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	25-28 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 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 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	10 (4-4-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
T GonzÃ¡lez	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	990	1	Apr 7	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3						P
2	991	5 (3)	Apr 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	992	8 (2)	Apr 14	ATL		SFG	L,11-15	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.049	1.59	-0.05%	-0.70	P
4	993	11 (2)	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	994	13 (1)	Apr 20	ATL		CIN	L,2-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	995	15 (1)	Apr 23	ATL	@	PIT	L,6-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	996	17 (1)	Apr 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,7-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	997	19 (1)	Apr 28	ATL	@	STL	W,3-2	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.36	0.009	.38	0.01%	0.13	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
9	998	25 (5)	May 5	ATL		PIT	W,12-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.37	P
10	999	28 (2)	May 9	ATL		STL	W,5-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
11	1000	29	May 10	ATL		STL	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
12	1001	31 (1)	May 12	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4						P
13	1002	32	May 15	ATL	@	CIN	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
14	1003	35 (2)	May 17 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
15	1004	37 (1)	May 20	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-1	10-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9	.15	0.005	.20	0.00%	1.00	P
16	1005	38	May 21	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9						P
17	1006	41 (2)	May 24	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9						P
18	1007	42	May 26	ATL		HOU	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.49	-0.013	.65	-0.01%	-0.45	P
19	1008	45 (2)	May 30	ATL		PHI	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	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
20	1009	49 (3)	Jun 5	ATL		MON	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
21	1010	54 (4)	Jun 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.13	-0.003	.12	0.00%	-0.10	P
22	1011	59 (4)	Jun 17	ATL	@	MON	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.50	-0.012	.42	-0.01%	-0.16	P
23	1012	65 (5)	Jun 22	ATL		LAD	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
24	1013	69 (3)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						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
25	1014	76 (6)	Jul 3 (2)	ATL		SDP	W,9-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4						P
26	1015	78 (1)	Jul 5	ATL		SDP	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
27	1016	80 (1)	Jul 7	ATL		SFG	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
28	1017	83 (2)	Jul 10 (1)	ATL		CIN	W,11-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
29	1018	89 (5)	Jul 18	ATL	@	STL	W,8-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	1.19	-0.084	.03	0.00%	-0.95	P
30	1019	94 (4)	Jul 22	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	5						P
31	1020	98 (3)	Jul 26 (1)	ATL	@	CHC	W,8-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
32	1021	100 (1)	Jul 28	ATL		STL	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
33	1022	101	Jul 29	ATL		STL	W,9-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	4						P
34	1023	103 (1)	Jul 31	ATL		PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						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
35	1024	105 (1)	Aug 2	ATL		PIT	L,7-10	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	5						P
36	1025	108 (2)	Aug 4	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
37	1026	110 (1)	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9	.23	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
38	1027	115 (4)	Aug 12	ATL		MON	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
39	1028	116	Aug 13	ATL		MON	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
40	1029	119 (2)	Aug 15	ATL		NYM	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
41	1030	121 (1)	Aug 18	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
42	1031	127 (5)	Aug 25	ATL	@	NYM	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	9						P
43	1032	130 (2)	Aug 28	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	6						P
44	1033	132 (1)	Aug 30	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.182	.000	.182	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
45	1034	135 (2)	Sep 2	ATL		LAD	W,4-3	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.71	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
46	1035	138 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
47	1036	143 (4)	Sep 9 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	6						P
48	1037	146 (2)	Sep 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
49	1038	151 (4)	Sep 16	ATL	@	SFG	W,10-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
50	1039	152	Sep 18	ATL		CIN	L,6-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs
51	1040	154	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
52	1041	156 (1)	Sep 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
53	1042	159 (2)	Sep 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
							25-28		13	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322		.50	-0.154	.39	-0.06%	-1.93

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