Hooks Wiltse

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Hooks Wiltse
position=Pitcher

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width = 175px
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=September 7, 1879
city-state|Hamilton|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1959|1|21|1879|9|7
city-state|Long Beach|New York
debutdate=April 21
debutyear=1904
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=September 25
finalyear=1915
finalteam=Brooklyn Tip-Tops
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=139-90
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.47
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=965
teams=
*New York Giants (by|1904-by|1914)
*Brooklyn Tip-Tops (by|1915)
highlights=
*36th in MLB history in career ERA with 2.47

Hooks Wiltse (born George Leroy Wiltse on September 7, 1879 in Hamilton, New York; died January 21, 1959 in Long Beach, New York) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915. He was the brother of baseball pitcher Snake Wiltse.

On July 4, 1908, Hooks Wiltse hit Philadelphia Phillies pitcher George McQuillan, the 27th batter in a previously perfect game. Wiltse continued to pitch, winning the game 1-0 in a ten-inning no-hitter. Between 1904 and 1914 he combined with Giants teammate Christy Mathewson for 435 wins, making them the second-best lefty-right duo in Major League Baseball history.

Teams

* New York Giants 1904 - 1914
* Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1915

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

ources

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* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Wiltse_Hooks.stm baseballlibrary.com]
* [http://www.bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=996&pid=15378 SABR biography]
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