Hoyt Wilhelm

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: July 26, 1922 in Huntersville, NC us

Died: August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, FL

High School: Cornelius HS (Cornelius, NC)

Debut: April 18, 1952 (Age 29-267d, 10,900th in major league history)
vs. BRO 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 10, 1972 (Age 49-350d)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1985. (Voted by BBWAA on 331/395 ballots)
View Hoyt Wilhelm's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: James Hoyt Wilhelm

Nicknames: Old Sarge

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.8

143

122

ERA

2.52

1070

228

2254.1

1610

WHIP

1.125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-45 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 21 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	5 (5-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 21 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In By
A Dark	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	197	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,8-10	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.015	1.48	-0.02%	-0.11	P
2	198	8 (5)	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	199	10 (1)	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-10	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	200	12 (1)	Apr 27	NYG		MLN	L,6-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	201	14 (1)	Apr 30	NYG		STL	L,2-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	202	16 (1)	May 3	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	203	19 (2)	May 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	204	21 (1)	May 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	205	22	May 8 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	3-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.00	0.024	1.39	0.02%	0.21	P
10	206	26 (3)	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
11	207	29 (2)	May 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
12	208	32 (2)	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	5-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.05	-0.028	4.26	-0.04%	-0.20	P
13	209	33	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
14	210	35 (1)	May 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
15	211	36	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
16	212	37	May 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-8	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.57	-0.015	1.55	-0.02%	-0.10	P
17	213	39 (1)	May 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
18	214	41 (1)	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
19	215	42	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.58	-0.015	1.71	-0.03%	-0.24	P
20	216	44 (1)	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						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
21	217	48 (3)	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
22	218	49	Jun 4	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
23	219	52 (2)	Jun 7	NYG		MLN	L,4-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
24	220	59 (6)	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
25	221	60	Jun 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
26	222	61	Jun 18	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
27	223	63 (1)	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-5	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.95	-0.025	.38	-0.01%	-0.25	P
28	224	67 (3)	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
29	225	68	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
30	226	69	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
31	227	70	Jun 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
32	228	72 (1)	Jun 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						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
33	229	73	Jul 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2						P
34	230	76 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
35	231	77	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9						P
36	232	80 (2)	Jul 7	NYG		PHI	W,8-5	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.38	-0.010	.07	0.00%	-0.11	P
37	233	87 (6)	Jul 17 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
38	234	88	Jul 17 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
39	235	89	Jul 18	NYG		MLN	W,6-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
40	236	92 (2)	Jul 20	NYG		STL	L,2-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
41	237	94 (1)	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	4-10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.54	-0.082	.19	-0.01%	-0.48	P
42	238	96 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
43	239	98 (1)	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
44	240	99	Jul 27 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	3-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.19	-0.022	.19	0.00%	-0.21	P
45	241	100	Jul 27 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,8-9	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.10	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.16	P
46	242	102 (1)	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						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
47	243	110 (7)	Aug 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-13	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.24	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
48	244	119 (8)	Aug 18	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
49	245	121 (1)	Aug 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
50	246	125 (3)	Aug 26	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
51	247	126	Aug 27	NYG		MLN	L,4-5	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.89	-0.010	.01	0.00%	0.02	P
52	248	127	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						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
53	249	132 (4)	Sep 1	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
54	250	135 (2)	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
55	251	136	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
56	252	140 (3)	Sep 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
57	253	142 (1)	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
58	254	149 (6)	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,14-8	0-GF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
59	255	152 (2)	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
							14-45		21	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358		.81	-0.218	.72	-0.11%	-1.83

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