Jacob Wood Jr. (born June 22, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 608 games over seven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (1961–1967) and Cincinnati Reds (1967), primarily as a second baseman. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 163 pounds (74 kg). Wood was the first African-American starter developed by Detroit's organization, but when right-handed pitcher Jim Proctor debuted for Detroit on September 14, 1959, he became the first black player developed by the Tigers' system.