Waite Hoyt
Waite Hoyt Pitcher Born: (1899-09-09)September 9, 1899 Brooklyn, New York Died: August 25, 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 84) Cincinnati, Ohio Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut July 24, 1918 for the New York Giants Last MLB appearance May 15, 1938 for the Brooklyn Dodgers Career statistics Win–loss record 237–182 Earned run average 3.59 Strikeouts 1,206 Saves 52 Teams New York Giants (1918) Boston Red Sox (1919–1920) New York Yankees (1921–1930) Detroit Tigers (1930–1931) Philadelphia Athletics (1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932) New York Giants (1932) Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1937) Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1938) Career highlights and awards 3× World Series champion (1923, 1927, 1928) AL wins champion (1927) Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1969 Election Method Veteran's Committee 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 winningest pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969.