That is a different Hooks Wiltse, not THE Hooke Wiltse.
From SABR
In 1925 Miller Huggins brought him back to New York as pitching coach of the Yankees, just in time for Babe Ruth's bellyache to mire the team in the second division. Wiltse retired from baseball after spending 1926 back in the International League with Reading.
This is a jim wiltse or wiltsie who had a tryout as a pitcher in 1927, he didnt make the team, he took the moniker "hooks" in tribute to george wiltse.
Last edited by travrosty; 06-30-2013 at 04:02 PM.
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