Waite Hoyt
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| Born: September 9, 1899 Brooklyn , United States 
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| Died on: August 25, 1984 Cincinnati , United States
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| Suggested: Right | Threw: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| July 24, 1918 with the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB assignment | |
| May 15, 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (until end of career) |
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| Win-loss | 237-182 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.59 |
| Strikeouts | 1,206 |
| Saves | 52 |
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 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Recorded | 1969 |
| Special selection | Veteran's Committee |
Waite Charles Hoyt (born September 9, 1899 in Brooklyn , New York , † August 25, 1984 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . His nickname was Schoolboy .
biography
Hoyt was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he was awarded a professional contract by John McGraw , the manager of the New York Giants, at the age of 15 . From this time came his nickname Schoolboy . With the Giants he only spent the 1918 season in the major league. From New York he moved to the American League for the Boston Red Sox , which he left in 1921 for the New York Yankees .
For the Yankees, the right-handed thrower was a key member of the team in the 1920s. With the Yankees he reached the World Series six times , in which he did not allow a earned run in three games in 1921 and set the record for Christy Mathewson . He had his best year in 1927 with 22 wins and only 7 losses and an ERA of 2.64. After his departure from the Yankees, he reached the World Series again with the Philadelphia Athletics , but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals . He played until 1938, but could no longer build on his brilliant performances with the Yankees.
After finishing his career, he switched to commentary and transferred the games of the Cincinnati Reds until his retirement in 1965 . In 1969 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Stations as a player
- 1918 New York Giants
- 1919-1920 Boston Red Sox
- 1921-1930 New York Yankees
- 1930-1931 Detroit Tigers
- 1931 Philadelphia Athletics
- 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1932 New York Giants
- 1933-1937 Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1937-1938 Brooklyn Dodgers
Web links
- Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- Biography of Waite Hoyt (English)
- Waite Hoyt in the Hall of Fame (English)
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| SURNAME | Hoyt, Waite |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoyt, Waite Charles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1984 |
| Place of death | Cincinnati , Ohio |