Introduction: I chose the topic because I wanted to know more about Dummy Hoy, the first deaf baseball player in the history. I walked through Gallaudet University between baseball field and softball filed where Dummy Hoy statue there.
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William Ellsworth Hoy was his real name, but why people, fans, players called him, “Dummy Hoy”? Because people, fans, players, and coach knew that he was the deaf so called him, “Dummy Hoy”, but Hoy accepted what people called him. People, fans, and others were not nice to call him, “Dummy Hoy” because it insulted him by calling him, “Dummy Hoy”. Why not people call him as “William Hoy, Will, Willy, Bill, Billy, and others”? People had no respect him. He was the best baseball player in the history.
He was born on May 23, 1862 in Houck town, Ohio. He died on …show more content…
After two seasons, he became first major-league team, because he met Washington Senators. By the end of first year with Washington so Hoy was led the National League in stolen bases, it was an astounding 82.
In June 19, 1889, Hoy threw out three times for Indianapolis baserunners at home plate from the outfield. Hoy did throw out far away from outfield, but other players can’t throw out far from the outfield.
In 1890, Hoy and Senatorial teammates were skipped to the Buffalo Brotherhood team of the short-lived Players’ League. After that one season, Charlie Comiskey brought Hoy to the American Association’s St. Louis Browns in 1891, because Hoy was the best team had played so far. Hoy was the led the league in walks with 119 and Browns with 136 runs scored.
In the winter of 1893, Hoy joined the Boston Beaneaters’ winter-league team in California. His last play of the season, he did something good calculated 9th inning catch in a thick gray San Francisco fog and he helped teams to win the game. He did see and caught the ball. Other players did not see the ball because it was