- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWaite Charles Hoyt
- Nicknames
- Schoolboy
- The Schoolboy Wonder
- The Merry Mortician
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Waite Hoyt was born on September 9, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Battery of Songs (1930), The Way It Was (1974) and The Bob Braun Show (1967). He was married to Betty Derie, Ellen Burbank and Dorothy Pyle. He died on April 25, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
- SpousesBetty Derie(March 5, 1983 - August 25, 1984) (his death)Ellen Burbank(1932 - November 23, 1982) (her death)Dorothy Pyle(1922 - 1932) (divorced)
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in 1969.
- He was a Cincinnati broadcaster for 24 years after his playing career.
- Pitched for the New York Giants (1918, 1932), Boston Red Sox (1919 and 1920), New York Yankees (1921-1930), Detroit Tigers (1930 and 1931), Philadelphia A's (1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932, 1937-1938), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-1937).
- Nicknamed "The Merry Mortician" because he worked as an undertaker during the off-season.
- Made major league debut on 24 July 1918.
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