1999 Death Hoyt Axton, singer/actor/songwriter, Joy to the World, dies at 61 1991 Death John Hoyt, actor (My Favorite Brunette), dies of lung cancer at 87 1987 Event LaMarr Hoyt is banned from baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse 1986 Event Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at US-Mexico border for drugs 1985 Event All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres) 1985 Event Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Event Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid 1981 Death Hoyt J Fuller, editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57 1972 Event Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1970 Event Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5 1969 Event Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in a record 907th major league game 1969 Event Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame 1968 Event Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances 1962 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt 1958 Event Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0 1954 Event Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1953 Death Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 1952 Event New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1947 Event Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA 1946 Event Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA 1938 Birthday Hoyt Axton, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, actor, Black Stallion, Junkman, Rousters 1931 Death Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59 1927 Event Waite Hoyt became only 20 game winner of 1927 Yankees 1923 Birthday [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher, Orioles 1904 Birthday John Hoyt, Bronxville, New York, actor, Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary 1883 Birthday George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961 1878 Birthday George Hoyt Whipple, U.S., astrophysicist, Nobel-1934 1874 Birthday Arthur Hoyt, born in Georgetown CO, actor, Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along 1872 Birthday Frank Hoyt Losey, composer 1789 Birthday Francis Hoyt Gregory, Rear Admiral Union Navy