William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C. franchises. He is noted for being the most accomplished deaf player in major league history, and is credited by some sources with causing the establishment of signals for safe and out calls. He held the major league record for games in center field (1726) from 1899 to 1920, … Wikipedia
Dummy Hoy chose baseball as a career in 1885 because, as an amateur playing for his hometown Findlay, Ohio, team, he got four hits against a professional pitcher. www.thediamondangle.com/sitt/hoy.html
Every baseball fan is familiar with the hand signals that umpires use for ball, strike, safe, out, etc. Few however realize that these signs came about because of William "Dummy" Hoy. z.lee28.tripod.com/sbnsforgottenintime/id29.html
Dummy Hoy profile from BaseballLibrary.com, the most comprehensive baseball history encyclopedia on the Internet. We give you the stories behind the stats with over 6,000 entries about baseball players, teams, stadiums, managers, and owners throughout bas www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hoy...
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Dummy Hoy. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_Hoy
... Teams Forum Glossary Dummy Hoy - Cincinnati Reds Birthdate: 5/23/1862 Bats/Throws: L/R Height/Weight: 5-6/160 Position: OF Graphs All Graphs Season Stats Compare ... www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1006111&positi...
