On May 16, 1902, two deaf-mute players face each other for the first time in major league history. William “Dummy” Hoy, an outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds, leads off the game against Luther “Dummy” Taylor, a pitcher for the New York Giants. Hoy goes 2-for-4, but the Giants win the game, 5-3, scoring all of their runs with a dramatic rally in the ninth. Hoy will go on to hit .290 in 1902, the final season of his 14-year career. An accomplished batsman and basestealer, Hoy will finish his career with a .287 batting average and 594 stolen bases. Taylor, who started the 1902 season with Cleveland, will go on to pitch six more seasons for New York. He will win in double figures in five of those seasons, including a career high of 21 victories in 1904.
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