Billy Hoeft

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 17, 1932 in Oshkosh, WI us

Died: March 16, 2010 in Canadian Lakes, MI

Buried: Park View Cemetery, Livonia, MI

High School: Oshkosh HS (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: April 18, 1952 (Age 19-337d, 10,900th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 34-131d)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Frederick Hoeft

Pronunciation: \HEFT\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-16 / in Starts: 11-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	44 (17-19-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
M Batts	2
J Priddy	1
D Lund	1

Most Driven In By
R Boone	5
F Hatfield	2
H Kuenn	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	35	4 (3)	Apr 18 (1)	DET		SLB	L,7-8	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.45	0.064	3.25	0.09%	0.49	P
2	36	9 (4)	Apr 23	DET		CHW	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.32	-0.004	.41	0.00%	0.32	P
3	37	14 (4)	Apr 28	DET		BOS	L,0-2	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	9	1.38	0.062	1.07	0.03%	0.59	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	38	18 (3)	May 3	DET		NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	9	.81	-0.049	.48	-0.02%	-0.77	P
5	39	24 (5)	May 10 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.438	.308	.745	9	.49	0.028	.18	0.01%	0.11	P
6	40	29 (4)	May 16	DET	@	PHA	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.267	.656	9	1.04	-0.015	.28	0.00%	-0.33	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	41	46 (16)	Jun 4 (2)	DET		PHA	L,6-9	GS-10	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.364	.263	.627	9	.99	0.036	.02	0.00%	0.51	P
8	42	52 (5)	Jun 10	DET		NYY	L,4-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	9	.64	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
9	43	57 (4)	Jun 16	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	9	1.21	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.19	P
10	44	63 (5)	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,10-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.323	.192	.515	9	1.37	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.36	P
11	45	70 (6)	Jun 28 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.343	.179	.521	9	.58	0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	46	74 (3)	Jul 3	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.324	.167	.491	9	.62	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
13	47	80 (5)	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.152	.300	.152	.452	9	1.62	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-1.27	P
14	48	85 (4)	Jul 12 (1)	DET		SLB	W,8-7	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.171	.310	.171	.481	9	2.25	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.23	P
15	49	89 (3)	Jul 18	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.311	.162	.473	9	.69	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.46	P
16	50	91 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	DET		PHA	T,8-8	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.311	.162	.473	2	2.91	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.16	PR
17	51	95 (3)	Jul 24	DET		NYY	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.292	.150	.442	9	.45	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
18	52	97 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	DET		NYY	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.286	.146	.432	9	.45	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
19	53	101 (3)	Jul 30	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.140	.275	.140	.414	9	.78	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	54	103 (1)	Aug 1	DET	@	BOS	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.275	.140	.414	9						P
21	55	107 (3)	Aug 5	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.156	.283	.178	.461	9	1.27	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
22	56	113 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.268	.167	.435	9	1.21	-0.161	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
23	57	117 (3)	Aug 14	DET		CHW	L,0-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.268	.167	.435	9						P
24	58	121 (3)	Aug 19	DET		CLE	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.157	.271	.176	.448	9	1.03	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.32	P
25	59	127 (5)	Aug 25	DET		NYY	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.258	.167	.425	9	.95	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
26	60	131 (3)	Aug 29	DET		WSH	L,2-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.145	.254	.164	.418	9	.37	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	61	137 (5)	Sep 2	DET		BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.262	.175	.437	9	1.04	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
28	62	143 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	DET		CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.265	.183	.448	9	1.27	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
29	63	147 (3)	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	L,4-13	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.268	.177	.445	9	1.15	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
30	64	153 (5)	Sep 20 (1)	DET		CLE	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.172	.274	.188	.461	9	.62	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
							13-16		76	64	8	11	1	0	0	4	9	0	17	0	3		2	1	0	0	.172	.274	.188	.461		1.00	-0.334	.22	0.10%	-5.35

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