Waite Hoyt: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1969

Born: September 9, 1899

1914: Signed by New York Giants

Debut: July 24, 1918 (Giants)

1919: Traded to Red Sox

1920: Traded to Yankees

1920s-30s: Appeared on Vaudeville

1921-2: Yankees lose World Series

1923: Yankees win World Series

1926: Yankees lose World Series

1927-28: Yankees win World Series

1930: Traded to Tigers

1931: Purchased by A’s

1931: A’s lose World Series

1932: Signed by Dodgers

1932: Signed by Giants

1933: Signed by Pirates

1937: Purchased by Dodgers

1938: Retired winningest pitcher in World Series history

1939-65: Broadcaster

1941-65: Voice of the Cincinnati Reds

1965: Retired from broadcasting, but continued to do broadcast work on occasion

1969: Elected to Hall of Fame

1984: Died

2007: Honored along with Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall by Reds

Accomplishments:

3x World Champion

Winningest pitcher in World Series history (6 wins) at retirement (since broken)

Ace of 1927 Yankees

237-182

3.59 ERA

674 games-425 GS-226 CG

26 SHO

3762.1 IP

1206 Strikeouts

1.340 WHIP

Won 15+ games: 8x

Won 20+ games: 2x

Led league in wins (22): 1927

Led league in win % (.759): 1927

Sub 4 ERA (154+ IP): 10x

Sub 3.40 ERA: 8x

Sub 3 ERA: 2x

10+ CG: 12x

15+ CG: 6x

20+ CG: 2x

Led league in SHO (8): 1928

200+ IP: 10x

250+ IP: 4x

Led league in saves (8): 1928

Postseason: 6-4, 1.83 ERA, 12 games-6 CG-1 SHO, 83.2 IP, 1.231 WHIP (7 World Series)

Cap Anson: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1939

Cap Anson Timeline:

Born: April 17, 1852

1866-67: Sent to boarding school at Notre Dame

1868: Spent one semester at the University of Iowa. He was expelled for bad behavior.

1871: Began playing pro ball

Debut: May 6, 1871

1875: Managed Athletics for 8 games (4-2-2)

1879: Named Captain/Manager of the Cubs leading to his nickname “Cap”

1880s: He pioneered new managerial techniques including using a third base coach, signals, and a pitching rotation (2 starters). He was also pioneered Spring Training.

1880-82: Won NL Pennant three consecutive years (no World Series)

1883: He refused to play an exhibition game against the Toledo Blue Stockings because their catcher, Moses Fleetwood Walker, was black. He backed down when told his team would not be paid if they forfeited.

1885-86: Won back-to-back NL Pennants

1887: Baseball officially segregated. Anson is partially to blame, but does not deserve to be singled out for the action.

1888: Began an on-again-off-again acting career

1890s: He claimed to have invented the hit-and-run

July 18, 1897: Collects 3000^th hit

1897: Fired as Cubs’ manager. At the time, they were called the Colts. After his firing, they were called the “Orphans” since they lost their “pop.”

1897: Record with the Cubs: 1282-932 (.579) and 5 Pennants

1898: Managed the Giants briefly (9-13 record).

1899: Opened a pool hall in Chicago. It was successful, but he was forced to sell in 1909 because his other ventures failed.

1900: Tried to form a rival major league, but it failed.

1900: Published his memoirs

1905: Chicago City Clerk

1907: Ran for Sheriff, but lost in the primary.

1907: Purchased a semi-pro team, which lost money.

1908: Formed a semi-pro football team, they won a title, but lost money.

1909: Filed bankruptcy

1921: Retired from Vaudeville

1922: Became GM of a golf club

Died: April 14, 1922.

1939: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his second ballot by the Veteran’s Committee

Late 20^th and early 21^st century: Debate rages as to Anson’s role in the segregation of the Major Leagues in 1887.

Accomplishments:
.334 career average

3435 career hits

First member of 3000 hit club

2075 RBI

Played record 27 seasons

.394 career OBP

2x Batting Champ

Led league in games played in 1890 (139)

Scored 100 runs in a season: 6x

Led league in hits in 1881 (137)

582 doubles

Led league in doubles: 3x

Led league in RBI: 8x

100 RBI season: 6x

Led league in walks in 1890 (113)

4x OBP Leader

OBP of .400 or higher: 8x

Slugging of .500 or higher: 7x

2x OPS leader

OPS of .900 or better: 7x

4592 total bases

1881 Total base leader (175)

As a Manager:
1295-947 record (.578)

Won 5 NL Pennants