Editor’s note: The text of this article was first published on Camden Chat on January 3, 2014, when Hoyt Wilhelm was the #38 player on our then-top 40 Orioles list. It is being re-posted today with light edits as we reach Wilhelm’s place in our new top 50 greatest Orioles countdown.
#40 - Hoyt Wilhelm, RHP (1958-1962)
Hoyt Wilhelm is a pitcher that I wish I could have seen pitch, mostly because I like old baseball players and I like the knuckleball. After spending the mid-1940s fighting in World War II, Wilhelm put together a 21-year baseball career that lasted until he was 49 years old.