February 8 in Dodgers History: Waite Hoyt is released by the Philadelphia Athletics and will sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932)

On February 8 1932 — Waite Hoyt is released by the Philadelphia Athletics and will sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Things wont go well in Brooklyn, Hoyt will go 1-3 with a 7.76 ERA. He will later finish his career 5 years later in Brooklyn going 7-10 over 2 seasons.

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