October 1 1954 – A huge crowd of 71,555 hoped to see Cleveland get its first win, but things did not go well for the home team. The Indians trailed 1–0 quickly when Whitey Lockman singled, took second on a groundout and scored on a hit by Willie Mays. The run was scored as unearned…
On September 10, 1954, New York Giants catcher Ray Katt commits a major league record four passed balls in one inning. Katt experiences a nightmarish eighth inning while trying to catch knuckleballs from future Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm.
1952 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Joe Black, who posted a 15-4 record with 85 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA, is voted National League Rookie of the Year, receiving 19 of 24 first place votes. Hoyt Wilhelm, Dick Groat and Eddie Mathews also garner first-place votes.
Giant reliever Hoyt Wilhelm homers in his first major league at-bat, a fourth-inning blast off Dick Hoover in the team’s 9-5 victory over Boston at the Polo Grounds. During the next 21 years, covering 1070 games and 432 official at-bats, the knuckle-balling future Hall of Fame hurler will never homer again.
On January 21 in 1933 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed pitcher Waite Hoyt, two months after he was released by the New York Giants. He was 33 at the time and had a career record of 195-141, 3.71 in 15 seasons, ten of them with the Yankees. Hoyt would go on to pitch four full seasons…
Hoyt Wilhelm Essentials Positions: Pitcher Bats: R Throws: RBorn: July 26, 1922 in Huntersville, NC USADied: August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, FL USADebut: April 18, 1952Last Game: July 10, 1972Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1985 by BBWAAFull Name: James Hoyt Wilhelm Players Who Debuted Same Year Coming Soon All-Time…
In several pregame fights between Yankee teammates, Bob Meusel and Wally Schang duke it out in the dugout. Then Babe Ruth and Wally Pipp take a turn. The players then turn on the Browns, beating them, 11 – 6. Ruth bangs two homers, Pipp adds another, and Schang chips in with a two-run triple.
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