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Virgil Woodrow “Woody” Abernathy

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Virgil Woodrow “Woody” Abernathy Famous memorial Veteran

Birth
Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Death
5 Dec 1994 (aged 79)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.1812639, Longitude: -85.6352833
Plot
Section 4, Lot 284
Memorial ID
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Professional Baseball Player. He was an amateur free agent that signed as a pitcher with the New York Giants. For 2 seasons (1946-1947) he pitched or was a relief pitcher in 16 games. His career stats with the Giants were a win-loss record of 1-1, an ERA of 3.64 made 6 strikeouts and had 1 save. He also spent time in the minor league with the Class-D Salisbury Bees (1938), the Class-C Fort Smith Giants (1942), the Double-A Jersey City Giants (1945), and the Double-A (later Triple-A) Minneapolis Millers (1945 to 1948). In his 16 game career he posted a win-loss record of 1-1 with 1 save and an ERA of 3.64. After leaving baseball he was a repairman in Chesnee, South Carolina for 30 years.
Professional Baseball Player. He was an amateur free agent that signed as a pitcher with the New York Giants. For 2 seasons (1946-1947) he pitched or was a relief pitcher in 16 games. His career stats with the Giants were a win-loss record of 1-1, an ERA of 3.64 made 6 strikeouts and had 1 save. He also spent time in the minor league with the Class-D Salisbury Bees (1938), the Class-C Fort Smith Giants (1942), the Double-A Jersey City Giants (1945), and the Double-A (later Triple-A) Minneapolis Millers (1945 to 1948). In his 16 game career he posted a win-loss record of 1-1 with 1 save and an ERA of 3.64. After leaving baseball he was a repairman in Chesnee, South Carolina for 30 years.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Carol Tessein
  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46090741/virgil_woodrow-abernathy: accessed ), memorial page for Virgil Woodrow “Woody” Abernathy (1 Feb 1915–5 Dec 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46090741, citing Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.