James "Red" Woodhead was an American

United States

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 professional baseball player who played in the 1870s. He played one game for the Baltimore Marylands

Baltimore Marylands

The Baltimore Marylands were a short-lived professional baseball team that existed in the National Association season. Their existence consisted of a six games from April 14 to July 11, and finished with a win–loss record of 0-6...

 of the National Association

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

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, three seasons for the Manchesters of the International Association from 1877 to 1879, and one partial season for the Syracuse Stars

Syracuse Stars (National League)

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 of the National League

National League

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 in 1879. Woodhead died at the age of 30 in Boston, Massachusetts, and is interred at Bennington Street Cemetery, in East Boston.

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