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	16-15 / in Starts: 15-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	21 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	56 (30-15-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
B Klaus	1
B Nieman	1

Most Driven In By
W Tasby	1
B Nieman	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 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	401	1	Apr 9	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-9	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	402	3 (1)	Apr 15	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.46	-0.078	3.00	-0.10%	-0.58	P
3	403	7 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,7-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	404	9 (1)	Apr 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.052	1.12	-0.08%	-1.17	P
5	405	14 (4)	Apr 26 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.068	3.04	-0.13%	-0.51	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	406	18 (3)	May 2	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.53	-0.029	1.43	-0.05%	-0.53	P
7	407	24 (5)	May 9	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.45	-0.034	1.46	-0.07%	-0.55	P
8	408	30 (5)	May 16	BAL		DET	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.94	0.090	5.75	0.16%	0.29	P
9	409	36 (5)	May 22	BAL		NYY	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.130	.048	.178	9	.44	0.047	1.39	0.09%	0.53	P
10	410	42 (5)	May 28	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.115	.042	.157	9	.29	-0.022	.92	-0.04%	-0.42	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
11	411	47 (4)	Jun 2	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.103	.037	.140	9	1.78	-0.155	7.10	-0.37%	-1.10	P
12	412	52 (4)	Jun 7	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.033	.121	.033	.155	9	.78	-0.013	3.03	-0.03%	-0.78	P
13	413	59 (6)	Jun 15	BAL		DET	L,4-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.031	.114	.031	.146	9	2.36	-0.162	7.51	-0.31%	-1.36	P
14	414	64 (4)	Jun 20	BAL		KCA	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.029	.108	.029	.138	9	.83	-0.041	3.03	-0.09%	-0.30	P
15	415	68 (3)	Jun 25	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.028	.103	.028	.130	9	1.07	-0.056	5.24	-0.17%	-0.44	P
16	416	73 (4)	Jun 30	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.098	.026	.124	9	.78	-0.039	2.94	-0.09%	-0.38	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
17	417	79 (5)	Jul 5 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.026	.116	.026	.142	9	.96	0.025	2.85	0.04%	0.24	P
18	418	84 (4)	Jul 12	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.023	.106	.023	.130	9	.58	-0.059	1.57	-0.10%	-0.92	P
19	419	90 (5)	Jul 18 (2)	BAL		DET	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.022	.102	.022	.124	9	1.40	-0.065	4.11	-0.11%	-0.50	P
20	420	95 (4)	Jul 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.042	.132	.042	.174	9	1.42	-0.062	3.40	-0.09%	-0.41	P
21	421	100 (4)	Jul 28	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.041	.130	.041	.170	9	1.03	-0.027	1.13	-0.02%	-0.24	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
22	422	105 (4)	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.038	.123	.038	.161	9	1.54	-0.161	1.17	-0.07%	-1.21	P
23	423	110 (4)	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	T,1-1	9-GF(18)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.036	.115	.036	.150	9	2.16	-0.210	1.39	-0.08%	-0.81	P
24	424	113 (2)	Aug 12	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.115	.036	.150	9						P
25	425	119 (5)	Aug 20	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.034	.109	.034	.143	9	.76	-0.063	.05	0.00%	-1.31	P
26	426	123 (3)	Aug 24	BAL	@	DET	W,11-0	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.118	.048	.165	9	.40	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.24	P
27	427	128 (4)	Aug 30	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.047	.116	.047	.163	9	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.11	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
28	428	133 (4)	Sep 5	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.111	.045	.156	9	.75	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
29	429	136 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	BAL		WSH	L,1-8	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.111	.045	.156	2						P
30	430	139 (2)	Sep 10	BAL		CLE	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.057	.120	.057	.177	9	.80	-0.034	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
31	431	146 (6)	Sep 15	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.054	.114	.054	.168	9	1.69	-0.153	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
32	432	151 (4)	Sep 22	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.111	.053	.164	9	2.37	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
							16-15		85	76	2	4	0	0	0	2	5	0	22	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.053	.111	.053	.164		1.10	-1.580	2.28	-1.68%	-14.63

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