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Hoyt was born in Brooklyn , New York , and at the age of 15 was signed to a professional contract by New York Giants manager John McGraw . Because of his young age, he was immediately Nickname d "The Schoolboy Wonder." Hoyt would not achieve his greatest success, however, as a Giant. After a brief stint with the Boston Red Sox , Hoyt joined the New York Yankees in 1921 , and rose to instant stardom, pitching three games in the World Series for his team without giving up a single Earned Run — over his career, he would win six American League pennants with the Yankees. In his finest year, 1927 , Hoyt would post a record of 22 wins and 7 losses for the Yankees, with an ERA of only 2.64. Although Hoyt pitched for 8 more years after leaving the Yankees in 1930 , he would never again achieve that level of success. Hoyt finished his career with a win-loss record of 237–182 and an ERA of 3.59 over 21 seasons. He then went into Broadcasting , and worked as a broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds for 24 years. Waite Hoyt was also known as "The Merry Mortician" because he worked as a funeral director during the offseason. EXTERNAL LINK |
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