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	3-13 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	1 game
Most Games w/o RBI	1 game
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 2 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (1-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 2 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

Most Driven In
B Russell	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	1055	3 (2)	Apr 17	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	.03	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-0.19	P
2	1056	12 (8)	Apr 27	LAD		MON	L,5-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
3	1057	18 (5)	May 3	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	1058	23 (4)	May 11 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	1059	29 (5)	May 17	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	1060	34 (4)	May 22	LAD		SFG	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	1061	39 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.11	-0.059	6.18	-0.10%	-0.55	P
8	1062	42 (2)	May 31	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
9	1063	48 (5)	Jun 7	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	1064	50 (1)	Jun 9	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	1065	56 (5)	Jun 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
12	1066	58 (1)	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-13	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
13	1067	62 (3)	Jun 24 (2)	LAD		ATL	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
14	1068	64 (1)	Jun 26	LAD		CIN	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	1069	68 (3)	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
16	1070	78 (9)	Jul 10 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
							3-13		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.07	-0.060	3.12	-0.11%	-0.74

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