i called you out... (answered)

[DieHardCubbie]

There was a particular player that was the reason umpires began using hand signals instead of voice calls alone....who was that player...

[dinocam]

William "Dummy" Hoy circa 1887, played in the major leagues 1888-1902 - hitting .287 career, leading the NL in at-bats in 1899...<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by DieHardCubbie on Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:43 pm EST.</span>

[DieHardCubbie]

Billy Hoy overcame his deaf-mute handicap and accumulated 2,054 hits in his career and hit over .300 three times...He is also one of only 3 players to throw out 3 runners at home plate in the same game....

Nice job Dino....