Hooks Iott

Hooks Iott
Hooks Iott
	Pitcher
	Born: December 3, 1919; Mountain Grove, Missouri
	Died: April 17, 1980 (aged 60); St. Petersburg, Florida
	Batted: Both Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 6, 1941, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
	September 23, 1947, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win-Loss record	3-9
Earned run average	7.05
Strikeouts	53
Teams
	St. Louis Browns (1941; 1947); New York Giants (1947);

Clarence Eugene "Hooks" Iott (December 3, 1919 – April 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher, a native of Mountain Grove, Missouri, worked in 26 games and 81⅔ innings pitched in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1941; 1947) and the New York Giants (1947). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.^[1]

Although Iott pitched only briefly in the Major Leagues, he spent 16 seasons playing for 20 different teams in minor league baseball (1938–1942; 1946; 1948–1957), where he won 175 career games.^[2] At Paragould, in the Northeast Arkansas League, he struck out 25 batters in a nine-inning game,^[3] and 30 batters in a 15-inning game in 1941.^[4]

References

External links

Baseball Reference.com

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[1] Baseball in Wartime

[2] Minor league record from Baseball Reference

[3] TriCities.com, 2012-5-13

[4] MiLB.com

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