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	20-44 / 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	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 9 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	3 (2-1-0) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 9 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (3-1-0)

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	256	3 (2)	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	257	4	Apr 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
3	258	5	Apr 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	259	6	Apr 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-7	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.008	.82	-0.01%	-0.15	P
5	260	10 (3)	Apr 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
6	261	13 (2)	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	262	15 (1)	May 6 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	263	16	May 6 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	264	17	May 7	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	265	19 (1)	May 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
11	266	22 (2)	May 13	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	267	26 (3)	May 19	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	268	28 (1)	May 20 (2)	NYG		STL	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
14	269	29	May 21	NYG		STL	L,1-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
15	270	34 (4)	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
16	271	35	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	6-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.033	1.45	-0.02%	-0.15	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
17	272	37 (1)	Jun 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	273	39 (1)	Jun 3 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	274	43 (3)	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	275	45 (1)	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	276	47 (1)	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
22	277	49 (1)	Jun 14	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
23	278	52 (2)	Jun 17 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.035	.57	-0.01%	-0.42	P
24	279	53	Jun 17 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	280	56 (2)	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
26	281	57	Jun 23	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
27	282	64 (6)	Jun 30	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
28	283	66 (1)	Jul 1 susp	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
29	284	67	Jul 2	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.15	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.24	P
30	285	69 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
31	286	70	Jul 7	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
32	287	74 (3)	Jul 13	NYG	@	STL	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.78	-0.049	.27	-0.01%	-0.22	P
33	288	76 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
34	289	77	Jul 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
35	290	79 (1)	Jul 17	NYG	@	MLN	W,8-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
36	291	80	Jul 18	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
37	292	82 (1)	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
38	293	84 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
39	294	87 (2)	Jul 26	NYG		MLN	L,0-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
40	295	89 (1)	Jul 28	NYG		STL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
41	296	90	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
42	297	92 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
43	298	94 (1)	Aug 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-10	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
44	299	97 (2)	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8						P
45	300	98	Aug 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
46	301	104 (5)	Aug 12 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
47	302	105	Aug 12 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-11	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
48	303	108 (2)	Aug 16	NYG	@	BRO	L,9-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	4						P
49	304	109	Aug 17	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
50	305	111 (1)	Aug 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.14	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
51	306	113 (1)	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
52	307	115 (1)	Aug 22	NYG	@	MLN	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
53	308	117 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-5	7-GF(7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
54	309	118	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-4	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
55	310	120 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	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
56	311	125 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
57	312	126	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
58	313	130 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.32	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
59	314	132 (1)	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
60	315	134 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
61	316	135	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
62	317	137 (1)	Sep 11	NYG		CIN	L,5-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
63	318	141 (3)	Sep 15	NYG		STL	L,4-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
64	319	144 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
							20-44		9	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444		.83	-0.153	.40	-0.05%	-1.36

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