Both Waite Hoyt and Art Neft were superb in the 1921. The nearly became the first pair to each pitch 27 innings and post an ERA of 0.00
Carl Mays basically said, “Top this,” to Hoyt and Neft as he pitched a gem in the opener in the Polo Grounds. Actually, the Polo grounds would prove to be home for all eight games. In any event, it was Mays with a gem and the New York Yankees up a game. Oh, it was a shutout, by the way. The fireworks had started early as someone else had a shutout, too! A five-hitter! Hey, what about Neft and Hoyt? Waite, would ya?
Carl Mays basically said, “Top this,” to Hoyt and Neft as he pitched a gem in the opener in the Polo Grounds. Actually, the Polo grounds would prove to be home for all eight games. In any event, it was Mays with a gem and the New York Yankees up a game. Oh, it was a shutout, by the way. The fireworks had started early as someone else had a shutout, too! A five-hitter! Hey, what about Neft and Hoyt? Waite, would ya?
And
they went up two games to none after Hoyt outdueled Neft 3-0 in the next game.
But both pitched well. In fact, had Neft allowed just one less hit, it would
have been a pair of two-hitters. None of the three runs scored were earned. So
both Neft and Hoyt had ERA’s @ zero. Neft though, was the visiting team’s
pitcher, so now he was stuck on just eight innings while Hoyt had nine!
The Yankees not only lost game three, they lost Babe Ruth to injury. He also missed game four, and the Yanks were beaten again. The Babe was back in game five, and presto, the Yankees won to go up three games to two. Hoyt was also back with a gem. Again, Neft took a tough loss. Hoyt gave up ten hits and an unearned run. Neft gave up three runs and all were earned. But he’d pitched nine innings.
The Yankees ultimately lost the next three games, despite a fine performance by Mays in game seven. Hoyt also pitched well in game eight. He gave up just six hits and an unearned run. His effort would normally be enough to send this thing the distance. But Neft had no intentions of letting that happen. He came into game eight driven to end this thing. And did he ever put on a pitching performance to remember. It was Neft who won the game on a four-hitter and made the Giants, true Giants of baseball in 1921. They’d beaten their hated rivals, five games to three!
This was not the last World Series for either pitcher, but it was certainly the best effort by both. Neft would pitch in the 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1929 Fall Classic, posting an excellent ERA of 2.16. Hoyt also pitched in the 1922 and 1923 World Series. But he went on to appear in the 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1932 Fall Classic as well. His ERA was excellent, 1.83.
But the 1921 Fall Classic was supposed to be about Babe Ruth. But with his injury, it was up to people like Waite Hoyt to keep the mighty Yankees in this thing. Hoyt gave it his all! His final ERA in this thing was 0.00. Neft's was a little higher, but it proved to be enough. New York, New York, Hoyt and Neft. A lot of zeros on the scoreboard in this Fall Classic!
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Frommer, Harvey. Five O'Clock Lighting. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008. Print
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.
The Yankees not only lost game three, they lost Babe Ruth to injury. He also missed game four, and the Yanks were beaten again. The Babe was back in game five, and presto, the Yankees won to go up three games to two. Hoyt was also back with a gem. Again, Neft took a tough loss. Hoyt gave up ten hits and an unearned run. Neft gave up three runs and all were earned. But he’d pitched nine innings.
The Yankees ultimately lost the next three games, despite a fine performance by Mays in game seven. Hoyt also pitched well in game eight. He gave up just six hits and an unearned run. His effort would normally be enough to send this thing the distance. But Neft had no intentions of letting that happen. He came into game eight driven to end this thing. And did he ever put on a pitching performance to remember. It was Neft who won the game on a four-hitter and made the Giants, true Giants of baseball in 1921. They’d beaten their hated rivals, five games to three!
This was not the last World Series for either pitcher, but it was certainly the best effort by both. Neft would pitch in the 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1929 Fall Classic, posting an excellent ERA of 2.16. Hoyt also pitched in the 1922 and 1923 World Series. But he went on to appear in the 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1932 Fall Classic as well. His ERA was excellent, 1.83.
But the 1921 Fall Classic was supposed to be about Babe Ruth. But with his injury, it was up to people like Waite Hoyt to keep the mighty Yankees in this thing. Hoyt gave it his all! His final ERA in this thing was 0.00. Neft's was a little higher, but it proved to be enough. New York, New York, Hoyt and Neft. A lot of zeros on the scoreboard in this Fall Classic!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 years of the World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Frommer, Harvey. Five O'Clock Lighting. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008. Print
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Seaver, Tom, and Martin Appel. Great Moments in Baseball. New York, NY: Carol Pub. Group, 1992. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.
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