Billy Hoeft

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 17, 1932 in Oshkosh, WI us

Died: March 16, 2010 in Canadian Lakes, MI

Buried: Park View Cemetery, Livonia, MI

High School: Oshkosh HS (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: April 18, 1952 (Age 19-337d, 10,900th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 34-131d)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Frederick Hoeft

Pronunciation: \HEFT\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-24 / in Starts: 11-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	54 (28-19-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-7)

Most Driven In
Self	3
R Wilson	2
J Finigan	2
J Small	1
A Kaline	1
C Maxwell	1
F Bolling	0
R Boone	0

Most Driven In By
Self	3
F Bolling	2
R Bertoia	2
C Maxwell	2
B Tuttle	2
J Finigan	1
H Kuenn	1

1957 Batting Game Log

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1957 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	178	3 (2)	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	179	5 (1)	Apr 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	3-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.90	-0.195	3.76	-0.23%	-1.42	P
3	180	8 (2)	Apr 25	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.62	-0.017	1.23	-0.02%	-0.22	P
4	181	12 (3)	Apr 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.00	-0.052	1.87	-0.06%	-0.46	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
5	182	26 (13)	May 15	DET	@	BOS	L,8-11	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
6	183	28 (1)	May 17	DET	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.22	-0.005	.44	-0.01%	0.32	P
7	184	32 (3)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	7						PR
8	185	33	May 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.92	-0.068	2.03	-0.09%	-0.39	P
9	186	37 (3)	May 28	DET		CLE	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9	1.00	-0.081	1.97	-0.10%	-0.70	P
10	187	39 (1)	May 30 (1)	DET		KCA	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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	188	42 (2)	Jun 1	DET	@	CHW	L,4-12	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	1.67	-0.042	4.22	-0.06%	-0.75	P
12	189	47 (4)	Jun 6	DET		WSH	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.235	.346	9	1.23	0.193	1.71	0.16%	1.79	P
13	190	52 (4)	Jun 11	DET		BAL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.211	.311	9	.83	-0.040	1.81	-0.05%	-0.44	P
14	191	58 (5)	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	9	1.39	-0.098	4.73	-0.20%	-0.72	P
15	192	63 (4)	Jun 23	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	9	1.71	-0.018	3.23	-0.02%	-0.18	P
16	193	67 (3)	Jun 27	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	9						P
17	194	68	Jun 28	DET	@	BOS	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	9						P
18	195	69	Jun 29	DET	@	BOS	L,4-12	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.087	.182	.269	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
19	196	75 (5)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.080	.167	.247	9	.91	-0.045	.42	-0.01%	-0.37	P
20	197	82 (6)	Jul 14 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-2	CG	4	4	3	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.464	.637	9	.49	0.247	.09	0.03%	3.02	P
21	198	84 (1)	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,4-10	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.172	.464	.637	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	199	86 (1)	Jul 18	DET		NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.467	.685	9	.84	0.028	.14	0.00%	0.44	P
23	200	89 (2)	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.219	.467	.685	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	201	90	Jul 23	DET	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.152	.200	.424	.624	9	1.18	0.114	.08	0.00%	1.39	P
25	202	96 (5)	Jul 28 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(15)	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.385	.580	9	2.90	-0.233	.68	-0.03%	-1.43	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
26	203	101 (4)	Aug 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.146	.182	.366	.548	9	1.93	-0.109	.06	0.00%	-0.93	P
27	204	104 (2)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.159	.191	.386	.578	9	.35	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
28	205	106 (1)	Aug 9	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.191	.386	.578	2						PR
29	206	107	Aug 10	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.191	.386	.578	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
30	207	109 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.191	.386	.578	9						P
31	208	114 (4)	Aug 16	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.180	.362	.542	9	.68	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
32	209	115	Aug 17	DET		CHW	W,9-8	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.180	.362	.542	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
33	210	119 (3)	Aug 21	DET		BAL	L,3-9	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.196	.362	.558	9	.73	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.38	P
34	211	123 (3)	Aug 25	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.204	.380	.584	9	1.29	0.254	.00	0.00%	1.95	P
35	212	126 (2)	Aug 28	DET		BOS	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.204	.380	.584	9						P
36	213	128 (1)	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.170	.224	.377	.601	9	1.32	0.307	.00	0.00%	1.06	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
37	214	133 (4)	Sep 3	DET		CHW	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.210	.351	.561	9	1.47	-0.156	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
38	215	136 (2)	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.215	.339	.554	9	.31	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
39	216	140 (3)	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.212	.333	.545	9	.45	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
40	217	144 (3)	Sep 17	DET	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.203	.317	.520	9	1.73	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
41	218	150 (5)	Sep 25	DET	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.194	.303	.497	9	.56	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
42	219	154 (3)	Sep 29	DET		KCA	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.205	.313	.519	9	.23	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
							18-24		78	67	13	10	2	0	3	10	5	0	15	0	5	1	3	3	0	0	.149	.205	.313	.519		1.16	-0.180	.81	-0.69%	-1.48

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