Billy Hoeft

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: May 17, 1932 in Oshkosh, WI us

Died: March 16, 2010 in Canadian Lakes, MI

Buried: Park View Cemetery, Livonia, MI

High School: Oshkosh HS (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: April 18, 1952 (Age 19-337d, 10,900th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1966 (Age 34-131d)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Frederick Hoeft

Pronunciation: \HEFT\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-18 / in Starts: 20-14
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	69 (35-22-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	61 (32-19-9)

Most Driven In
F House	3
J Brideweser	2
C Maxwell	1
F Bolling	1
R Boone	1
R Wilson	1

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	6
R Boone	2
C Maxwell	2
J Phillips	2
E Torgeson	1
B Tuttle	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 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	136	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	137	9 (2)	Apr 29 (1)	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.134	2.82	-0.17%	-0.76	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	138	15 (5)	May 5	DET	@	BOS	W,16-4	CG	6	3	4	3	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.600	.571	1.171	9	.41	0.094	.76	0.11%	4.64	P
4	139	22 (6)	May 12	DET		CHW	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.583	.500	1.083	9	.97	-0.011	1.58	-0.01%	-0.04	P
5	140	26 (3)	May 18	DET		BAL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.467	.364	.830	9	1.51	-0.139	1.64	-0.09%	-1.15	P
6	141	31 (4)	May 23	DET		NYY	L,5-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.467	.364	.830	9						P
7	142	34 (2)	May 26	DET		KCA	W,12-6	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.474	.429	.902	9	.63	0.199	.48	0.09%	2.74	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
8	143	41 (6)	Jun 3 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.409	.353	.762	9	1.03	-0.085	2.14	-0.11%	-1.12	P
9	144	46 (4)	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.333	.273	.606	9	.32	-0.042	.56	-0.04%	-1.55	P
10	145	51 (4)	Jun 12	DET	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.367	.360	.727	9	.68	0.006	1.19	0.01%	1.98	P
11	146	53 (1)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.367	.360	.727	9						P
12	147	55 (1)	Jun 17	DET		BOS	L,2-13	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.387	.360	.747	9	.73	0.028	1.50	0.03%	0.27	P
13	148	58 (2)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.333	.697	9	.94	-0.048	1.29	-0.04%	-0.42	P
14	149	62 (3)	Jun 25	DET		WSH	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	9	.47	-0.037	.16	-0.01%	-0.66	P
15	150	66 (3)	Jun 29	DET	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.325	.294	.619	9	.66	-0.028	.15	0.00%	-0.13	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
16	151	70 (3)	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,0-6	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.341	.314	.656	9	1.31	0.025	.25	0.00%	0.18	P
17	152	75 (4)	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	W,12-8	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.308	.641	9	.69	-0.015	.03	0.00%	-0.74	P
18	153	78 (2)	Jul 12	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.347	.310	.656	9	.58	-0.022	.04	0.00%	-0.62	P
19	154	79	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	L,11-12	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.347	.310	.656	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
20	155	80	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.347	.310	.656	9						P
21	156	83 (2)	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.353	.302	.655	9	.99	-0.031	.04	0.00%	-0.31	P
22	157	88 (4)	Jul 21	DET	@	BOS	L,3-9	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.377	.333	.711	9	.80	0.032	.03	0.00%	0.33	P
23	158	93 (4)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.370	.326	.696	9	1.08	-0.027	.01	0.00%	-0.33	P
24	159	96 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.351	.306	.657	9	.38	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.67	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
25	160	100 (3)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.351	.306	.657	9						PR
26	161	102 (1)	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.339	.296	.635	9	.54	0.001	.00	0.00%	-2.77	P
27	162	103	Aug 4	DET		NYY	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.339	.296	.635	6						PR
28	163	106 (2)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.339	.296	.635	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
29	164	107	Aug 8	DET		KCA	W,8-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.339	.296	.635	9						P
30	165	111 (3)	Aug 12	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.348	.310	.659	9	.59	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
31	166	114 (2)	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.348	.310	.659	9						P
32	167	118 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.300	.648	9	1.12	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.35	P
33	168	122 (3)	Aug 24	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.370	.349	.719	9	1.41	0.150	.00	0.00%	1.81	P
34	169	127 (4)	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.370	.349	.719	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
35	170	130 (2)	Sep 2	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.355	.333	.689	9	1.62	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
36	171	135 (4)	Sep 7	DET	@	KCA	W,12-8	GS-7	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.363	.324	.686	9	.78	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.72	P
37	172	139 (3)	Sep 12	DET		WSH	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.366	.329	.694	9	1.70	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
38	173	143 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.347	.728	9	1.32	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.33	P
39	174	147 (3)	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.372	.338	.710	9	1.42	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
40	175	151 (3)	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.360	.325	.684	9	1.18	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
41	176	153 (1)	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.313	.660	9	1.54	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-1.46	P
42	177	155 (1)	Sep 30	DET	@	CLE	W,8-4	4-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.313	.660	9	1.25	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
							24-18		97	80	16	20	3	1	0	9	12	0	22	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	.250	.348	.313	.660		.89	-0.293	.49	-0.24%	-0.20

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