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James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1922 – August 23, 2002), nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1952 and 1972.
[8] [34] [35] Player/manager Norm Small led the league with both 18 home runs and 100 runs scored, while Moors pitcher Lacy James led the league with 247 strikeouts. [8] Hoyt Wilhelm returned to Mooresville in 1946, pitching to a 21–8 record with a 2.47 ERA. Wilhelm returned after serving in the Army during World War II and earning the Purple ...
This is a list of players, both past and present, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Giants or the San Francisco Giants.. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hoyt Wilhelm was drafted by the Giants from the Boston Braves. [1] Ed Albrecht was drafted from the Giants by the St. Louis Browns. [2] Pete Milne was drafted by the Giants from the Cleveland Indians. [3] Prior to 1948 season: Marv Grissom was acquired from the Giants by the Sacramento Solons. [4]
The 1971 Chicago Cubs season was the 100th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 96th in the National League and the 56th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League East with a record of 83–79.
On September 20, pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm struck out eight batters while throwing a no-hitter against the New York Yankees. It was the first no-hitter in Baltimore Orioles history, as Gus Triandos contributed a home run in the 1–0 win.
The 1970 Chicago Cubs season was the 99th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 95th in the National League and the 55th at Wrigley Field.The Cubs finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78 by five games, which was the closest by game margin that the Cubs finished between 1945 and 1984.
Erskine will pitch his second career no-hitter on May 12, 1956 against the New York Giants, 3–0, also at Ebbets Field. June 20 – In a night game at Sportsman's Park, the St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators play to an 18-inning, 5–5 tie before a curfew halts the game. Satchel Paige of the Browns, age 46, throws ten shutout innings in ...