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          Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades.!

          Hoyt Wilhelm.

          Hoyt Wilhelm

          James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, – August 23, ), nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American Major League Baseballpitcher. Wilhelm played 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. He played between and He was the first relief pitcher in the Baseball Hall of Fame.[1]

          Wilhelm did not enter the major leagues until his late twenties.

          He fought in World War II before playing Major League Baseball.

          This first full-length biography covers the life and career of the first relief pitcher in the Hall of Fame.

        1. Hoyt Wilhelm: Life of a Knuckleballer – Ebook written by Lew Freedman Free Sample.
        2. Hoyt Wilhelm's intriguing baseball career lasted two decades.
        3. James Hoyt Wilhelm, born July 26, in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA, died August 23, (80 years old), Hall of Famer National Baseball Hall of Fame.
        4. Missing after action: Hall of Famers with no biographies ; Harry Hooper, , Veterans ; Rogers Hornsby, , BBWAA ; Waite Hoyt, , Veterans.

          5. He was known to throw a knuckleball. He sometimes played as a starting pitcher but most of the time played as a relief pitcher. Wilhem won games which is more than any other relief pitcher. He was also the first pitcher to reach saves and play in 1, games.

          James Hoyt Wilhelm, born July 26, in Huntersville, North Carolina, USA, died August 23, (80 years old), Hall of Famer National Baseball Hall of Fame.

          He pitched until he was almost 50 years old. Wilhelm retired with one of the lowest career earned run averages in baseball history. Wilhelm coached the New York Yankees and Atlanta B