The William Hoy story : how a deaf baseball player changed the game / Nancy Churnin ; pictures by Jez Tuya.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman and Company, 2016Copyright date: 2016Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780807591925 (hardcover)
  • 0807591920 (hardcover)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • JUV GV 865 .H685 C48 2016
Summary: All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After losing out on a spot on the local deaf team, William practiced even harder—eventually earning a position on a professional team. But his struggle was far from over. In addition to the prejudice Hoy faced, he could not hear the umpires’ calls. One day he asked the umpire to use hand signals: strike, ball, out. That day he not only got on base but also changed the way the game was played forever. William “Dummy” Hoy became one of the greatest and most beloved players of his time!
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Juvenile Book Storms Research Center Juvenile Collection JUV GV 865 .H685 C48 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 98650384

All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After losing out on a spot on the local deaf team, William practiced even harder—eventually earning a position on a professional team. But his struggle was far from over. In addition to the prejudice Hoy faced, he could not hear the umpires’ calls. One day he asked the umpire to use hand signals: strike, ball, out. That day he not only got on base but also changed the way the game was played forever. William “Dummy” Hoy became one of the greatest and most beloved players of his time!

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