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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1x All-Star

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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	16-19 / in Starts: 7-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	29 (18-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (15-8-4)

Most Driven In
H Foiles	1
J Gentile	1
R Hansen	1
J Adair	1

Most Driven In By
C Courtney	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	308	1	Apr 11	BAL		LAA	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	309	2	Apr 14	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	310	5 (2)	Apr 16 (2)	BAL		MIN	L,4-6	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
4	311	10 (4)	Apr 24	BAL		CLE	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	312	12 (1)	Apr 26	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
6	313	19 (6)	May 3	BAL	@	LAA	L,6-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.18	P
7	314	24 (4)	May 10	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-10	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.17	-0.004	.40	-0.01%	-0.17	P
8	315	28 (3)	May 14 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-1	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.11	-0.169	5.80	-0.28%	-1.25	P
9	316	33 (4)	May 19	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.18	0.060	2.07	0.06%	0.62	P
10	317	38 (4)	May 23	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.49	-0.024	.83	-0.02%	-0.52	P
11	318	42 (3)	May 27	BAL		BOS	W,5-4	2-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.98	0.066	4.67	0.09%	0.77	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
12	319	47 (4)	Jun 2	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.077	.277	9	1.39	-0.126	3.68	-0.20%	-0.59	P
13	320	53 (5)	Jun 7	BAL		LAA	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	.71	0.008	1.14	0.01%	0.03	P
14	321	58 (4)	Jun 12	BAL		CHW	L,8-9	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	.99	0.040	1.13	0.03%	0.38	P
15	322	61 (2)	Jun 15	BAL		WSA	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9						P
16	323	71 (9)	Jun 25	BAL	@	LAA	W,9-8	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	2	1.15	-0.055	.89	-0.03%	-0.67	P
17	324	73 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388	9						P
18	325	76 (2)	Jun 30	BAL		DET	L,5-6	3-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.300	.176	.476	9	.28	0.010	.70	0.02%	0.12	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
19	326	78 (1)	Jul 2	BAL		DET	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.11	-0.003	.15	0.00%	-0.23	P
20	327	82 (3)	Jul 6	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
21	328	88 (5)	Jul 14	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
22	329	92 (3)	Jul 18	BAL	@	DET	W,8-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
23	330	94 (1)	Jul 20	BAL	@	DET	L,8-15	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	8						P
24	331	96 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-11	4-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.318	.211	.529	7	.02	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.13	P
25	332	99 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.190	.482	9	.87	-0.047	.35	-0.01%	-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
26	333	112 (12)	Aug 7	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.292	.190	.482	9						P
27	334	117 (4)	Aug 11	BAL		BOS	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9	.80	-0.038	.09	0.00%	-0.58	P
28	335	121 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.269	.174	.443	9						P
29	336	125 (3)	Aug 19	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.192	.468	9	.26	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.17	P
30	337	128 (2)	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-5	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.258	.179	.437	9	.82	-0.043	.13	0.00%	-0.34	P
31	338	135 (6)	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	9	1.59	0.344	.07	0.01%	0.70	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
32	339	142 (6)	Sep 4 susp	BAL		DET	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.289	.206	.495	9	.54	-0.007	.03	0.00%	0.16	P
33	340	147 (4)	Sep 9	BAL		WSA	L,2-6	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.282	.200	.482	9	.27	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.10	P
34	341	151 (3)	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.268	.189	.457	9	1.00	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
35	342	159 (7)	Sep 24 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.179	.250	.179	.429	9	.65	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.69	P
							16-19		46	39	1	7	0	0	0	4	4	0	13	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.179	.250	.179	.429		.94	-0.046	1.19	-0.35%	-3.50

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