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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 15	CHW		WSA	L,1-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (6)	Apr 24	CHW	@	WSA	W,6-2	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	14 (3)	May 2 (1)	CHW		MIN	L,2-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (1)	May 4	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	GF	11	2.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	20 (3)	May 8	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-4	GF	9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	27 (6)	May 15	CHW		CAL	W,8-3	GF	13	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 19	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	34 (1)	May 22	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-6		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,8-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	37 (1)	May 25	CHW		DET	L,5-7		8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	38	May 26	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	41 (2)	May 30	CHW		NYY	L,2-3		18	3.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	43 (1)	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	45 (1)	Jun 5	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4		12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	51 (5)	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
17	55 (1)	Jun 13	CHW	@	WSA	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	56	Jun 15	CHW		MIN	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	58 (1)	Jun 17	CHW		MIN	L,1-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	60 (1)	Jun 19	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	62 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	CHW		WSA	L,1-5		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	66 (3)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	67	Jun 27 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,4-0	GF	8	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	69 (1)	Jun 29	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70	Jun 30 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	72 (1)	Jul 2	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	73	Jul 3	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	76 (2)	Jul 7 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	77	Jul 7 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	79 (1)	Jul 9	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	81 (1)	Jul 10 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	82	Jul 14	CHW	@	CLE	W,12-10		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	83	Jul 15	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	86 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	87	Jul 18 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,5-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	89 (1)	Jul 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7		16	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	91 (1)	Jul 23	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	93 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	95 (1)	Jul 27	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-7	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	97 (1)	Jul 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-4	GF	15	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	102 (4)	Aug 2	CHW		DET	W,2-0	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	104 (1)	Aug 4	CHW		NYY	L,3-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	106 (1)	Aug 6	CHW		CLE	W,11-5	GF	16	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	112 (5)	Aug 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	GF	10	2.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
45	114 (1)	Aug 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	116 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,7-2	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
47	119 (2)	Aug 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	120	Aug 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	123 (2)	Aug 23	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	127 (3)	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	129 (1)	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	130	Aug 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,3-2		17	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	134 (3)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	GF	12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	137 (2)	Sep 4	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
55	140 (2)	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	142 (1)	Sep 8	CHW		MIN	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	144 (1)	Sep 10	CHW		NYY	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	146 (1)	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	149 (2)	Sep 15 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-2		21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
60	150	Sep 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4		15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	152 (1)	Sep 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	154 (1)	Sep 22	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	156 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,2-0	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	158 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	159	Sep 28 (2)	CHW		DET	L,3-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	162 (2)	Oct 3	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							66gm		145.0	7	20	0	27	2