Table of Contents
Is Waite Hoyt in the Hall of Fame?
1969
Waite Hoyt/Hall of fame inductions
Hoyt was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1969. He passed away on Aug. 25, 1984. That Waite Hoyt was nicknamed The Merry Mortician because he worked as an undertaker during the offseason?
What year did Waite Hoyt die?
25 August 1984
Waite Hoyt/Date of death
What happened to Rick Hoyt?
The senior Hoyt died in March at age 80. According to the Hoyt family, Rick resides at an assisted living facility in Leicester.
What does Rick Hoyt do for a living?
One Letter at a Time is the life long story of famed marathoner and triathlete, Rick Hoyt, who together with his equally famous father, Dick Hoyt, makes up the world-renowned duo known as Team Hoyt.
What was Waite Hoyt’s record with the Yankees?
In his finest years with the Yankees, 1927 and 1928, Hoyt would post records of 22 wins and 7 losses with a 2.64 ERA and 23 wins and 7 losses with a 3.36 ERA. During his 21-year career, he won 10 or more games 12 times, 11 of them consecutively.
When was Waite Hoyt inducted into the Hall of Fame?
Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s, and the most successful pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Who was the best pitcher for the Yankees in 1927?
Hoyt was the ace of the 1927 Yankees, often considered the best team in baseball history. Hoyt left New York during the 1930 season and would play for five teams before retiring in 1938. His best year after leaving the Yankees came in 1934, when he went 15-6 with a 2.93 ERA with the Pirates.
When did Waite Hoyt join the Cincinnati Reds?
Dodgers voice Red Barber, however, thought more of Hoyt’s abilities and hired him as color commentator and host of the pre- and post-game shows in 1940. After two years, he became the play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Reds, a post he held for 24 years.