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	12-27 / in Starts: 3-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	21 (13-6-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
D Brown	1
R Colavito	1

Most Driven In By
B Harrell	1
G Woodling	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	362	2 (1)	Apr 16	CLE		KCA	L,4-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	363	13 (10)	Apr 27	CLE		DET	L,5-9	8-9	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	364	19 (5)	May 4 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.150	4.17	-0.26%	-0.78	P
4	365	26 (6)	May 14	CLE	@	DET	W,9-8	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	.92	-0.026	2.01	-0.03%	-0.32	P
5	366	28 (1)	May 16	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
6	367	32 (3)	May 20	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	368	38 (5)	May 25 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	369	39	May 27	CLE		BAL	W,7-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
9	370	43 (3)	May 31	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	3-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.14	-0.037	2.67	-0.05%	-0.23	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	371	45 (1)	Jun 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8						P
11	372	46	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	6-GF(10)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	6	1.89	0.041	2.48	0.03%	0.16	P
12	373	47	Jun 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-5	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.54	-0.039	2.36	-0.04%	-0.23	P
13	374	49 (1)	Jun 7	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
14	375	51 (1)	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.59	-0.014	1.04	-0.02%	-0.21	P
15	376	53 (1)	Jun 10	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.23	0.015	.30	0.01%	1.00	P
16	377	58 (4)	Jun 15 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
17	378	59	Jun 15 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
18	379	66 (6)	Jun 24	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	7						P
19	380	69 (2)	Jun 28	CLE		BAL	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8						P
20	381	70	Jun 29 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9						P
21	382	71	Jun 29 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.47	-0.012	.35	-0.01%	-0.15	P
22	383	72	Jun 30	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.19	-0.005	.14	0.00%	-0.15	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
23	384	73	Jul 1	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	6						P
24	385	79 (5)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
25	386	80	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	6						P
26	387	84 (3)	Jul 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	2.25	-0.038	.54	-0.01%	-0.49	P
27	388	90 (5)	Jul 20	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.21	-0.104	.15	-0.01%	-0.61	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
28	389	105 (14)	Aug 3 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9						P
29	390	114 (8)	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.47	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
30	391	122 (7)	Aug 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	1.95	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.21	P
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
31	392	123	Aug 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9						P
32	393	125 (1)	Aug 27	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9						P
33	394	128 (2)	Aug 31	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	1.51	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-1.03	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
34	395	136 (7)	Sep 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-6	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	5						P
35	396	137	Sep 9	BAL	@	KCA	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	8						P
36	397	140 (2)	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	1.42	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
37	398	144 (3)	Sep 16	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
38	399	147 (2)	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9	.76	0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
39	400	152 (4)	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	1.11	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
							12-27		37	32	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	10	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215		1.30	-0.911	.94	-0.37%	-5.70

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