Waite Hoyt

Waite Hoyt
Pitcher
Born: (1899-09-09)September 9, 1899
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: August 25, 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 84)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 1918, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 15, 1938, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record237–182
Earned run average3.59
Strikeouts1,206
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1969
Election methodVeterans Committee

Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was 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 National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.