Hooks Wiltse

George Leroy "Hooks" Wiltse (September 7, 1879 – January 21, 1959) was an American professional baseball pitcher.

During that time, he combined with teammate Christy Mathewson for 435 wins, making them one of the best lefty-righty duos in history.

Home plate umpire Cy Rigler later admitted he should have called the previous pitch strike three, which would have ended the inning.

[1] "I missed being the only pitcher of all time to pitch a perfect ten inning game because Cy Rigler miscalled a strike.

"[1]As a pitcher, Wiltse was an above average hitter and fielder and was occasionally used as a position player to include playing first base in game two of the 1913 World Series where he cut down two runners at home plate in the ninth inning.