Hoyt Wilhelm 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 51 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Wilhelm appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Wilhelm started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it, but when he got two strikes on you, he'd break out one that even he didn't know where it was going." - Brooks Robinson
Hoyt Wilhelm 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Hoyt Wilhelm Stats

04-11-1961vs Angels0000000000000.000.000.000p
04-14-1961vs Twins1000000001000.000.000.000p
04-16-1961vs Twins0000000000000.000.000.000p
04-21-1961vs Yankees0000000000000.000.000.000p
04-22-1961vs Yankees0000000000010.000.000.000p
04-25-1961vs Indians0000000000000.000.000.000p
04-28-1961at Senators1000000001000.000.000.000p
 April 1961 Totals
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 -
05-02-1961at Angels1000000001000.000.000.000p
05-04-1961at Angels1000000000000.000.000.000p
05-07-1961at Athletics2000000001000.000.000.000p
05-11-1961at Twins0100000100010.000.143.000p
05-13-1961at Indians0000000000000.000.143.000p
05-14-1961at Indians0000000000000.000.143.000p
05-19-1961vs Senators0000001100000.000.250.000p
05-20-1961vs Senators0000000000000.000.250.000p
05-21-1961at Yankees0000000000000.000.250.000p
05-23-1961vs White Sox0000000000000.000.250.000p
05-25-1961vs White Sox0000000000000.000.250.000p
05-28-1961vs Red Sox0000000000000.000.250.000p
05-30-1961at White Sox0000000000000.000.250.000p
 May 1961 Totals
4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 -
06-04-1961at Red Sox1000000001000.000.222.000p
06-08-1961vs Twins0000000000000.000.222.000p
06-10-1961vs Twins0000000000000.000.222.000p
06-12-1961vs White Sox1000000001000.000.200.000p
06-16-1961at Indians0000000000000.000.200.000p
06-17-1961at Indians1000000001000.000.182.000p
06-21-1961at Twins1000001000000.000.167.000p
06-23-1961at Angels1000000001000.000.154.000p
06-25-1961at Angels0000000000000.000.154.000p
06-27-1961at Athletics0000000000000.000.154.000p
06-30-1961vs Tigers2000000001000.000.133.000p
 June 1961 Totals
7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
07-06-1961at Senators0000000000000.000.133.000p
07-18-1961at Tigers1000000001000.000.125.000p
07-22-1961at White Sox0000000000000.000.125.000p
07-26-1961vs Red Sox1000000000000.000.118.000p
07-29-1961 *at Yankees1000000000000.000.111.000p
 July 1961 Totals
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
08-02-1961vs Twins2000000001000.000.100.000p
08-05-1961vs Angels0000000000000.000.100.000p
08-08-1961vs Athletics0000000000000.000.100.000p
08-15-1961at Tigers0000000000000.000.100.000p
08-23-1961at Athletics0000000000000.000.100.000p
 August 1961 Totals
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -
09-01-1961vs Indians0000000000000.000.100.000p
09-02-1961vs Indians0000000000000.000.100.000p
09-04-1961vs Tigers0000000000000.000.100.000p
09-04-1961vs Tigers2010000000000.050.136.050p
09-08-1961vs Senators0000000000000.050.136.050p
09-10-1961vs Senators0000000000000.050.136.050p
09-17-1961at Red Sox0000000000000.050.136.050p
09-19-1961vs Yankees0000000000000.050.136.050p
09-20-1961vs Yankees0000000000000.050.136.050p
09-24-1961at White Sox0000000000000.050.136.050p
 September 1961 Totals
2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 20 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 0 2 0 .050 .136 .050 -

Hoyt Wilhelm 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 27 games at home, had 9 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 0 times, had 1 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 1 times (0 intentional), struck out 4 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .111 batting average, .2 on base percentage and .111 slugging average?

On the road, Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 24 games, had 11 at-bats, drove in 1 runs, scored 1 times, had 0 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 1 times (0 intentional), struck out 7 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (1 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a batting average, .083 on base percentage and slugging average?

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