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Hoyt Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm (Baseball. Born, Huntersville, NC, July 26, 1923; died, Sarasota, FL, Aug. 23, 2002.) Starting a career that was to last 21 years with nine teams, James Hoyt Wilhelm joined the New York Giants in 1952 and was 15-3 in a league-high 71 appearances. Wilhelm was unique as a knuckleballer who specialized in relief […]
Don Mueller
Don Mueller (Baseball. Born, St. Louis, MO, Apr. 14, 1927; died, St. Louis, MO, Dec. 28, 2011.) Known to his teammates as “Mandrake the Magician” for his skill in handling the bat, Donald Fred Mueller was a lefthand choke-up hitter who was key to the Giants’ 1951 and 1954 N.L. pennant winners. Mueller had an […]
