His first game in MLB was April 20, 1888 for the Washington Nationals of the National League.
William Hoy was born in 1955, in USA.
William Hoy goes by Bill.
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William Ellsworth Hoy was deaf.
William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy was a deaf professional baseball player in the late 1800's. He couldn't hear the calls for balls and strikes, so he arranged with the umpires for them to have signals. That way he knew the count. See a website called dummyhoy.com.
was he 17 years old when he started
Luther Taylor was nicknamed 'Dummy'. Is it said in history that another deaf mute, William Hoy, who was also nicknamed 'Dummy', was the reason umpires started using hand signals to call balls and strikes and to call out or safe. Since ballpark seating capacities were very small during Hoy's career (1888-1902), practically everyone at the park could hear the umpires screams of out or safe or ball of strike. Everybody, that is, except Hoy.
Chris Hoy's dad's name is David Hoy.
Will Hoy was born in 1953.
hoy means "Today"
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chris hoy didn't have a wealthy background chris hoy....