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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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

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

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	BAL	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 15 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GS	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSA	W,5-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (5)	Apr 27	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-14		13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (1)	Apr 29	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	17	May 1	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-8	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	22 (4)	May 6	BAL	@	LAA	L,7-15		16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	25 (2)	May 11	BAL		WSA	L,1-12	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (3)	May 16	BAL		LAA	L,1-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	31 (1)	May 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	33 (1)	May 20 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-8		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	34	May 20 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	35	May 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,7-10	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	39 (3)	May 26	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-12	GF	7	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
15	41 (1)	May 28	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5		11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	42	May 29	BAL	@	DET	L,4-12		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	45 (2)	May 31	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	47 (1)	Jun 2 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,2-10	GF	19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	50 (2)	Jun 5	BAL		WSA	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	52 (1)	Jun 7	BAL		WSA	W,12-5	GF	26	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	56 (3)	Jun 10 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	59 (2)	Jun 13	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	68 (8)	Jun 23	BAL		BOS	W,5-3	GF	29	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	75 (6)	Jun 30 (1)	BAL		DET	W,6-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	79 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	83 (3)	Jul 7	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	GF	4	1.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
27	85 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	86	Jul 12	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	92 (5)	Jul 18	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	95 (2)	Jul 21	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	96	Jul 22	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	97	Jul 23	BAL	@	LAA	L,5-6		17	4.1	3	1	0	4	0	P
33	100 (2)	Jul 25	BAL	@	LAA	L,0-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	104 (3)	Jul 29	BAL		KCA	L,3-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	107 (2)	Aug 2	BAL		MIN	L,3-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	108	Aug 3	BAL		LAA	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
37	111 (2)	Aug 6	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	4	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	114 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GF	12	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	116 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	118 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,10-13		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	123 (4)	Aug 19	BAL		CLE	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	125 (1)	Aug 22	BAL		CHW	L,6-7		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	128 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-6		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	131 (2)	Aug 27	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-7	GS	30	7.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
45	135 (3)	Aug 31	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-9	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	139 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	BAL		DET	L,0-1		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	143 (3)	Sep 7	BAL		LAA	L,4-5		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	145 (1)	Sep 9	BAL		LAA	W,4-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	147 (1)	Sep 12	BAL		WSA	L,1-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	149 (1)	Sep 15 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	150	Sep 15 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-5	GF	9	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
52	152 (1)	Sep 18	BAL	@	LAA	W,5-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	153	Sep 19	BAL	@	LAA	L,4-9		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	154	Sep 21	BAL		MIN	W,3-2		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
55	157 (2)	Sep 24	BAL		KCA	L,2-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	159 (1)	Sep 26 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,2-6	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	160	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIN	L,5-11	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							57gm		113.2	10	17	2	29	2