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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	GS	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (1)	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2		22	6.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	28 (15)	May 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	33 (4)	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	37	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	37 (3)	May 28	DET		CLE	L,3-4	GS	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	42 (4)	Jun 1	DET	@	CHW	L,4-12	GS	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	47 (4)	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	52 (4)	Jun 11	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	58 (5)	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	63 (4)	Jun 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	67 (3)	Jun 27	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	68	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	69	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,4-12	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	75 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	82 (6)	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
18	86 (3)	Jul 18	DET		NYY	L,2-3	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	90 (3)	Jul 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	38	8.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
20	96 (5)	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	58	14.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	101 (4)	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
22	104 (2)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	109 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-11	GS	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	114 (4)	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	P
25	119 (4)	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	GS	16	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	123 (3)	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	126 (2)	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	128 (1)	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	40	9.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	133 (4)	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	136 (2)	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	140 (3)	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	144 (3)	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	33	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
33	150 (5)	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	154 (3)	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							34gm		207.0	8	28	2	38	2