John Wood (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1872–1929)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=John Wood

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Unknown

|throws=Unknown

|birth_date=May 1872

|birth_place=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

|death_date={{death date and age|1929|1|30|1872|5}}

|death_place=Philadelphia

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 9

|debutyear=1896

|debutteam=St. Louis Browns

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 9

|finalyear=1896

|finalteam=St. Louis Browns

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–0

|stat2label=Innings pitched

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Earned runs

|stat3value=1

|teams=

• St. Louis Browns ({{baseball year|1896}})

}}

John B. Wood (May 1872 – January 30, 1929) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns on May 9, 1896. He faced four batters without retiring any, giving up one hit, two walks and one hit batsman. Although he gave up just one run, he officially had an infinite earned run average.