James McCarthy Woods was an American sportscaster, best known for his play-by-play work on Major League Baseball broadcasts.
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13 Facts About Jim Woods
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Jim Woods joined the US Navy in 1942, where he spent four years as a Chief Petty Officer on the Navy War Bond circuit, working with stars such as Farley Granger, Dennis Day and Victor Mature.
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In 1953, Woods was hired to call New York Yankees games alongside Mel Allen and Joe E Brown.
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Jim Woods was fired after the 1956 season when sponsor Ballantine Beer wanted to make room for former Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto.
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In 1957, Jim Woods called both New York Giants games with Russ Hodges and the NBC Game of the Week with Lindsey Nelson and Leo Durocher.
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In 1958, Jim Woods moved to Pittsburgh as Bob Prince's sidekick on Pirates games, where he achieved his greatest fame.
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Jim Woods loved his time in Pittsburgh, and especially liked working with Prince; but rightsholder KDKA was notorious for low pay and unwilling to give him a raise, and he eventually accepted a better offer in St Louis, where Harry Caray had been abruptly fired after the 1969 season.
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Jim Woods always preferred the subsidiary role because he did not like to do the public relations work that came with being the primary announcer.
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Jim Woods moved on to the Oakland Athletics, where he called games for the eventual world champions in 1972 and 1973.
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Jim Woods would remain with USA until Eddie Doucette replaced him in 1982.
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