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Waite Hoyt

Full name Waite Charles Hoyt
Born September 9, 1899, Brooklyn, New York
Died August 25, 1984, Cincinnati, Ohio
Buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio (Section 103)
First Game: July 24, 1918; Final Game: May 15, 1938
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1969
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1928)
Ejections: 1922 (1), 1923 (2), 1927 (1), 1929 (1). Total: 5
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1918 NY  N    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1918 NY  N
1919 BOS A    Daily Splits   13    38    1    5   0   0   0    3    0   0    3   0   2   0   1   1    0   0  .132  .132  .132   0.0 1919 BOS A
1920 BOS A    Daily Splits   22    43    3    5   0   1   0    0    1   0   11   0   2   0   0   2    0   0  .116  .136  .163   0.0 1920 BOS A
1921 NY  A    Daily Splits   43    99    8   22   1   1   0    9    2   0   17   0   9   0   2   1    0   0  .222  .238  .253   0.0 1921 NY  A
1922 NY  A    Daily Splits   37    92    4   20   2   2   0    7    5   0   12   0   3   0   1   2    0   0  .217  .258  .283   0.0 1922 NY  A
1923 NY  A    Daily Splits   37    84    7   16   0   1   0    4    3   0   15   0   6   0   0   3    0   0  .190  .218  .214   0.0 1923 NY  A
1924 NY  A    Daily Splits   46    75    8   10   2   0   0    2    3   0    6   0  12   0   3   0    0   0  .133  .167  .160   0.0 1924 NY  A
1925 NY  A    Daily Splits   46    79    5   24   2   3   0    8    2   0    1   1   8   0   2   4    0   1  .304  .329  .405   0.0 1925 NY  A
1926 NY  A    Daily Splits   40    76    4   16   3   0   0    3    0   0    8   0   7   0   2   1    0   0  .211  .211  .250   0.0 1926 NY  A
1927 NY  A    Daily Splits   36    99   10   22   2   1   0    9    3   0    8   0   9   0   5   3    0   0  .222  .245  .263   0.0 1927 NY  A
1928 NY  A    Daily Splits   42   109   15   28   1   0   0   12    1   0    5   0   3   0   5   6    0   0  .257  .264  .266   0.0 1928 NY  A
1929 NY  A    Daily Splits   30    76    9   17   4   1   0    6    1   0   11   0   8   0   3   4    0   0  .224  .234  .303   0.0 1929 NY  A
1930 NY  A    Daily Splits    8    16    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   1   0   1   0    0   0  .063  .118  .063   0.0 1930 NY  A
1930 DET A    Daily Splits   26    46    2    9   0   0   0    3    1   0    6   0   2   0   3   1    0   0  .196  .213  .196   0.0 1930 DET A
1930 TOT A                   34    62    2   10   0   0   0    3    2   0    9   0   3   0   4   1    0   0  .161  .188  .161   0.0 1930 TOT A
1931 DET A    Daily Splits   16    30    1    4   0   0   0    4    0   0    4   0   0   0   2   2    0   0  .133  .133  .133   0.0 1931 DET A
1931 PHI A    Daily Splits   16    43    5   13   3   0   0    4    2   0    8   0   2   0   1   2    0   0  .302  .333  .372   0.0 1931 PHI A
1931 TOT A                   32    73    6   17   3   0   0    8    2   0   12   0   2   0   3   4    0   0  .233  .253  .274   0.0 1931 TOT A
1932 BRO N    Daily Splits    8     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1932 BRO N
1932 NY  N    Daily Splits   18    31    1    3   1   0   0    1    0   0    4   0   2   0   0   1    0   0  .097  .097  .129   0.0 1932 NY  N
1932 TOT N                   26    37    1    3   1   0   0    1    0   0    6   0   2   0   0   1    0   0  .081  .081  .108   0.0 1932 TOT N
1933 PIT N    Daily Splits   36    32    1    5   0   0   0    5    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .156  .156  .156   0.0 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N    Daily Splits   48    56    2   10   1   0   0    7    4   0    8   0   2   0   0   3    0   0  .179  .233  .196   0.0 1934 PIT N
1935 PIT N    Daily Splits   39    54    4   14   1   1   0    7    1   0    7   0   3   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .273  .315   0.0 1935 PIT N
1936 PIT N    Daily Splits   22    39    4    6   1   0   0    1    3   0    6   0   2   0   3   0    0   0  .154  .214  .179   0.0 1936 PIT N
1937 PIT N    Daily Splits   11    12    1    1   1   0   0    2    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .083  .167   0.0 1937 PIT N
1937 BRO N    Daily Splits   27    48    1    4   1   0   0    3    6   0    9   0   8   0   2   4    0   0  .083  .185  .104   0.0 1937 BRO N
1937 TOT N                   38    60    2    5   2   0   0    5    6   0   13   0   8   0   2   4    0   0  .083  .167  .117   0.0 1937 TOT N
1938 BRO N    Daily Splits    6     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .250  .000   0.0 1938 BRO N
