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	46-27 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	22 (12-7-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
M Hershberger	2
J Martin	1

Most Driven In By
F Robinson	1
T McCraw	1

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 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	632	1	Apr 14	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	633	3 (1)	Apr 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	634	5 (1)	Apr 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	635	6	Apr 22	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	636	9 (2)	Apr 26	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					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	637	10	May 2	CHW		LAA	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	638	12 (1)	May 3 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	639	14 (1)	May 6 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,6-4	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	.17	-0.004	.44	-0.01%	-0.21	P
9	640	16 (1)	May 8	CHW	@	LAA	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	641	18 (1)	May 10	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	4						P
11	642	23 (4)	May 16	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	643	24	May 17	CHW	@	WSA	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	644	25	May 19	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	645	28 (2)	May 24 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	646	29	May 24 (2)	CHW		WSA	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	647	30	May 25	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.23	-0.006	.84	-0.01%	-0.22	P
17	648	33 (2)	May 30	CHW	@	DET	W,10-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	649	34	May 31 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6						P
19	650	35	May 31 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	651	38 (2)	Jun 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	652	40 (1)	Jun 5	CHW		DET	W,4-3	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	.10	-0.003	.42	-0.01%	-0.09	P
22	653	42 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	CHW		DET	W,8-3	7-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.18	0.011	.77	0.03%	0.20	P
23	654	44 (1)	Jun 9	CHW		BAL	W,9-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
24	655	46 (1)	Jun 11	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	6						P
25	656	49 (2)	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.79	-0.020	4.27	-0.07%	-0.10	P
26	657	51 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
27	658	54 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
28	659	56 (1)	Jun 18	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8	.38	-0.010	2.21	-0.04%	-0.34	P
29	660	58 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
30	661	59	Jun 21 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,1-2	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
31	662	63 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
32	663	64	Jun 26 (2)	CHW	@	MIN	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
33	664	65	Jun 27	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
34	665	67 (1)	Jun 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-1	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.49	0.014	1.34	0.02%	0.19	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
35	666	69 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,8-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	1.33	-0.033	4.48	-0.07%	-0.40	P
36	667	76 (6)	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	LAA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.37	-0.008	1.38	-0.02%	-0.32	P
37	668	78 (1)	Jul 11	CHW	@	LAA	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	8						P
38	669	80 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-4	7-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.76	0.381	6.97	0.91%	2.09	P
39	670	81	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
40	671	83 (1)	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
41	672	85 (1)	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	2						P
42	673	87 (1)	Jul 19 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	11-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
43	674	88	Jul 19 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	8						P
44	675	91 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	CHW		LAA	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
45	676	92	Jul 22	CHW		LAA	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.35	-0.008	1.91	-0.03%	-0.14	P
46	677	93	Jul 23	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	2.18	0.071	11.35	0.22%	0.25	P
47	678	94	Jul 24	CHW		MIN	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	2						P
48	679	95	Jul 25	CHW		MIN	W,6-5	10-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	4.27	-0.105	20.95	-0.31%	-0.40	P
49	680	98 (2)	Jul 28	CHW	@	DET	L,3-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	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
50	681	102 (3)	Aug 1	CHW	@	WSA	W,9-8	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.59	-0.015	3.22	-0.05%	-0.22	P
51	682	112 (9)	Aug 11 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	6	.20	-0.005	1.57	-0.02%	-0.31	P
52	683	117 (4)	Aug 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	6						P
53	684	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.87	-0.020	4.80	-0.07%	-0.31	P
54	685	119	Aug 17	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
55	686	121 (1)	Aug 19	CHW		NYY	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	2						P
56	687	123 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		BAL	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	2						P
57	688	125 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	6						P
58	689	129 (3)	Aug 26	CHW		MIN	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9						P
59	690	130	Aug 27	CHW		MIN	L,2-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	3.24	-0.086	25.73	-0.41%	-0.46	P
60	691	134 (3)	Aug 30	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
Sep/Oct		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
61	692	137 (2)	Sep 4	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	2						P
62	693	139 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9						P
63	694	140	Sep 6 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	8-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	3.76	-0.179	37.67	-1.08%	-0.74	P
64	695	143 (2)	Sep 9	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
65	696	144	Sep 10	CHW	@	MIN	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
66	697	147 (2)	Sep 13	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
67	698	148	Sep 15	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	3.46	-0.021	25.80	-0.09%	-0.19	P
68	699	150 (1)	Sep 18	CHW		WSA	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9						P
69	700	154 (3)	Sep 23	CHW	@	LAA	W,2-1	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	1						P
70	701	156 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	.44	-0.012	.94	-0.02%	-0.22	P
71	702	158 (1)	Sep 29	CHW		LAA	W,2-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9						P
72	703	159	Oct 2 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,3-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.56	-0.013	1.30	-0.02%	-0.14	P
73	704	160	Oct 2 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9						P
							46-27		24	21	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325		1.31	-0.071	8.49	-1.12%	-2.06

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