| Waite Hoyt won 237 games in his 20 year 'Hall of Fame' career including winning 157 games in 9 years with the New York Yankees. He helped the Yankees win six pennants and three World Series from 1921-1928.
Waite Hoyt won 145 of the Yankees 750 regular season victories and 6 of their 18 World Series' games.
In the 1921 World Series, he pitched 27 innings without allowing an earned run, winning two and losing one. In 1927, he led the American League in wins (22-7) and winning percentage .759. In 1928 Hoyt went 23-7, pitched 237 innings and led the league in saves with 8.
Waite Hoyt stats: 237-182, .566 pct., 3.59 ERA, 674 games, 423 GS, 226 GC, 26 shutouts, 52 saves, 1206 Ks, 1003 Ws in 3762.3 innings, .276 opponents BA, .325 on-base-pct. In 1942, Hoyt began broadcasting Cincinnati Reds baseball, a post he held for 25 years. |
