July 10, 1972: Hoyt Wilhelm appears in 1,070th and final game
The best baseball players return reliably year after year until they seem as much a part of the game as bleacher seats and foul poles. But a career’s end comes to every player, no matter how beloved or talented they are. For Hoyt Wilhelm, the major leagues’ longtime leader in pitching appearances, that moment came on a July night in South Philadelphia in 1972.
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