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Old 11-27-2022, 02:25 PM
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Default George Leroy "Hooks" Wiltse

I enjoyed all of the great cards and memorabilia folks rolled out when I started a thread on Heinie Zimmerman. (https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=323636)

Here's the SABR bio for Geoge Leroy "Hooks" Wiltse:
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hooks-wiltse/
"A lean six-footer with deep-set eyes and a wad of tobacco usually in his mouth (he reportedly cost himself a victory in a game against the Cincinnati Reds on June 19, 1905, when he swallowed a quid and suffered an upset stomach), Wiltse won in double figures in each of his first eight seasons with the Giants, compiling a 139-90 record and 2.47 ERA over 12 seasons in the major leagues."
Let's see some Wiltses.
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