Total NL ( 8 Years)         216   282   14   43   6   1   0   26   15   0   43   0  17   0   6  11    0   0  .152  .195  .181   0.0 Total NL
Total AL (13 Years)         458  1005   82  212  20  10   0   74   25   0  118   1  74   0  31  32    0   1  .211  .231  .251   0.0 Total AL
Total    (21 Years) Splits  674  1287   96  255  26  11   0  100   40   0  161   1  91   0  37  43    0   1  .198  .223  .235   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1921 NY  A    Daily Splits    3     9    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .222  .222 1921 NY  A
1922 NY  A    Daily Splits    2     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1922 NY  A
1923 NY  A    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1923 NY  A
1926 NY  A    Daily Splits    2     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1926 NY  A
1927 NY  A    Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1927 NY  A
1928 NY  A    Daily Splits    2     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .143  .143 1928 NY  A
1931 PHI A    Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1931 PHI A
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits   12    30    0    4   0   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   2   0   0   0   1    0   0  .133  .133  .133 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1918 NY  N    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     -   0.0 1918 NY  N
1919 BOS A    Daily Splits   13  11   6   1   2   0  105.1   99   400   1   42   38   22   0   28  26   1   0   0  17   6   7   9   4   6   3.25  3.18  -0.3 1919 BOS A
1920 BOS A    Daily Splits   22  11   6   2  10   1  121.1  123   504   2   72   59   47   1   45  22   3   1   0  27   6   9   6   6   6   4.38  4.73  -1.3 1920 BOS A
1921 NY  A    Daily Splits   43  32  21   1   7   3  282.1  301  1201   3  121   97   81   4  102  25   3   5   1  40  12  16  30  19  13   3.09  5.16   3.3 1921 NY  A
1922 NY  A    Daily Splits   37  31  17   3   3   0  265    271  1117  13  114  101   76   4   95  25   5   9   0  38   3   9  17  19  12   3.43  4.45   2.0 1922 NY  A
1923 NY  A    Daily Splits   37  28  19   1   7   1  238.2  227   993   9   97   80   66   2   60  25   1   4   0  36  12  16  15  17   9   3.02  4.32   1.8 1923 NY  A
1924 NY  A    Daily Splits   46  32  14   2  13   4  247    295  1088   8  117  104   76   3   71  26   1   3   0  43  13  16  21  18  13   3.79  4.75   0.7 1924 NY  A
1925 NY  A    Daily Splits   46  30  17   1  14   6  243    283  1074  14  124  108   78   6   86  27   5   1   0  41  15  16  19  11  14   4.00  4.80   1.3 1925 NY  A
1926 NY  A    Daily Splits   40  28  12   1   8   4  217.2  224   941   4  112   93   62   2   79  29   2   2   0  41  16  12  33  16  12   3.85  5.25  -0.1 1926 NY  A
1927 NY  A    Daily Splits   36  32  23   3   4   1  256.1  242  1045  10   90   75   54   0   86  23   1   4   0  48   8  18  22  22   7   2.63  6.72   3.8 1927 NY  A
1928 NY  A    Daily Splits   42  31  19   3  11   8  273    279  1138  16  118  102   60   2   67  31   2   1   0  40  22  22  27  23   7   3.36  6.48   1.6 1928 NY  A
1929 NY  A    Daily Splits   30  25  12   0   3   2  201.2  219   884   9  115   95   69   2   57  26   2   3   0  52  12  15  12  10   9   4.24  6.12  -0.7 1929 NY  A
1930 NY  A    Daily Splits    8   7   2   0   0   0   47.2   64   213   7   27   24    9   0   10   2   1   0   2  13   5   2   5   2   2   4.53  6.86  -0.2 1930 NY  A
1930 DET A    Daily Splits   26  20   8   1   5   4  135.2  176   628   7   89   72   47   2   25  17   4   2   0  41  14   9  13   9   8   4.78  4.55  -0.5 1930 DET A
1930 TOT A                   34  27  10   1   5   4  183.1  240   841  14  116   96   56   2   35  19   5   2   2  54  19  11  18  11  10   4.71  5.15  -0.7 1930 TOT A
1931 DET A    Daily Splits   16  12   5   0   4   0   92    124   429   2   70   60   32   1   10   6   0   2   0  26   3   7  14   3   8   5.87  3.83  -1.4 1931 DET A
1931 PHI A    Daily Splits   16  14   9   2   0   0  111    130   479   9   60   52   37   1   30   6   1   0   0  19   4  16   6  10   5   4.22  5.79   0.7 1931 PHI A
1931 TOT A                   32  26  14   2   4   0  203    254   908  11  130  112   69   2   40  12   1   2   0  45   7  23  20  13  13   4.97  4.88  -0.7 1931 TOT A
1932 BRO N    Daily Splits    8   4   0   0   1   1   26.2   38   128   3   27   23   12   1    7   5   1   0   0   7   4   1   4   1   3   7.76  2.75  -1.6 1932 BRO N
1932 NY  N    Daily Splits   18  12   3   0   4   0   97.1  103   420   6   43   37   25   3   29  15   0   5   0  12   4   2   7   5   7   3.42  3.67   0.3 1932 NY  N
