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William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy was an American professional baseball center fielder who played, predominantly in the major leagues, for several teams from 1886 to 1903, most notably the Cincinnati Reds
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A baseball card of Hoy
The Washington Nationals, sometimes referred to as the Washington Statesmen or Senators, were a professional baseball team in the mid to late 1880s. They existed for a period of four years as a member
Dummy Hoy
…on weekends, earning a professional contract in 1886 with an Oshkosh, Wisconsin, team which was managed by Frank Selee in 1887. In 1888, with the Washington Nationals of the National League, Hoy became the third deaf player in the major leagues, after pitcher Ed Dundon (also from Ohio) and pitcher Tom Lynch. In his…
1888 Washington Nationals at Boston's South End Grounds.