Waite Hoyt

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 fitted at the age of 15 years by John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants with a professional contract. From this time forth touched his nickname Schoolboy. With the Giants, he spent only the 1918 season in Major League. From New York he moved to the American League to the Boston Red Sox, which he left in the direction of New York Yankees in 1921.

The Yankees right-handed pitcher was an authoritative member of the team in the 20s. With the Yankees, he reached six times the World Series, where he earned run in three games is not allowed in 1921 and stopped the record set by Christy Mathewson. His best year he had in 1927 with 22 wins with only 7 losses and an ERA of 2.64. After his departure from the Yankees he reached with the Philadelphia Athletics again the World Series, but lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. He played until 1938, but was not able to his brilliant achievements at the Yankees.

After the end of his career he moved to the commentators box and transferred until his retirement in 1965, the Games of the Cincinnati Reds. In 1969 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

His positions as a player

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