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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\

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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	11 (3)	Apr 24	DET	@	KCA	L,1-10	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox
3	22	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	27 (4)	May 14	BOS		CHW	L,6-14	GS	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	32 (4)	May 20	BOS		KCA	L,2-8	GS	23	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	P
6	40 (7)	May 29	BOS	@	WSH	L,6-7		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	49 (8)	Jun 7 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-9		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles
8	61	Jun 18	BAL		DET	W,7-6		19	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	65 (3)	Jun 21	BAL		KCA	L,0-7	GF	29	6.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
10	71 (5)	Jun 27	BAL	@	DET	L,2-12	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	89 (17)	Jul 18 (1)	BAL		DET	W,5-2		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	92 (2)	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-8		14	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
13	97 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	100 (2)	Jul 28	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8		21	4.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	102 (1)	Jul 30	BAL	@	DET	L,2-11	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	107 (4)	Aug 4	BAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
17	111 (3)	Aug 7	BAL		CLE	L,5-8	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	113 (1)	Aug 12	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GS	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	117 (3)	Aug 18	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	122 (4)	Aug 23	BAL	@	DET	L,5-9		26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	129 (6)	Sep 1	BAL		NYY	L,0-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	136 (6)	Sep 7 (2)	BAL		WSH	L,1-8		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	142 (5)	Sep 12	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							23gm		67.2	4	12	1	17	1