Waite Hoyt

Waite Hoyt
Waite Hoyt
	Pitcher
	Born: September 9, 1899; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
	Died: August 25, 1984 (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 record	237–182
Earned run average	3.59
Strikeouts	1,206
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 leader (1927);
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1969
Election method	Veterans 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.

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