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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 15	MLN	@	SFG	L,8-10		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 18	MLN	@	HOU	L,2-4		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	8 (2)	Apr 22	MLN		SFG	L,6-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	19 (10)	May 6	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-7		14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20	May 7	MLN	@	PHI	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (1)	May 9	MLN	@	PIT	L,0-10		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (3)	May 13	MLN	@	NYM	L,2-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27	May 14	MLN	@	NYM	L,4-12	GF	7	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 17 (1)	MLN	@	STL	L,3-7		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	33 (2)	May 20	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	34	May 22	MLN		STL	L,1-6		7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	35	May 23	MLN		STL	W,8-4	GF	10	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	41 (5)	May 29	MLN	@	CHC	W,6-5		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	44 (2)	May 31	MLN	@	CHC	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	48 (3)	Jun 5	MLN		CHC	L,2-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	49	Jun 6	MLN		CHC	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	50	Jun 7	MLN		CHC	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	51	Jun 8	MLN	@	HOU	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	61 (9)	Jun 19	MLN		HOU	L,7-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	63 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	MLN		HOU	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	64	Jun 21 (2)	MLN		HOU	L,4-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	65	Jun 22	MLN		LAD	L,9-10	GF	10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	67 (1)	Jun 24	MLN		LAD	L,4-15		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	72 (4)	Jun 29	MLN	@	STL	W,7-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	74 (1)	Jul 1	MLN		STL	L,1-6		9	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	80 (5)	Jul 10	MLN	@	PIT	L,1-5		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	83 (2)	Jul 12 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,6-2	GF	25	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	91 (7)	Jul 21	MLN		PHI	L,3-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	93 (1)	Jul 23	MLN		PHI	L,10-13		14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	96 (2)	Jul 26 (1)	MLN	@	NYM	W,11-7	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	97	Jul 26 (2)	MLN	@	NYM	W,15-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	103 (5)	Aug 2	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-5		3	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	107 (3)	Aug 6	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-9		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	108	Aug 7	MLN		LAD	L,1-5		15	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	118 (9)	Aug 19	MLN	@	LAD	L,6-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	124 (5)	Aug 25	MLN		PHI	W,7-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	129 (4)	Aug 30 (1)	MLN		SFG	L,10-13		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	135 (5)	Sep 5	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	136	Sep 6	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-6	GF	9	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
40	138 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	MLN	@	CHC	W,8-7		16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	151 (12)	Sep 23	MLN	@	PIT	L,4-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	153 (1)	Sep 25	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							42gm		73.1	4	14	0	18	0