Waite Hoyt Essentials

Positions: Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: R
Weight: 180
Born: September 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, NY USA
Died: 8 25 1984 in Cincinnati, OH USA
Debut: 7/24/1918
Last Game: 5/15/1938
Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1969 by Veterans
Full Name: Waite Charles Hoyt

Notable Events and Chronology for Waite Hoyt Career

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August 30, 1922

Babe Ruth is thrown out of the game for the fifth time of the year

September 10, 1922

1922 – The Yankees play their farewell home game in the Polo Grounds. An estimated 40,000 overflow the stadium with another 25,000 turned away. Joe Bush beats the Philadelphia A’s, 10 – 3, in the opener, and Waite Hoyt edges the A’s in the second, 2 – 1. Plans are in the works to expand the park to 56,000 capacity, but this is the last regular season American League game at the Polo Grounds. The Yanks will play their next 18 games on the road, and then open in Yankee Stadium next spring.

October 4, 1922

For the first time, the entire World Series will be broadcast over the radio

May 4, 1925

Lefty Grove records his first win

September 5, 1927

Red Ruffing goes 15+ and gets no decision in 12-11 Red Sox win

September 13, 1927

Babe Ruth hits 51st and 52nd homers in twin bill to help the New York Yankees to clinch pennant

July 26, 1928

Yankees score 11 in the 12th to break a 1-1 game wide open and Bob Meusel hits for the Cycle

September 9, 1928

Yankees sweep two from the A’s, 3 – 0 and 7 – 3, to move back into first place to stay

October 4, 1928

Yankees take game one vs Cardinals 4 – 1

October 9, 1928

Babe Ruth hits 3 homeruns in Yankees sweep of St Louis

August 23, 1931

In his attempt to break Walter Johnson’s consecutive game winning streak of 17 games, Lefty Grove loses when Browns’ hurler Dick Coffman throws a three-hit shutout

February 8, 1932

Waite Hoyt is released by the Philadelphia Athletics and will sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers

November 29, 1932

The New York Giants release pitchers Waite Hoyt and Clarence Mitchell.

July 28, 1934

The veteran Waite Hoyt stops Dizzy Dean’s win streak at 10 with a 5 – 4 win in Pittsburgh.

September 10, 1934

Burleigh Grimes, in his second stint with the Pirates this year, picks up his 270th win, in relief in total 7 HOFers play for the Pirates

July 20, 1936

1936 – In an exhibition game in Pittsburgh, former Yankee Waite Hoyt stops his old teammates, 7 – 2. Lou Gehrig’s 6th-inning homer is the first score for New York. Ted Kleinhans is cuffed in his eight innings. While Hoyt wins, another old pitcher loses as the Pirates hand Guy Bush his release. The Bees will sign him.

September 22, 1940

2nd-place Dodgers sweep a pair from the last-place Phillies

February 25, 1951

Smokey Joe Williams dies in New York City at age 62

February 2, 1969

Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee

July 28, 1969

Roy Campanella and Stan Musial join the legends of the Hall of Fame when they are inducted during a ceremony in Cooperstown

Biography

Hoyt was a mainstay on the pitching staff of the great Yankee teams of the 1920s. The right-hander pitched for New York from 1921 to early 1930 and had a record of 157-98 in pinstripes. He was 23-7 in 1928 and also led the AL with eight saves. In 1927 he was 22-7, and he won 19 in 1921 and ’22. In 1927 he led the AL in wins (22), ERA (2.63), and winning percentage (.759). He reached double figures in wins from 1921 to 1931 and in 1934. He spent the last seven years of his career in the NL, which he led in relief wins in 1934 (7) and 1935 (5).

Hoyt appeared in seven WS (1921-23, ’26-28 with the Yankees, and 1931 with the A’s). He was 2-0 in 1928, and 2-1 in 1921, tying Christy Mathewson’s record with a 0.00 ERA in three games started. He ranks high in numerous WS lifetime categories, including wins (6 for fifth), losses (4 for seventh), strikeouts (49 for eighth), games (12 for seventh), and innings pitched (84 for fifth). In 1941 Hoyt moved to the broadcast booth. He was the voice of the Reds until his retirement in 1965. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1969.