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	6-6 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	1043	58 (57)	Jun 8	ATL		STL	W,8-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	1044	61 (2)	Jun 11	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	1045	68 (6)	Jun 18	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Los Angeles Dodgers
4	1046	122	Aug 16	LAD		NYM	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
5	1047	131 (8)	Aug 28 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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
6	1048	138 (6)	Sep 3	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	1049	140 (1)	Sep 5	LAD		CIN	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	1050	144 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.005	.35	-0.01%	-0.20	P
9	1051	146 (1)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.06	-0.002	.21	0.00%	-0.13	P
10	1052	148 (1)	Sep 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
11	1053	151 (2)	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	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
12	1054	159 (7)	Sep 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	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	.11	-0.003	1.12	-0.02%	-0.22	P
							6-6		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.13	-0.010	.56	-0.03%	-0.54

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