
In this two-page letter with stunning content, Waite Hoyt writes about his greatest thrills. The Hall of Fame pitcher goes into great detail in sharing four stories in chronological order. Hoyt shares, “At the age of 15 in the summer of 1915 I signed a contract with John McGraw and the New York Giants. The YOUNGEST BOY TO EVER SIGN A MAJOR LEAGUE CONTRACT UP UNTIL THAT TIME…”
He goes on to to describe what it was like to be a teenager in the deadball era.
The second highlight Hoyt shares came in his first big league start in 1919 while playing for Red Sox skipper Ed Barrow. Hoyt pitched a 12-inning complete game against Hugh Jennings‘ Detroit Tigers, allowing just one run against a lineup that included Ty Cobb, Bobby Veach, and Harry Heilmann.
Hoyt next lists his experience in the 1921 World Series, the first of seven Fall Classics in which he’d appear. He threw three complete games and allowed only two runs, both unearned. Hoyt writes that it was, “…a feat that tied Christy Mathewson‘s record of 0 earned runs in three complete world series game [sic].”
The second page is shown in the next image.
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