1983 AL Cy Young Award Winner LaMarr Hoyt Dies at 66

Chicago White Sox, right hander LaMarr Hoyt fires one to the plate in the first inning of the first game of the American League playoffs against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, on Oct. 5, 1983. Ed Reinke, File/AP Photo

CHICAGO—LaMarr Hoyt, who won the 1983 AL Cy Young Award with the Chicago White Sox, has died. He was 66.

The White Sox announced his death on Wednesday. The team said he died Monday in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, following a lengthy illness.