Word: hoy
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hoy's last season was 1902, but his prime years were the two he spent at Louisville. Hoy's roommate then was Leach, who was just beginning his 19-year career as one of the game's outstanding place hitters. In 1898, Dummy batted .304 and the following year...
Before he retired, Hoy married a deaf mute named Anna Maria, who taught at a school for the deaf in Cincinnati. His teammates were intrigued by the couple's unusual doorbell. The caller pulled a knob which released a lead ball on the floor. The Hoys heard the vibrations through their feet and knew someone was at the door...
...Hoy made his last public appearance in 1961 when he threw out the game ball for the third game of the World Series between Cincinnati and the Yankees. He died that December at the age of 99, the oldest ex-major leaguer then living...
...Dummy Hoy is never considered by the Hall of Fame selectors, and it has now been 75 years since he last swung...
Indeed it's not. Dummy Hoy was truly the glory of his time...