1932 TOT N                   26  16   3   0   5   1  124    141   548   9   70   60   37   4   36  20   1   5   0  19   8   3  11   6  10   4.35  3.44  -1.3 1932 TOT N
1933 PIT N    Daily Splits   36   8   4   1  14   4  117    118   478   3   45   38   19   1   44   7   1   1   1  15   4  11  11   5   7   2.92  2.62   0.6 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N    Daily Splits   48  17   8   3  20   5  190.2  184   785   6   75   62   43   0  105  11   1   2   0  34   7   9  11  15   6   2.93  4.53   2.3 1934 PIT N
1935 PIT N    Daily Splits   39  11   5   0  19   6  164    187   694   8   72   62   27   3   63  11   2   1   1  31   5  11  11   7  11   3.40  3.64   1.7 1935 PIT N
1936 PIT N    Daily Splits   22   9   6   0  10   1  116.2  115   483   5   44   35   20   4   37   9   0   3   0  16   1   7  11   7   5   2.70  3.89   1.5 1936 PIT N
1937 PIT N    Daily Splits   11   0   0   0   6   2   28     31   121   3   14   14    6   2   21   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   1   1   2   4.50     -  -0.2 1937 PIT N
1937 BRO N    Daily Splits   27  19  10   1   4   0  167    180   707   5   83   60   30   1   44  10   2   0   0  29  10   7  16   7   7   3.23  4.37   0.6 1937 BRO N
1937 TOT N                   38  19  10   1  10   2  195    211   828   8   97   74   36   3   65  10   2   0   0  37  10   7  17   8   9   3.42  4.37   0.4 1937 TOT N
1938 BRO N    Daily Splits    6   1   0   0   3   0   16.1   24    78   1    9    9    5   1    3   1   0   0   0   8   0   1   3   0   3   4.96  2.00  -0.2 1938 BRO N
Total NL ( 8 Years)         216  81  36   5  81  19  924.2  980  3897  40  412  340  187  16  355  69   7  12   2 160  35  49  75  48  51   3.31  3.86   5.0 Total NL
Total AL (13 Years)         458 344 190  21  91  34 2837.2 3057 12134 114 1368 1160  816  30  851 316  32  37   3 522 151 190 249 189 131   3.68  5.20  10.7 Total AL
Total    (21 Years) Splits  674 425 226  26 172  53 3762.1 4037 16031 154 1780 1500 1003  46 1206 385  39  49   5 682 186 239 324 237 182   3.59  4.95  15.7 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1921 NY  A    Daily Splits    3   3   3   1   0   0   27     18   106   0    2    0   11   0   18   2   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   2   2   1   0.00  2.00 1921 NY  A
1922 NY  A    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   1   0    8     11    34   0    3    1    2   0    4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.12  0.00 1922 NY  A
1923 NY  A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    2.1    4    11   0    4    4    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15.43  4.00 1923 NY  A
1926 NY  A    Daily Splits    2   2   1   0   0   0   15     19    67   0    8    2    1   0   10   4   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   1   1   1.20  6.00 1926 NY  A
1927 NY  A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    7.1    8    32   0    4    4    1   0    2   2   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   1   1   0   4.91  5.00 1927 NY  A
1928 NY  A    Daily Splits    2   2   2   0   0   0   18     14    71   1    4    3    6   0   14   1   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   2   0   1.50  5.50 1928 NY  A
1931 PHI A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    6      7    24   1    3    3    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   4.50  1.00 1931 PHI A
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits   12  11   6   1   1   0   83.2   81   345   2   28   17   22   0   49  11   0   0   1   0  13   1   3   8   6   4   1.83  3.55 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1918 NY  N Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1919 BOS A Daily Splits   P   13   11    6   105.1     6   33    2    1   0    1    9    7    1  .951
1920 BOS A Daily Splits   P   22   11    6   120.1     3   35    0    1   0    1   13    5    1 1.000
1921 NY  A Daily Splits   P   43   32   21   282.2    15   65    5    4   0    2   12   14    2  .941
1922 NY  A Daily Splits   P   37   31   17   263       9   58    2    0   0    3   16   18    1  .971
1923 NY  A Daily Splits   P   37   28   19   239.2    17   58    3    1   0    1   14    8    0  .962
1924 NY  A Daily Splits   P   46   32   14   247      12   57    3    2   0    4   10   10    0  .958
1925 NY  A Daily Splits   P   46   30   17   244.2     7   73    2    3   0    1   18   14    0  .976
1926 NY  A Daily Splits   P   40   28   12   217.2     5   40    2    4   0    3   17    9    0  .957
1927 NY  A Daily Splits   P   36   32   23   256.1    12   60    1    1   0    0   15    9    5  .986
