Hank Wyse
| Hank Wyse | |
|---|---|
Pryor, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 1942, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 14, 1951, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 79–70 |
| Earned run average | 3.52 |
| Strikeouts | 362 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Henry Washington Wyse (March 1, 1917 – October 22, 2000) was an American
Washington Senators (1951). A native of Lunsford, Craighead County, Arkansas
, he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg) and he batted and threw right-handed.
Baseball career
A
curve specialist. Wyse was nicknamed "Hooks" in acknowledgment of his curveball, described by Wyse biographer Gregory Wolf as "knee-buckling". Wyse suffered a spinal injury that kept him from serving in World War II. As a result, he wore a corset at times to pitch.[1]
Wyse debuted for the Chicago Cubs on September 7, 1942, and would remain a Cub thru the 1947 season. Wyse also pitched in the
Washington Senators
for parts of two seasons, playing his final game in the major leagues on June 14, 1951.
In his eight-season
.1945 season
His most productive season came in 1945, when he helped the Cubs win the
one-hitter on April 28 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His potential no-hitter was broken up by Bill Salkeld, who singled in the 8th inning with one out. He would finish seventh in the 1945 National League Most Valuable Player vote.[3]
Wyse would pitch and be credited with a loss in the second game of the
postseason
appearance.
Death
Wyse died in
Pryor, Oklahoma, at age 83. He would be posthumously inducted into the Texas League Hall of Fame in 2009.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wolf, Gregory H. "Hank Wyse". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
- ^ "1945 All-Star Rosters". Baseball Almanac. baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "1945 NL MVP Voting". Baseball-Reference. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Hank Wyse at Find a Grave
