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

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

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	CAL		SEP	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4	Apr 12	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	6 (1)	Apr 14	CAL		CHW	L,3-4		5	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	9 (2)	Apr 19	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-6		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (3)	Apr 25	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	17 (3)	May 1	CAL		OAK	W,3-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
8	19 (1)	May 2 (2)	CAL		KCR	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	20	May 3	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	23 (2)	May 7	CAL		NYY	W,4-2	GF	4	1.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
11	24	May 9	CAL		BOS	L,2-7		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	27 (2)	May 12	CAL		WSA	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	29 (1)	May 14	CAL		WSA	W,1-0	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	33 (3)	May 18 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	34	May 21 (1)	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	36 (1)	May 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	38 (1)	May 24	CAL	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40 (1)	May 27	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	47 (6)	Jun 4	CAL		DET	L,4-5	GF	14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	51 (3)	Jun 8 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	53 (1)	Jun 11	CAL	@	BAL	W,7-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	55 (1)	Jun 14	CAL	@	WSA	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	58 (2)	Jun 18	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	61 (2)	Jun 20 (2)	CAL		CHW	L,1-9	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	63 (1)	Jun 22	CAL		CHW	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	67 (3)	Jun 26	CAL		MIN	L,4-7		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	69 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	CAL		SEP	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	77 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	81 (3)	Jul 8	CAL	@	SEP	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	84 (2)	Jul 11	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	92 (7)	Jul 19	CAL		OAK	L,2-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	94 (1)	Jul 20 (2)	CAL		OAK	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	97 (2)	Jul 26	CAL		NYY	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	103 (5)	Aug 2	CAL		WSA	L,7-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	106 (2)	Aug 6	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	112 (5)	Aug 13	CAL	@	DET	L,0-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	113	Aug 15	CAL		CLE	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	115 (1)	Aug 17	CAL		CLE	W,7-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	120 (4)	Aug 22	CAL		DET	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	124 (3)	Aug 27	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-1		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	127 (2)	Aug 30	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	128	Aug 31	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	134 (5)	Sep 5	CAL		CHW	W,3-1		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	135	Sep 6	CAL		CHW	W,2-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from California Angels to Atlanta Braves
45	144	Sep 11	ATL		SFG	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	145	Sep 12	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	147 (1)	Sep 14	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	150 (2)	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	W,6-5		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	153 (2)	Sep 20	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	158 (4)	Sep 26	ATL		SDP	W,10-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	161 (2)	Sep 30	ATL		CIN	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	162	Oct 2	ATL		CIN	L,3-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							52gm		78.0	3	10	1	14	0