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Lefty Hoerst

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 192lb (190cm, 87kg)

Born: August 11, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: February 18, 2000 in Maple Shade, NJ

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA

School: La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 26, 1940 (Age 22-259d, 8,884th in major league history)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1947 (Age 30-041d)
vs. NYG 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: Frank Joseph Hoerst

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.4

ERA

5.17

348.0

105

WHIP

1.598

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Team Record in Appearances: 1-5

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 3, Entered with runners on base: 0

1940 Pitching Game Log

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1940 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	1	5	Apr 26	PHI		BRO	L,0-6	8-GF		99	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0.00	6.50	9	0	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.07	0.00%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	2	13	May 8	PHI	@	STL	L,4-7	7-GF(8)		11	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.50	8.25	10	2	4	0	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.003	.19	0.00%	-0.97	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 6
3	3	16	May 12	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.60	7.20	4	4	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	0.007	.29	0.01%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
4	4	23	May 20	PHI		PIT	W,8-7		W(1-0)	7	3.0	5	3	3	3	1	0	0	5.63	6.50	16												13					0
5	5	26	May 27	PHI	@	BRO	L,0-6	6-GF(8)		6	3.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.73	5.82	12	6	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	.09	-0.010	.15	-0.01%	-0.43	6b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 6
6	6	28	May 29	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.25	5.58	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.012	.18	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
							1-5		W-L:1-0	4.3	12.0	12	7	7	8	3	1	0	5.25	5.58	54	1.50		0%	8%	6		0	---%	0	0	0	45	3	0	0	1	0	1	.09	0.008	.16	0.01%	0.50

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