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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	56 (55)	Jun 14	CHW		CAL	L,4-10	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	57	Jun 15	CHW		KCA	L,4-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	61 (3)	Jun 18	CHW	@	MIN	L,8-9		6	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
4	64 (2)	Jun 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,8-9		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	70 (5)	Jun 26 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	71	Jun 28	CHW		WSA	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	75 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,2-5		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	78 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	79	Jul 6 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	L,3-4		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	81 (1)	Jul 7	CHW	@	WSA	W,8-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	82	Jul 8 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	85 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-8	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	86	Jul 10 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-10		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	91 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	92	Jul 18	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	93	Jul 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	94	Jul 20	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	97 (2)	Jul 23	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	99 (1)	Jul 26	CHW		DET	L,1-3		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	102 (2)	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	107 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	108	Aug 3 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3		9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	111 (2)	Aug 7	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-8		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	114 (2)	Aug 11	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	118 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	CHW		CAL	L,0-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	120 (1)	Aug 16	CHW		KCA	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	126 (5)	Aug 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	129 (2)	Aug 25	CHW	@	DET	L,0-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	131 (1)	Aug 27	CHW		MIN	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	132	Aug 28 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	133	Aug 28 (2)	CHW		MIN	W,7-6	GF	16	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	135 (1)	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	136	Aug 31 (1)	CHW		DET	W,7-6	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	138 (1)	Sep 1	CHW		DET	L,5-7		14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	140 (1)	Sep 3	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	143 (2)	Sep 6	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	17	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	145 (1)	Sep 9	CHW		WSA	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	149 (3)	Sep 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	150	Sep 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	153 (2)	Sep 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
41	154	Sep 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-1	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	156 (1)	Sep 24	CHW	@	WSA	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
43	158 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-2	GF	20	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	159	Sep 27 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	161 (1)	Sep 30	CHW		NYY	W,6-5		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	162	Oct 1	CHW		NYY	L,3-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							46gm		81.1	2	10	0	12	1