CHICAGO — LaMarr Hoyt, who won the American League Cy Young Award with the Chicago White Sox in 1983, passed away on Monday in Columbia, S.C. following a lengthy illness. He was 66.
Hoyt spent eight seasons in the major leagues with the White Sox (1979–84) and San Diego (1985–86), going 98–68 with a 3.99 ERA (582 ER/1,311.1 IP) and 48 complete games (eight shutouts) in 244 appearances (172 starts). He went 74–49 with a 3.92 ERA (410 ER/942.0 IP) and 39 complete games in 178 games (116 starts) with the Sox, all under Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa.