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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Team Record in Appearances: 9-24 / in Starts: 3-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 14

1952 Pitching Game Log

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1952 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	4	Apr 18	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	7-GF(8)		99	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.89	7	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.04	0.007	.08	0.01%	1.83	7b 12- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
2	2	7	Apr 20(2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	5-7		1	3.0	1	1	1	2	6	1	0	1.80	3.59	11	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.013	.35	-0.01%	0.30	5b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	3	14	May 3	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	2.96	7	3	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.72	0.111	.81	0.07%	0.87	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
4	4	19	May 8	DET	@	WSH	T,4-4	8-9	H(1)	4	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.16	2.99	7	2	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.04	-0.020	3.68	-0.01%	0.10	8b 1-3 0 out a2	9b 1-3 1 out a1
5	5	20	May 9	DET		CHW	L,5-8	11-13		0	3.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.59	3.01	11	4	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.49	0.712	2.40	0.29%	2.86	11t -23 0 out tie	13t 3 out tie
6	6	27	May 16	DET		NYY	L,2-3		L(0-1)	6	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.19	2.96	4												3			0		0
7	7	28	May 18	DET		BOS	L,4-7	8-9		1	1.2	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	2.57	4.46	10	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	-0.034	.06	-0.01%	-0.82	8t --- 0 out d4	9t 123 2 out d3
8	8	33	May 25(2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	4.32	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.028	.13	0.01%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
9	9	34	May 27	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	6-9	H(2)	1	3.0	2	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.00	4.00	13	1	5	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.14	0.115	.71	0.02%	0.69	6b --- 0 out a2	9b -2- 0 out a2
10	10	38	May 30(2)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-5	GS-8		2	7.0	5	5	4	5	4	2	0	2.88	4.87	32	6	12	0	0	5	48			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.43	-0.336	.35	-0.05%	-2.07	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	11	43	Jun 4	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	GS-6	L(0-2)	4	6.0	5	4	4	3	2	1	0	3.48	4.97	26	7	9	2	3	5	45			0	0	0	22	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.220	.26	-0.03%	-1.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
12	12	46	Jun 7	DET	@	BOS	L,9-11	5-5	BS(1)	2	0.1	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	4.31	5.23	6	0	1	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.42	-0.435	.72	-0.08%	-3.49	5b --3 0 out a2	5b 12- 1 out d2
13	13	51	Jun 11	DET	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG(8)	L(0-3)	3	8.0	8	7	6	6	2	3	0	4.81	6.00	36	11	12	2	1	5	36			1	1	0	30	0	0	1	2	0	1	1.15	-0.290	.13	-0.02%	-3.51	1b start tie	8b 3 out d5
14	14	53	Jun 14	DET		WSH	W,7-6	9-GF	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.69	5.91	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.154	.10	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
15	15	56	Jun 17	DET		NYY	W,7-6	5-8		2	3.1	4	2	2	1	2	1	0	4.74	5.92	14	5	4	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	-0.072	.11	0.00%	-0.19	5t 12- 2 out a2	8t 3 out tie
16	16	59	Jun 20	DET		PHA	L,1-3			2	2.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.53	5.81	10												8			0		0
17	17	62	Jun 23	DET		BOS	L,6-12	4-4		2	0.0	3	4	3	2	0	0	0	5.12	5.94	5	0	0	0	0	3		3	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.26	-0.071	.01	0.00%	-5.00	4t 123 1 out d4	4t 123 1 out d9
18	18	69	Jun 30	DET		CHW	L,2-7	5-5		6	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.01	5.78	4	0	1	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.033	.01	0.00%	1.29	5t 123 0 out d3	5t 3 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	19	70	Jul 1	DET		CHW	W,6-4	9-GF	S(3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.98	5.75	1	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
20	20	73	Jul 4(2)	DET		CLE	L,1-10	6-7		2	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	5.63	5.81	9	3	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-3.74	6t 1-- 2 out d5	7t 12- 2 out d9
21	21	81	Jul 14	DET	@	NYY	W,8-2	GS-7	W(1-3)	9	7.0	8	2	2	4	2	0	1	5.24	5.57	35	8	12	0	3	8	51			0	0	0	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.183	.00	0.00%	1.05	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a2
22	22	87	Jul 19	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-8		4	7.2	3	4	4	4	4	1	0	5.17	5.45	29	7	11	1	2	3	57			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.25	-0.244	.00	0.00%	-0.38	1b start tie	8b -2- 2 out tie
23	23	95	Jul 27(1)	DET		NYY	W,8-3	GS-8	W(2-3)	7	7.0	9	3	3	4	5	1	0	5.04	5.36	31	7	6	0	2	9	48			0	0	0	27	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.01	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a4
24	24	101	Jul 31(1)	DET		PHA	L,1-2	GS-8	L(2-4)	3	8.0	7	2	0	3	1	0	0	4.52	5.15	34	11	12	2	4	7	62			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.38	0.080	.00	0.00%	1.71	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	25	109	Aug 8(1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-6		7	6.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	4.20	5.00	24	7	10	1	0	4	64			0	0	0	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.367	.00	0.00%	2.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
26	26	120	Aug 19(2)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-6	7-GF(8)		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.11	4.90	5	1	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.031	.00	0.00%	0.43	7b --3 1 out tie	8b end d 1
27	27	124	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-8	L(2-5)	4	7.2	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	4.06	4.65	32	7	12	0	5	6	56			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.336	.00	0.00%	2.77	1b start tie	8b 123 2 out a2
28	28	127	Aug 27	DET	@	BOS	L,0-5	3-7		2	5.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	3.86	4.48	18	3	7	2	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.14	0.055	.00	0.00%	3.48	3b 12- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	29	134	Sep 2(2)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-8	L(2-6)	5	7.0	12	7	6	3	3	1	1	4.11	4.52	38	11	9	0	0	11	27			0	0	0	32	3	0	0	1	0	1	.76	-0.420	.00	0.00%	-4.55	1b start a 1	8b 123 0 out d2
30	30	141	Sep 11	DET		BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	S(4)	8	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.08	4.53	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.50	0.154	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
31	31	143	Sep 13	DET		PHA	L,5-11	1-8	L(2-7)	1	6.2	6	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.07	4.38	27	8	9	1	1	6		2	1	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.08	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.96	1t 1-3 1 out d4	8t 12- 0 out d1
32	32	146	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,0-7	7-8		2	2.0	6	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.16	4.44	11	2	2	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-1.07	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d7
33	33	150	Sep 21	DET	@	CLE	L,1-7	2-7		4	5.2	5	2	2	2	3	0	0	4.11	4.34	23	3	10	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.025	.00	0.00%	1.00	2b 12- 1 out d5	7b 3 out d6
34	34	155	Sep 27	DET		CLE	L,6-11	1-5		5	4.2	8	5	5	1	4	1	0	4.32	4.34	21	5	5	1	0	6		2	0	1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.17	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-1.99	1t 1-3 1 out d5	5t 3 out d9
							9-24		W-L:2-7,Sv:4,BSv:1,Hld:2	3.5	125.0	123	66	60	60	67	14	5	4.32	4.34	551	0.82		6%	7%	109	49	26	31%	3	2	0	474	25	4	4	10	0	6	1.13	0.112	.19	0.20%	-4.22

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