1917
Born August 11, 1917
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Lefty Hoerst Notable
b. August 11, 1917 · Philadelphia Phillies 1940–1942, 1946–1947
Lefty Hoerst played 1940 to 1947 for the Philadelphia Phillies as a pitcher.
He went 10 and 33 with a 5.17 earned run average, pitching 348 innings in 98 games. He struck out 105. Across 98 games he batted .154, with 14 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on August 11, 1917, and died on February 18, 2000. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | PHI | 37 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .182 |
| 1942 | PHI | 33 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .152 |
| 1946 | PHI | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .059 |
| 1947 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 98 | 91 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .154 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5.25 |
| 1941 | PHI | 3 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 105.2 | 111 | 61 | 50 | 33 | 5.20 |
| 1942 | PHI | 4 | 16 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 150.2 | 162 | 87 | 78 | 52 | 5.20 |
| 1946 | PHI | 1 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 68.1 | 77 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 4.61 |
| 1947 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7.94 |
| Career | — | 10 | 33 | 98 | 41 | 1 | 348.0 | 381 | 200 | 175 | 105 | 5.17 |
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