Hooks Iott | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1919-12-03)December 3, 1919 Mountain Grove, Missouri | |
Died: April 17, 1980(1980-04-17) (aged 60) St. Petersburg, Florida | |
Batted: Both Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 6, 1941, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1947, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 3–9 |
Earned run average | 7.05 |
Strikeouts | 53 |
Teams | |
Clarence Eugene "Hooks" Iott (December 3, 1919 – April 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher, a native of Mountain Grove, Missouri, worked in 26 games and 812⁄3 innings pitchedinMajor League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1941, 1947) and the New York Giants (1947). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]
Although Iott pitched only briefly in the Major Leagues, Iott spent 16 seasons playing for 20 different teams in minor league baseball (1938–42; 1946; 1948–57), where he won 175 career games.[2]AtParagould, in the Northeast Arkansas League, he struck out 25 batters in a nine-inning game,[3] and 30 batters in a 15-inning game in 1941.[4]
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