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	29-22 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (11-7-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
D Williams	1
M Breeding	1
W Herzog	0

Most Driven In By
R Hansen	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	474	1	Apr 11	BAL		LAA	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	475	2	Apr 14	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.035	2.66	-0.04%	-0.16	P
3	476	5 (2)	Apr 16 (2)	BAL		MIN	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
4	477	6	Apr 21	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	478	7	Apr 22 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,5-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.01	-0.025	2.65	-0.02%	-0.20	P
6	479	11 (3)	Apr 25	BAL		CLE	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	480	14 (2)	Apr 28	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.82	-0.022	1.21	-0.02%	-0.35	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
8	481	18 (3)	May 2	BAL	@	LAA	W,7-6	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.019	1.44	-0.02%	-0.18	P
9	482	20 (1)	May 4	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-7	9-GF(13)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	3.11	-0.148	6.20	-0.18%	-0.58	P
10	483	22 (1)	May 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,4-5	6-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.63	-0.147	5.98	-0.20%	-0.77	P
11	484	25 (2)	May 11	BAL	@	MIN	W,8-7	6-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.93	0.023	1.96	0.03%	0.18	P
12	485	27 (1)	May 13	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	7						P
13	486	28	May 14 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-1	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
14	487	33 (4)	May 19	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.59	0.066	2.78	0.07%	1.00	P
15	488	34	May 20	BAL		WSA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
16	489	36 (1)	May 21 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
17	490	38 (1)	May 23	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
18	491	41 (2)	May 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
19	492	43 (1)	May 28	BAL		BOS	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
20	493	45 (1)	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	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
21	494	49 (3)	Jun 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.52	-0.013	1.41	-0.02%	-0.17	P
22	495	54 (4)	Jun 8	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9						P
23	496	55	Jun 10	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9						P
24	497	58 (2)	Jun 12	BAL		CHW	L,8-9	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	7	1.57	-0.040	1.79	-0.03%	-0.23	P
25	498	62 (3)	Jun 16	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	2						P
26	499	63	Jun 17	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.78	-0.020	.63	-0.01%	-0.77	P
27	500	67 (3)	Jun 21	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	.00	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
28	501	69 (1)	Jun 23	BAL	@	LAA	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	8	.39	-0.013	.32	-0.01%	-0.83	P
29	502	71 (1)	Jun 25	BAL	@	LAA	W,9-8	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	2						P
30	503	72	Jun 27 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
31	504	76 (3)	Jun 30	BAL		DET	L,5-6	6-12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	2.03	-0.161	5.05	-0.24%	-0.67	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
32	505	82 (5)	Jul 6	BAL	@	WSA	L,0-1	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
33	506	92 (9)	Jul 18	BAL	@	DET	W,8-7	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5	.69	-0.018	.74	-0.01%	-0.25	P
34	507	95 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
35	508	99 (3)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,5-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.118	.000	.118	7	.02	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.10	P
36	509	103 (3)	Jul 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.33	-0.032	1.44	-0.02%	-0.29	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
37	510	107 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		MIN	W,4-3	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.84	-0.043	.77	-0.02%	-0.53	P
38	511	111 (3)	Aug 5	BAL		LAA	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
39	512	114 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
40	513	120 (5)	Aug 15 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
41	514	128 (7)	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						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
42	515	137 (8)	Sep 1	BAL		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
43	516	138	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
44	517	141 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	BAL		DET	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
45	518	142	Sep 4 susp	BAL		DET	W,4-1	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9	.30	0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.05	P
46	519	145 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
47	520	148 (2)	Sep 10	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
48	521	152 (3)	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	2						P
49	522	154 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
50	523	155	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
51	524	159 (3)	Sep 24 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186	9						P
							29-22		24	20	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	11	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.050	.136	.050	.186		1.18	-0.636	2.12	-0.74%	-4.87

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