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Aug 29, 2002 · Hoyt Wilhelm baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by Baseball Almanac.
Jan 4, 2013 · During the first half of Hoyt Wilhelm’s major-league career, the attention he received usually focused on his freak pitch — a knuckleball — which he likely threw better than any man in history. In the latter half of his career, he was equally renowned for his advanced age — he had become an “old” knuckleballer.
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Aug 23, 2002 · The Los Angeles Dodgers released the 49-year-old Wilhelm on July 21, 1972, ending the future Hall of Famer’s record-setting and age-defying career. Known as one of the game’s first great relief pitchers, Wilhelm’s success and longevity relied heavily on his specialty pitch.
Hoyt Wilhelm (born July 26, 1922, Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.—died August 23, 2002, Sarasota, Florida) American baseball player who pitched knuckleballs that fluttered over the plate, baffling major league batters for 21 seasons.
Hoyt Wilhelm Bio. Fullname: James Hoyt Wilhelm; Born: 7/26/1923 in Huntersville, NC; High School: Cornelius, Cornelius, NC; Debut: 4/18/1952; Hall of Fame: 1985; Died: 8/23/2002
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Aug 23, 2002 · 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.
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