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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 16	CLE		KCA	L,4-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	13 (10)	Apr 27	CLE		DET	L,5-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	19 (5)	May 4 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS	47	11.0	3	3	0	6	0	P
4	26 (6)	May 14	CLE	@	DET	W,9-8	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	28 (1)	May 16	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	32 (3)	May 20	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	38 (5)	May 25 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	39	May 27	CLE		BAL	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	43 (3)	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	GF	21	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	45 (1)	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-7	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	46	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	47	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-5	GF	11	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
13	49 (1)	Jun 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	51 (1)	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	53 (1)	Jun 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	58 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	59	Jun 15 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	66 (6)	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GF	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	69 (2)	Jun 28	CLE		BAL	W,6-5		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	70	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-11		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	71	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-5		13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	73	Jul 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	79 (5)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	80	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	84 (3)	Jul 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
27	90 (5)	Jul 20	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	105 (14)	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	114 (8)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	122 (7)	Aug 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
31	123	Aug 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	125 (1)	Aug 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-8		5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	128 (2)	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	136 (7)	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-6		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	140 (2)	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	144 (3)	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	147 (2)	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
39	152 (4)	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							39gm		131.0	9	22	0	31	0