Billy Hoeft
[edit] Biography
Born on May 17, 1932 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Billy Hoeft (William Frederick Hoeft) played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 15 year career. Hoeft broke into the bigs on April 18, 1952 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.32 ERA in 125 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Billy Hoeft's best season was 1956, when he posted a 4.06 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 172 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 34
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 4.32
| 67
| 66
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 125
| 123
| 14
| 63
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 29
| 27
| 9
| 14
| 4.83
| 90
| 113
| 106
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 197.2
| 223
| 24
| 58
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 34
| 25
| 7
| 15
| 4.58
| 114
| 93
| 89
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 175
| 180
| 22
| 59
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 32
| 29
| 16
| 7
| 2.99
| 133
| 75
| 73
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 220
| 187
| 17
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 38
| 34
| 20
| 14
| 4.06
| 172
| 127
| 112
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 248
| 276
| 22
| 104
| 12
| 7
| 5
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 34
| 28
| 9
| 11
| 3.48
| 111
| 85
| 80
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 207
| 188
| 15
| 69
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 36
| 21
| 10
| 9
| 4.15
| 94
| 70
| 66
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 143
| 148
| 15
| 49
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5.00
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5.60
| 8
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.2
| 22
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5.71
| 30
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 50
| 6
| 19
| 3
| 2
| 0
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| 23
| 8
| 2
| 5
| 5.59
| 40
| 46
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.2
| 78
| 7
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.34
| 14
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 18
| 2
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 12
| 7
| 4
| 2.02
| 100
| 37
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 138
| 106
| 7
| 55
| 3
| 5
| 1
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 57
| 4
| 4
| 8
| 4.59
| 73
| 62
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 113.2
| 103
| 7
| 43
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4.44
| 8
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 24.1
| 26
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3.80
| 47
| 35
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 73.1
| 76
| 9
| 18
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2.81
| 44
| 21
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 51.1
| 41
| 3
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7.36
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4.61
| 30
| 28
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 41
| 43
| 4
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 4.84
| 33
| 31
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 44.2
| 47
| 4
| 17
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 134
| 2
| 9
| 6
| 3.86
| 132
| 99
| 83
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 193.2
| 190
| 21
| 65
| 14
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 371
| 198
| 88
| 95
| 3.95
| 1008
| 784
| 726
| 74
| 17
| 21
| 1653.2
| 1630
| 152
| 620
| 31
| 30
| 31
|
| Total
|
|
| 505
| 200
| 97
| 101
| 3.94
| 1140
| 883
| 809
| 75
| 17
| 33
| 1847.1
| 1820
| 173
| 685
| 45
| 34
| 33
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| P
| 34
| 28
| 207
| 8
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .947
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| P
| 36
| 21
| 142
| 6
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 1
| .875
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| P
| 5
| 3
| 17.2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| P
| 16
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| P
| 23
| 8
| 67.2
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 18.2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 12
| 138
| 9
| 25
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| P
| 57
| 4
| 113.2
| 10
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| .931
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 24.1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .714
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 73.1
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| P
| 29
| 2
| 51.1
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 41
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 44.2
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 505
| 75
| 880.2
| 87
| 249
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 11
| 20
| 19
| 2
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| DET
| A
| 34
| 40
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .150
| .190
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 30
| 64
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .172
| .274
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 35
| 52
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 6
| .192
| .317
| .308
| 6
| 0
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| DET
| A
| 36
| 82
| 9
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .207
| .293
| .232
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| DET
| A
| 42
| 80
| 16
| 20
| 0
| 9
| .250
| .348
| .313
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 42
| 67
| 13
| 10
| 3
| 10
| .149
| .205
| .313
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 43
| 44
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 5
| .273
| .327
| .364
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| TOT
| A
| 26
| 18
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 35
| 39
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .179
| .250
| .179
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 57
| 19
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .158
| .385
| .263
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 42
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .417
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| N
| 29
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .273
| .273
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 134
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .280
| .379
| .280
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 399
| 506
| 71
| 100
| 3
| 44
| .198
| .284
| .263
| 18
| 3
| 63
| 155
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 11
|
| Total
|
|
| 533
| 531
| 73
| 107
| 3
| 47
| .202
| .289
| .264
| 18
| 3
| 67
| 162
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1950).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Dave Sisler and Ted Lepcio (May 2, 1959).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jack Harshman (June 15, 1959).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jack Fisher and Jimmie Coker to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Stu Miller, Mike McCormick and John Orsino (December 15, 1962).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey and a player to be named later to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for Del Crandall, Bob Shaw and Bob Hendley (December 3, 1963); Milwaukee Braves received Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964).
- Released by Milwaukee Braves (October 19, 1964).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 16, 1964).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (April 11, 1965).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (@May, 1965).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (August 2, 1966).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (September 1, 1966).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 7, 1966).
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