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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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.6

101

ERA

3.94

505

200

1847.1

1140

WHIP

1.356

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18	DET		CLE	L,5-7	GS	15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 22	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (4)	May 4 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	23 (4)	May 10	DET		KCA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	27 (3)	May 15	DET		CLE	L,5-8	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	31 (3)	May 20	DET		BAL	L,4-6	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	34 (2)	May 23	DET		NYY	L,1-8	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (1)	May 25 (1)	DET		WSH	W,7-2	GF	8	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (1)	May 27	DET		BOS	W,3-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	40 (1)	May 30 (1)	DET		CHW	L,5-6		20	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (2)	Jun 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (2)	Jun 6	DET	@	WSH	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
14	53 (6)	Jun 13	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	30	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 17	DET		WSH	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 22	DET		NYY	L,0-15	GS	6	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
17	64 (2)	Jun 26	DET		BAL	L,0-2	GS	20	4.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	66 (1)	Jun 28	DET		BOS	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	68 (1)	Jun 30	DET		KCA	W,7-6	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	71 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	73 (1)	Jul 5	DET	@	CHW	L,1-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	77 (3)	Jul 12	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	83 (5)	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS	26	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	87 (3)	Jul 20 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	88	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,3-13		11	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
26	96 (7)	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,8-11		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	102 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	DET		BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	107 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	DET		CHW	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	113 (5)	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	L,5-12	GS	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	118 (4)	Aug 21	DET	@	BAL	L,6-7	GS	14	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	125 (6)	Aug 29	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	128 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,7-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	135 (6)	Sep 7	DET		KCA	L,2-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	142 (6)	Sep 14 (2)	DET		BOS	W,9-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
35	147 (4)	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	152 (4)	Sep 26	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							36gm		142.0	6	15	3	24	2