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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.
Hall of Fame pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm homered in his first MLB at bat, and is one of 23 players to never hit another home run in their major league career. Daniel Nava is one of four players to hit a grand slam in his first MLB at bat, and one of two to hit it on the first pitch.
The smallest margin of victory was a 1–0 wins by Koob in 1917 and Hoyt Wilhelm in 1958. The umpire is an integral part of any no-hitter. The umpire makes any decision “which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out…
Hoyt Wilhelm won 124 games in relief, the major league record, and was the first pitcher to reach 200 saves and the first to appear in 1,000 games. R. A. Dickey reinvented his career by developing a knuckleball. Phil Niekro is the only knuckleballer to win 300 games. [5]
The Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame is a team Hall of Fame dedicated to representing the most significant contributors to the history of the Baltimore Orioles professional baseball team since the first season of Baltimore baseball in 1954, which has inducted players, managers, staff, and other contributors.
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]
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In the second episode of the third season of Baltimore-based HBO show The Wire, Triandos is referenced and discussed about by the character Herc, who talks about how Triandos was tasked with the tough job of catching for knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm for five years and how Triandos remarked that catching for Wilhelm "nearly ruined me." The ...