Waite Hoyt
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Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s, and the most successful pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
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Waite Hoyt | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1899-09-09)September 9, 1899 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Died: August 25, 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 84) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 24, 1918, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 15, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 237–182 |
Earned run average | 3.59 |
Strikeouts | 1,206 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1969 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
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