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	5-21 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	11 (8-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	11 (6-3-1)

Most Driven In By
S White	0

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	263	7 (6)	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.044	1.55	-0.04%	-0.62	P
2	264	11 (3)	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,1-10	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.72	0.012	.73	0.01%	0.11	P
3	265	13 (1)	Apr 26	DET	@	KCA	L,3-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						PR
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
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox
4	266	22	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.32	-0.058	3.16	-0.08%	-0.61	P
5	267	23	May 10 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
6	268	27 (3)	May 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-14	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	269	28	May 15	BOS		CLE	L,3-4	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7						PR
8	270	32 (3)	May 20	BOS		KCA	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.025	1.15	-0.02%	-0.24	P
9	271	40 (7)	May 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	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
10	272	49 (8)	Jun 7 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-9	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles
11	273	61	Jun 18	BAL		DET	W,7-6	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.77	-0.036	2.46	-0.07%	-0.50	P
12	274	65 (3)	Jun 21	BAL		KCA	L,0-7	3-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.34	0.012	1.14	0.03%	0.35	P
13	275	71 (5)	Jun 27	BAL	@	DET	L,2-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.38	-0.071	6.39	-0.20%	-0.81	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
14	276	89 (17)	Jul 18 (1)	BAL		DET	W,5-2	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
15	277	92 (2)	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-8	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
16	278	97 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
17	279	100 (2)	Jul 28	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.34	-0.010	.37	-0.01%	-0.24	P
18	280	102 (1)	Jul 30	BAL	@	DET	L,2-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	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
19	281	107 (4)	Aug 4	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	1.10	-0.050	.67	-0.02%	-0.24	P
20	282	111 (3)	Aug 7	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
21	283	113 (1)	Aug 12	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
22	284	117 (3)	Aug 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9						P
23	285	122 (4)	Aug 23	BAL	@	DET	L,5-9	2-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	9	1.92	-0.097	.01	0.00%	-0.80	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
24	286	129 (6)	Sep 1	BAL		NYY	L,0-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	1						P
25	287	136 (6)	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	.235	.235	.294	.529	2						P
26	288	142 (5)	Sep 12	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	6						P
							5-21		19	17	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529		.94	-0.367	1.61	-0.40%	-3.60

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