The recovery from myocarditis due to a viral infection is usually rapid and the heart reverts to normal rhythm. Serious myocarditis can lead to heart failure. Pericarditis is inflammation that affects the inner and outer membranes that surround the heart.
When Wilson had his tryout with the Baltimore Black Sox, he earned the nickname Boojum because of the sound his line drives made when they hit the fence during batting practice.
William Hoy, nicknamed Dummy, was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C., franchises. Hoy is noted for being 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 1899 to 1920, set records for career putouts and t