almost eight runs a game, and was back in Ayden.