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Dummy Hoy

Birthdate:

5/23/1862

Died:

12/15/1961

Height / Weight:

5' 6" / 160 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Houcktown, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Outfielder, Bats Left, T RH; Washington Senators 1888-89, 1892-93; Buffalo (P) 1890; St. Louis 1891; Cincinnati Reds 1894-97, 1902; Louisville (NL) 1898-99; Chicago White Sox 1899-1901. A True American Hero A deaf-mute, William Ellsworth Hoy was affectionately called 'Dummy' the usual nickname for a person with his condition in the 1880s. Only 5' 4 inches, 144 pounds, Hoy was an accomplished center fielder, one of baseball top base runners and a consistent .280-to-.300 hitter. In a career that spanned 14 seasons, Dummy Hoy walked 1,004 times, stole 594 bases and scored an average 100 runs per/year (1,426 lifetime). Dummy Hoy's greatest asset was his speed.

An extremely fast center fielder, Hoy was known for playing shallow. Born 1862 in Houckstown, Ohio, Hoy lost his hearing at around 2-years old during a meningitis attack. He attended the Ohio State School for the Deaf and made his debut in the major leagues at age 26.

In 1961, at the age of 99, Dummy Hoy threw out the ceremonial first pitch to open the World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees. Two months later on December 15, Dummy Hoy passed away. On Sunday, April 8, 2001, a breakfast and program, by invitation only, was held in Gallaudet University's cafeteria from 9 am to 11 am. Invited guests and speakers include Brooks Robinson, former Baltimore Oriole Hall of Fame third baseman, Hall of Famer Buck O'Neill, and Miriam Skaggs, a relative of Dummy Hoy. After the breakfast, the guests proceeded to the baseball field where a plaque was unveiled to commemorate the dedication of William 'Dummy' Hoy Baseball Field. baseballhistorian.com - Internet News

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1888	WHS (NL)	136	503	77	138	10	8	2	29	69	48	82	0	0	11	0	0	.274	.374	SLG
1889	WHS (NL)	127	507	98	139	11	6	0	39	75	30	35	0	0	6	0	0	.274	.374	SLG
1890	BUF (PL)	122	493	107	147	17	8	1	53	94	36	39	0	0	8	0	0	.298	.418	SLG
1891	STL (AA)	141	567	136	165	14	5	5	66	119	25	59	0	0	12	0	0	.291	.424	SLG
1892	WHS (NL)	152	593	108	166	19	8	3	75	86	23	60	0	0	4	0	0	.280	.375	SLG
1893	WHS (NL)	130	564	106	138	12	6	0	45	66	9	48	0	0	13	0	0	.245	.337	SLG
1894	CIN (NL)	126	495	114	148	22	13	5	70	87	18	27	0	0	12	0	0	.299	.416	SLG
1895	CIN (NL)	107	429	93	119	21	12	3	55	52	8	50	0	0	6	3	0	.277	.363	SLG
1896	CIN (NL)	121	443	120	132	23	7	4	57	65	13	50	0	0	13	33	0	.298	.403	SLG
1897	CIN (NL)	128	497	87	145	24	6	2	42	54	0	37	0	0	12	23	0	.292	.375	SLG
1898	LOU (NL)	148	582	104	177	15	16	6	66	49	0	37	0	0	9	19	0	.304	.367	SLG
1899	LOU (NL)	154	633	116	194	17	13	5	49	61	0	32	0	0	10	15	0	.306	.376	SLG
1901	CHW (AL)	132	527	112	155	28	11	2	60	86	0	27	0	0	14	14	0	.294	.407	SLG
1902	CIN (NL)	72	279	48	81	15	2	2	20	41	0	11	0	0	4	12	0	.290	.389	SLG
14 years		1796	7112	1426	2044	248	121	40	726	1004	210	594	0	0	134	119	0	.287	.386	.SLG

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