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	21-15 / in Starts: 21-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	72 (36-25-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (32-19-9)

Most Driven In
J Delsing	1
B Tuttle	1
R Boone	1
F Hatfield	1
B Phillips	0

Most Driven In By
B Tuttle	3
A Kaline	3
F Fain	1
F Hatfield	1
H Kuenn	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	100	3 (2)	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,3-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	101	4	Apr 15	DET		CLE	L,3-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	102	9 (4)	Apr 23	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.48	0.006	.97	0.01%	-0.29	P
4	103	13 (3)	Apr 28	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.09	-0.138	3.12	-0.24%	-1.46	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
5	104	18 (4)	May 3	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.94	-0.123	3.21	-0.25%	-2.33	P
6	105	23 (4)	May 8 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS-10	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.37	0.106	5.25	0.25%	0.48	P
7	106	28 (4)	May 14	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.78	-0.003	2.36	-0.01%	-0.24	P
8	107	33 (4)	May 20	DET		CLE	W,11-4	GS-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	9	.80	0.032	2.45	0.06%	0.38	P
9	108	38 (4)	May 27	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.93	-0.055	3.00	-0.11%	-0.65	P
10	109	39	May 28	DET		CHW	L,4-16	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9						PR
11	110	42 (2)	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9						PR
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
12	111	43	Jun 1	DET		WSH	W,9-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	9	.54	-0.055	.85	-0.05%	-0.20	P
13	112	48 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	DET		BAL	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.185	.083	.269	4						PR
14	113	49	Jun 6	DET		NYY	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.96	-0.041	2.57	-0.07%	-0.42	P
15	114	52 (2)	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						PR
16	115	54 (1)	Jun 11	DET		BOS	W,7-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
17	116	56 (1)	Jun 15	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.176	.097	.273	9	.77	-0.105	1.63	-0.13%	-1.93	P
18	117	63 (6)	Jun 24	DET	@	WSH	W,18-7	CG	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.179	.111	.291	9	.19	0.037	.12	0.01%	-0.82	P
19	118	68 (4)	Jun 29	DET	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.195	.422	9	.26	0.087	.33	0.07%	1.92	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
20	119	71 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	DET	@	KCA	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.227	.195	.422	9						P
21	120	74 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.229	.200	.429	9	.63	0.018	.53	0.01%	-0.18	P
22	121	78 (3)	Jul 8	DET		KCA	W,11-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.170	.235	.191	.427	9	.73	-0.046	.32	-0.01%	-0.41	P
23	122	85 (6)	Jul 16 (2)	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.180	.402	9	.98	-0.072	.43	-0.02%	-0.75	P
24	123	89 (3)	Jul 21	DET		BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.212	.462	9	1.08	0.027	.58	0.01%	0.39	P
25	124	94 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-6	GS-6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.271	.208	.479	9	.86	-0.023	.60	-0.01%	-0.22	P
26	125	97 (2)	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,7-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.271	.208	.479	9						P
27	126	102 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.196	.454	9	1.84	-0.285	2.10	-0.20%	-2.32	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
28	127	107 (4)	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS-8	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.169	.258	.186	.444	9	1.34	-0.031	1.26	-0.02%	0.04	P
29	128	112 (4)	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.246	.177	.424	9	.83	-0.064	.67	-0.03%	-0.60	P
30	129	116 (3)	Aug 16	DET		CLE	W,7-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.260	.172	.432	9	.38	0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.09	P
31	130	121 (4)	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.263	.167	.430	9	1.72	-0.046	.02	0.00%	-0.51	P
32	131	127 (5)	Aug 26	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.275	.186	.461	9	.60	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
33	132	131 (3)	Aug 30	DET		WSH	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.277	.192	.469	9	.43	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.09	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
34	133	136 (4)	Sep 5 (1)	DET		CHW	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.276	.195	.471	9	.31	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
35	134	142 (5)	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.286	.222	.508	9	.43	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.69	P
36	135	146 (3)	Sep 16	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.293	.232	.525	9	1.32	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
							21-15		96	82	9	17	2	0	0	4	10	0	25	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	.207	.293	.232	.525		.79	-0.760	1.19	-0.73%	-9.76

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