Hoyt Wilhelm: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1985

Born: July 26, 1922
1942: Minor Leagues
1943-45: World War II service
1946: Minor Leagues
1947: Purchased by Boston Braves
1947: Drafted by New York Giants
1947-52: Minor Leagues
Debut: April 18, 1952 (Giants)
1952: Homered in first big league AB (Never hit another HR)
1952: NL Pitching Title
1954: Giants win World Series
1957: Traded to St Louis Cardinals
1957: Selected off waivers by Cleveland Indians
1958: Selected off waivers by Baltimore Orioles
1958: No-Hit the New York Yankees
1959: AL Pitching Title
1960: O's create larger mitt to catch the knuckleball
1963: Traded to Chicago White Sox
1968: Broke Cy Young's record for most appearances
1968: Set records for consecutive errorless games by a pitcher, relief victories in a career, and IP in relief
1968: Drafted by Kansas City Royals
1968: Traded to California Angels
1969: Traded to Atlanta Braves
1969: First to 200 saves
1970: Reached 1,000 games
1970: Selected off Waivers by Chicago Cubs
1971: Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers
1972: Retired
1973, 1975: Minor League Manager
1976-98: Minor League pitching coach
1985: Elected to Hall of Fame (83.8% of vote)
2002: Died

Accomplishments:

1954 World Champion
8x All Star
2x Pitching Title
No-Hitter
Record 1,070 games (since broken)
First pitcher to save 200
First to appear in over 1,000 games
143-122
2.52 ERA
1070 Games
651 GF
52 GS
20 CG
5 SHO
228 Saves
2254.1 IP
1610 Strikeouts
1.125 WHIP
Led league in Win %: 2x
Led league in ERA: 2x
Led league in Games: 2x
Led league in GF (39): 1953
15+ Wins: 2x
Sub 3 ERA: 13x
Sub 2.50 ERA: 12x
Sub 2 ERA: 6x
60+ Games: 6x
70+ Games: 3x
20+ Saves: 3x
100+ IP: 11x
Postseason: 0-0 Record, 0.00 ERA, 2 Games, 2.1 IP, 3 Strikeouts, 0.429 WHIP (1954 WS)