1928 NY  A Daily Splits   P   42   31   19   273      12   56    1    6   0    1   13   11    2  .986
1929 NY  A Daily Splits   P   30   25   12   201.2     8   37    2    1   0    1    7    6    0  .957
1930 NY  A Daily Splits   P    8    7    2    47.2     1   10    0    0   0    0    0    4    0 1.000
1930 DET A Daily Splits   P   26   20    8   135.2     5   14    1    1   0    1    6    2    0  .950
1930 TOT A                P   34   27   10   183.1     6   24    1    1   0    1    6    6    0  .968
1931 DET A Daily Splits   P   16   12    5    92       7   17    2    2   0    1    2    4    0  .923
1931 PHI A Daily Splits   P   16   14    9   111       2   27    0    2   0    0    2    5    0 1.000
1931 TOT A                P   32   26   14   203       9   44    2    4   0    1    4    9    0  .964
1932 BRO N Daily Splits   P    8    4    0    26.2     2   12    0    0   0    1    0    3    0 1.000
1932 NY  N Daily Splits   P   18   12    3    97.1     5   24    0    1   0    1    6    6    0 1.000
1932 TOT N                P   26   16    3   124       7   36    0    1   0    2    6    9    0 1.000
1933 PIT N Daily Splits   P   36    8    4   117       5   30    1    3   0    0    9    9    0  .972
1934 PIT N Daily Splits   P   48   17    8   189.2     3   37    2    0   0    0    9    6    0  .952
1935 PIT N Daily Splits   P   39   11    5   163       5   34    2    3   0    1    9    5    1  .951
1936 PIT N Daily Splits   P   22    9    6   116.1     2   30    2    1   0    0    1    5    0  .941
1937 PIT N Daily Splits   P   11    0    0    28.1     0    1    0    0   0    0    4    0    0 1.000
1937 BRO N Daily Splits   P   27   19   10   167      10   32    2    2   0    2    3    7    0  .955
1937 TOT N                P   38   19   10   195.1    10   33    2    2   0    2    7    7    0  .956
1938 BRO N Daily Splits   P    6    1    0    16.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
Total (21 Years) Splits   P  674  425  226  3760.1   153  842   35   39   0   25  195  168   13  .966
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1921 NY  A Daily Splits   P    3    3    3    27       0    6    0    0   0    0    1    3    0 1.000
1922 NY  A Daily Splits   P    2    1    0     8       1    2    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
1923 NY  A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     2.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    1    1    0     -
1926 NY  A Daily Splits   P    2    2    1    15       0    1    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1927 NY  A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     7.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1928 NY  A Daily Splits   P    2    2    2    18       0    3    1    0   0    0    1    2    0  .750
1931 PHI A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 7 Years) Splits   P   12   11    6    83.2     1   12    1    0   0    0    4    9    0  .929
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 3-1922     BOX  NY  A  Frank Wilson        Bench jockeying
 7-26-1923     BOX  NY  A  George Moriarty     Bench jockeying
 8-19-1923     BOX  NY  A  Brick Owens         Call at HP
 9- 7-1927     BOX  NY  A  Bill Dinneen        Call at 3B
 5-26-1929     BOX  NY  A  Dick Nallin         Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by New York Giants (1915).

Traded by New York Giants with Joe Wilhoit, Jose Rodriguez, Jack Ogden, Bill Kelly
and cash to Rochester (International) in exchange for Earl Smith (January 2, 1919).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Harry Harper, Wally Schang and Mike McNally to New
York Yankees in exchange for Muddy Ruel, Del Pratt, Sammy Vick and Hank Thormahlen
(December 15, 1920).

Traded by New York Yankees with Mark Koenig to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ownie
Carroll, Yats Wuestling and Harry Rice (May 30, 1930).

Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Athletics from Detroit Tigers (July 3, 1931).

Released by Philadelphia Athletics (February 8, 1932).

Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (February 27, 1932).

Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (June 7, 1932).

Signed by New York Giants (June 23, 1932).

Released by New York Giants (November 29, 1932).

Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 21, 1933).

Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Dodgers (June 12, 1937).

Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (May 15, 1938).
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