Alvis Woods

For other use, see: Albert H. Woods.

Alvis (Al) Woods (born August 8, 1953 in Oakland, California) is a former left fielder who played in Major League Baseball between 1977 and 1986. He batted and threw left handed.

Woods reached the majors in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays, spending six years with them before moving to the Minnesota Twins (1986). In his rookie season he became the sixth player in American League history to hit a home run on the first major league pitch he ever saw, ending with a .284 batting average in 122 games as the regular Blue Jays left fielder. He enjoyed a good season in 1979, appearing a career-high 132 games while hitting .278 with 33 extra-bases. In 1980 he recorded career-numbers in average (.300), home runs (15) and RBI (47). The next two years he shared outfield duties with George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Garth Iorg and Barry Bonnell, and also saw action as a designated hitter.

In a seven-season career, Woods was a .271 hitter with 35 home runs 196 RBI in 618 games.