starts), broken by Wayne Granger in 1969 Personal life On November 6, 1963, Wood married Sandra Malcolm, in whom he had been interested since high school. Wendy, Derron, and Christen were their three children. Athleticism ran in the family, as Wendy received top ranking in the 18s category for the New England Lawn Tennis Association in 1981. In 1991, Wilbur remarried to Janet. Though he last pitched for the Red Sox in 1964, Wood continued to make his home in the Boston area, working in the food industry during the offseason. Following his career, he purchased Meister's Seafood, a fish market in Belmont that he operated for five years before selling the business. Then, he worked for Carolina Medical as a pharmaceutical salesman and account manager in the Boston region. "Being a ballplayer or being a salesperson, you have to sell yourself," he said. Fishing is a hobby of Wood's. He would often go out and catch snook during Chicago's spring training in Sarasota. Wood also gardens and cooks and continues to follow baseball, though not as much as he did while still playing. After Wood's 300+ inning seasons, he was not a fan of the later-inning relief pitchers that were becoming so prevalent in baseball by 2001. He is good friends with Jim Price, his catcher at Columbus in 1966. During his career, Wood stood tall and was listed at . Edgar Munzel of The Sporting News offered the following description: "There isn’t anyone in the major leagues . . . who looks less like a ballplayer. He’s a chubby, pot-bellied guy with thinning blond hair, blue eyes, and a pleasant round face." Soft-spoken with a distinct Boston accent, he had a sense of humor he would display around teammates. See also List of knuckleball pitchers List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders Major League Baseball titles leaders References External links Wilbur Wood at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1941 births Living people American League All-Stars American League wins champions Baseball players from Massachusetts Boston Red Sox players Chicago White Sox players Columbus Jets players Johnstown Red Sox players Knuckleball pitchers Major League Baseball pitchers People from Belmont, Massachusetts Pittsburgh Pirates players Raleigh Capitals players Seattle Rainiers players Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Waterloo Hawks (baseball) players Winston-Salem Red Sox players York White Roses players Belmont High School (Massachusetts) alumni Florida Instructional League White Sox players