| Lefty Hoerst | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1917-08-11)August 11, 1917 Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: February 18, 2000(2000-02-18) (aged 82) Maple Shade, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 21, 1947, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 10–33 |
| Earned run average | 5.17 |
| Strikeouts | 105 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Frank Joseph "Lefty" Hoerst (August 11, 1917 – February 18, 2000) was an AmericanMajor League Baseballpitcher. He pitched all or part of five seasons for thePhiladelphia Phillies. He made his MLB debut in 1940, pitching in six games with the Phillies while spending most of the season with the minor leaguePensacola Pilots. Hoerst played the entire 1941 and 1942 seasons in the majors before serving with theNavy duringWorld War II.[1][2] Hoerst returned to pitch for the Phillies in 1946. He then spent most of the 1947 season back in the minors with theMemphis Chickasaws, pitching in just four major league games. After spending all of 1948 with Memphis, Hoerst's professional career was over.
A 1935 graduate ofNortheast Catholic High School and 1939 graduate ofLa Salle University, Hoerst was a two-sports stand out in baseball and basketball.[3] He won championships in both sports while at North (baseball in 1934 and basketball in 1935). He also coached North Catholic basketball for three years in the 1940s andcollege baseball at LaSalle after his retirement from Major League Baseball.[3] He was inducted into both the North Catholic Alumni Hall of Fame and the LaSalle University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Hoerst died on February 18, 2000, and was interred atHoly Sepulchre Cemetery inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.[3]
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