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	28-27 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	27 (15-6-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Landis	1
R Hansen	1

Most Driven In By
P Ward	1
J Landis	1
M Hershberger	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	577	1	Apr 9	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.014	1.29	-0.02%	-0.28	P
2	578	3 (1)	Apr 11	CHW	@	LAA	W,3-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.27	-0.012	.60	-0.02%	-0.45	P
3	579	4	Apr 13	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	10-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
4	580	8 (3)	Apr 20	CHW		MIN	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	581	11 (2)	Apr 24	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	9-GF(12)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	2.25	0.026	6.19	0.04%	0.16	P
6	582	13 (1)	Apr 28 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	8-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.73	-0.042	4.49	-0.07%	-0.15	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
7	583	16 (2)	May 1 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.15	-0.004	.35	-0.01%	-0.14	P
8	584	19 (2)	May 4	CHW		WSA	W,8-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.09	P
9	585	21 (1)	May 5 (2)	CHW		WSA	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
10	586	23 (1)	May 7	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
11	587	29 (5)	May 12 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,6-7	7-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	2	2.18	-0.143	8.88	-0.35%	-0.63	P
12	588	33 (3)	May 16	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
13	589	34	May 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	4.61	-0.077	17.43	-0.18%	-0.38	P
14	590	38 (3)	May 21	CHW	@	WSA	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	3						P
15	591	40 (1)	May 24	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
16	592	42 (1)	May 26	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
17	593	44 (1)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,8-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	4	.39	-0.021	.99	-0.03%	-0.94	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
18	594	48 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
19	595	51 (2)	Jun 4	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
20	596	55 (3)	Jun 8	CHW	@	KCA	L,6-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9						P
21	597	56	Jun 9	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.00	-0.015	4.36	-0.04%	-0.19	P
22	598	57	Jun 11	CHW		MIN	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
23	599	64 (6)	Jun 18	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
24	600	66 (1)	Jun 20	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	7						P
25	601	69 (2)	Jun 23 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	4						P
26	602	71 (1)	Jun 24	CHW		NYY	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
27	603	75 (3)	Jun 28	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	8						P
28	604	76	Jun 29	CHW		CLE	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	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
29	605	80 (3)	Jul 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
30	606	82 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.18	-0.005	.72	-0.01%	-0.14	P
31	607	85 (2)	Jul 7	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	.79	-0.076	2.38	-0.14%	-0.60	P
32	608	87 (1)	Jul 12	CHW		DET	L,6-7	5-11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.050	.050	.050	.100	9	1.98	-0.129	5.96	-0.23%	-0.69	P
33	609	89 (1)	Jul 14 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.67	-0.018	1.78	-0.03%	-0.21	P
34	610	92 (2)	Jul 17	CHW		WSA	W,8-2	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.58	0.019	1.40	0.03%	1.00	P
35	611	94 (1)	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	L,2-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	8	1.69	-0.041	5.02	-0.07%	-0.14	P
36	612	105 (10)	Jul 31	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.087	.045	.132	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
37	613	107 (1)	Aug 3	CHW	@	LAA	L,5-6	7-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	7	2.21	0.082	6.36	0.14%	0.37	P
38	614	108	Aug 4	CHW	@	LAA	W,8-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.17	P
39	615	109	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
40	616	115 (5)	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		DET	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
41	617	121 (5)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	5						P
42	618	122	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
43	619	126 (3)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	1.41	-0.073	1.53	-0.05%	-0.68	P
44	620	130 (3)	Aug 27	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	3	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
45	621	135 (4)	Aug 31	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	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
46	622	136	Sep 1	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-3	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	9	1.37	0.047	.06	0.00%	0.72	P
47	623	137	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		LAA	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	6						P
48	624	138	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		LAA	W,8-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.111	.077	.188	8						P
49	625	143 (4)	Sep 7	CHW		MIN	L,2-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.138	.074	.212	9	1.10	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.26	P
50	626	146 (2)	Sep 9	CHW		BAL	W,9-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.138	.074	.212	9						P
51	627	150 (3)	Sep 14	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.074	.138	.074	.212	8						P
52	628	151	Sep 17	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	7-GF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.194	.074	.268	9	.86	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.63	P
53	629	154 (2)	Sep 20	CHW	@	DET	W,2-0	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	4	.52	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
54	630	156 (1)	Sep 22	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.182	.069	.251	2	.59	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
55	631	160 (3)	Sep 27 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,7-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.182	.069	.251	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
							28-27		36	29	3	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	11	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.069	.182	.069	.251		1.10	-0.469	2.76	-1.02%	-3.58

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