Hoyt, Waite, 1899-1984.
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Hoyt, Waite, 1899-1984.
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Hoyt, Waite, 1899-1984.
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Waite Hoyt, born in Brooklyn in 1899, was a pitcher for several professional baseball teams from 1918 to 1938. From 1942 to 1965 he was a play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds. He was particularly known for the entertaining baseball stories he told during rain delays. Hoyt also appeared on the vaudeville stage and had a television program on WCET. During retirement, Hoyt began painting as a hobby.
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Baseball
Baseball stories, American
Baseball umpires
Pitching (Baseball)
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Vaudeville
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Ohio--Cincinnati
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