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Dummy Hoy, an Uncommon card
William Ellsworth "Dummy" Hoy was an American professional baseball center fielder who played, predominantly in the major leagues, for several teams from 1886 to 1903, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C. franchises.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 29,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Dummy Hoy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Dummy Hoy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was an ______ baserunner, scoring over 100 runs nine times, and often finishing among the top base stealers.
Answer
excellent. He was an excellent baserunner, scoring over 100 runs nine times, and often finishing among the top base stealers. From the Dummy Hoy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Patricia Tarabini. Patricia Tarabini 68 · Dummy Hoy 63 · Carine Roitfeld 57 · Candy bar 53 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Hoy is the most accomplished deaf player in major league history, and is credited by some sources with causing the establishment of signals for safe and out calls.
- He held the major league record for games in center field from 1889 to 1902, set records for career putouts and total chances as an outfielder, and retired among the leaders in outfield games, assists, and double plays.
- He was an excellent baserunner, scoring over 100 runs nine times, and often finishing among the top base stealers.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Dummy Hoy article was read about 29,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Dummy Hoy
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Dummy Hoy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Goodwin & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
