Warren Stanley Wood II was born on December 8, 1927, and left this Earth on July 20, 2021, at the age of ninety-three years, seven months, and 12 days. Stan (as he liked to be called) was born in Tillar Arkansas, the son of Stanley Hammock Wood and Blanche Hodgson Wood. Blanche wanted her only son to be named after his father while Stanley H. wanted to name him after his father. The compromise was to name Stan after his grandfather but call him Stan Jr. Warren Stanley Wood II
When Stanley Sr purchased the local Chevrolet dealership, Stan moved with his family to Batesville at 12 years old and was a Batesville resident for the remainder of his life. As a youth, he was charged with sweeping out the dealership every morning before school and he never relinquished that task for the duration of his life-long working career at the Chevrolet Place. He also raised chickens and sold eggs in the dealership showroom during World War II to aid in the war effort. At 16, he and three other Bat
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He was the "Big Hurt" before the "Big Hurt." And Hank Aaron called him the toughest National League right-hander he ever faced.
On Saturday morning, former Major League pitcher and pitching coach Stan Williams passed away at the age of 84 in his Laughlin, Nev., home. Williams had been hospitalized
Stan Williams, fearsome All-Star pitcher for Los Angeles Dodgers, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES Stan Williams, the fearsome All-Star pitcher who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1959 World Series, has died. He was 84.
Williams died Saturday at his home in Laughlin, Nevada. He was hospitalized on Feb. 11 and had been in hospice care due to the effects of cardio-pulmonary illness, the Dodgers said Sunday and son Stan Jr. confirmed.
Williams also won a World Series title in 1990 as pitching coach with the Cincinnati Reds.
The two-time All-Star right-hander was part of a powerhouse Los Angeles rotation that included Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and Johnny Podres from 1960 to 62.
Williams was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers and made the big-league club when the team moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958. He was with them until 1962.
He pitched three scoreless innings in the second game of the National League tiebreaker series against the Milwaukee Braves to send the Dodgers into the 1959 World Series. Williams was the winning pitcher in the 6-5 victory in 12 innings. The Dodgers and Braves tied for the National League championship at the end of the regular season.
Williams was traded to the New York Yankees for Bill Skowron on Nov. 26, 1962. He played for the Yankees until 1964 and then for Cleveland (1965-69), Minnesota (1970-71), St. Louis (1971) and Boston (1972).