Trivia Question
1901
Level of
difficulty:

moderate

Dummy Hoy is considered to be the man responsible for
which of these hand signals:

A. Catcher to pitcher Support Our Sponsor
B. Third base coach to batter
C. Umpire balls and strikes
D. Umpire safe and out
C. Yes. Although some baseball purists think there's not adequate proof of
this claim, most historians credit him for inspiring the signals. When they both
played for St. Louis in the '90s, manager Charles Comiskey used to signal
ball and strike info to Hoy from the first base coaching box.

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