Hooks Iott

Clarence Eugene "Hooks" Iott (December 3, 1919 – April 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher, a native of Mountain Grove, Missouri, worked in 26 games and 812⁄3 innings pitched in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1941, 1947) and the New York Giants (1947). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.^[1]

Hooks Iott
Pitcher
Born: (1919-12-03)December 3, 1919 Mountain Grove, Missouri
Died: April 17, 1980(1980-04-17) (aged 60) St. Petersburg, Florida
Batted: Both Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 6, 1941, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1947, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–9
Earned run average	7.05
Strikeouts	53
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1941, 1947) New York Giants (1947)

Although Iott pitched only briefly in the Major Leagues, Iott spent 16 seasons playing for 20 different teams in minor league baseball (1938–42; 1946; 1948–57), where he won 175 career games.^[2] At Paragould, in the Northeast Arkansas League, he struck out 25 batters in a nine-inning game,^[3] and 30 batters in a 15-inning game in 1941.^[4]