Horace Guy "Dooley" Womack (born August 25, 1939) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

A right-hander, he played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1970 for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, Seattle Pilots, and Oakland Athletics, almost exclusively as a relief pitcher.

Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall and weighing 170 pounds, Womack was never a highly touted prospect, due in part to his unimposing size and fastball.

"I admit", he once said, "I won't overpower anybody..."[1] Despite the lack of fanfare surrounding him, Womack "went from a non-prospect to a must-use" at the beginning of his major league career, according to Harvey Frommer in his book, A Yankee Century.

[7] Womack, who acquired his nickname "Dooley" as a child from a friend of his family and claimed, "I prefer it to my real name, which is Horace,"[1] was described as having a "high voice, a serious drawl and a giddy laugh", by Maury Allen in his book Where Have You Gone?.

[8] He reported to the St. Petersburg Saints of the Class-D Florida State League the following day and on July 5, he made his first professional appearance, a start against the Cocoa Indians.

[10] Womack pitched in 11 games for the Saints that season, making eight starts and going 6–3 with a 2.38 ERA, allowing 52 hits in 68 innings of work.

[4] Prior to the start of the season, it was believed that Womack would begin 1959 with the St. Petersburg Saints, however he was released and sent to the Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Class-C Northern League.

[4] In 1960, Womack was the Greensboro Yankees' Opening Day starter and led the squad to a 7–3 victory in its first game, striking out eight batters and allowing eight hits and three walks.

[18] To begin the 1961 season, Womack worked as a reliever for the Binghamton Triplets of the Single-A Eastern League, pitching in five games and going 0–1 record with a 0.75 ERA.

He was then sent to the Greensboro Yankees, with whom he pitched 27 games and made five starts, going 7–5 with a 4.47 ERA, finishing third on the team in hits allowed, with 107 in 86 2/3 innings.

In 1964, Womack pitched for the Columbus Confederate Yankees of the Double-A Southern League and went 10–7 with 13 saves a 2.32 ERA in 50 relief appearances.

[4] Despite being a relief pitcher, Womack led the team in victories, also pacing the squad in games pitched and strikeouts.

He finished second on the team in ERA, innings pitched and hits allowed and second in the league in appearances, behind Dennis Higgins.

[28][29] Though earlier in his career Womack was not considered a prospect, by 1966 Yankees general manager Ralph Houk had dubbed him a "possible valuable pitching [asset].

[37] In February 1967, prior to the team's first spring training workouts, Womack signed a major league contract with the Yankees.

"[40] Womack served as the team's closer in 1967, going 5–6 with 18 saves and a 2.41 ERA in 65 games, tying Pedro Ramos for the club record in pitching appearances.

[43] Womack's holdout was short-lived, however, as within a couple of days he came to terms with the New York club and reported to camp.

[44] The Yankees, who no longer had pitchers like Whitey Ford, Allie Reynolds and Vic Raschi on their roster, were counting on Womack to perform well in the upcoming campaign.

[3] He was not the team's main closer, as Steve Hamilton and Lindy McDaniel shared the role, though he managed to save two games and finish 36.

He was the team's main reliever, however, leading the club in appearances and games finished, as well as intentional walks (tied, nine).

On December 16, he was traded with pitcher Pat House to the Cincinnati Reds for utility player Jim Beauchamp.

[3] He played his final major league game on September 27 against the California Angels, striking out the last batter he faced, Jim Fregosi.

[55] In 1971, he pitched in the minor leagues, going 2–7 with a 3.10 ERA in 36 relief appearances for the Athletics' Triple-A team, the Iowa Oaks.

[29][32] After he retired from professional baseball, Womack returned to Columbia and began selling men's clothing, a profession he performed in the off-season during his playing days.