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\

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1x All-Star

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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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (2)	Apr 29 (1)	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	15 (5)	May 5	DET	@	BOS	W,16-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	22 (6)	May 12	DET		CHW	L,6-7	GS	24	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
5	26 (3)	May 18	DET		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	31 (4)	May 23	DET		NYY	L,5-13	GS	13	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	34 (2)	May 26	DET		KCA	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	41 (6)	Jun 3 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	46 (4)	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
10	51 (4)	Jun 12	DET	@	BAL	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	53 (1)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	55 (1)	Jun 17	DET		BOS	L,2-13	GS	21	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	58 (2)	Jun 20	DET		NYY	L,1-4	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 25	DET		WSH	L,3-5	GS	39	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	66 (3)	Jun 29	DET	@	KCA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	70 (3)	Jul 3	DET		CHW	L,0-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	75 (4)	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	W,12-8	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	78 (2)	Jul 12	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	80 (1)	Jul 14	DET	@	WSH	W,6-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	83 (2)	Jul 17	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	88 (4)	Jul 21	DET	@	BOS	L,3-9	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	93 (4)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	L,6-11	GS	21	3.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
23	96 (2)	Jul 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	102 (5)	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	107 (4)	Aug 8	DET		KCA	W,8-7	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	111 (3)	Aug 12	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	114 (2)	Aug 16	DET	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	118 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	122 (3)	Aug 24	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
30	127 (4)	Aug 29	DET	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	130 (2)	Sep 2	DET		KCA	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	135 (4)	Sep 7	DET	@	KCA	W,12-8	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	139 (3)	Sep 12	DET		WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	143 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	147 (3)	Sep 21	DET		CLE	L,1-5	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	151 (3)	Sep 25	DET		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	153 (1)	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	155 (1)	Sep 30	DET	@	CLE	W,8-4		19	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							38gm		248.0	5	28	1	34	1