Waite Hoyt
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Ace pitcher of the 1927 #Yankees, voice of the #Reds, co-author with Tim Manners of “Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero,” (2024) and "The Real Ruth: 60 Stories of Playing Ball and Raising Hell with the Babe" (2027). http://schoolboyhoyt.com
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The first baseball film between MLB contestants was made by Siegmund Lubin of Philadelphia in 1902, starring Rube Waddell. All of his films blew up in a fire of 1914 but this, from 1903, survives.
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There was a bar that was across the street from old Comiskey Park in Chicago called McCuddy’s. I would go in before a Sox game and have a beer and chat with Frances McCuddy, was in her 70s at that time. She said her uncle would have a shot and a beer on the bar for Babe during a game.
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If you are a fan of baseball history, follow this Waite Hoyte account, great stuff!
Show PostWho had the lifetime home-run record before Babe Ruth? Roger Connor, whose 138 homers were eclipsed by Ruth in mid-1921.
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