Joe Wilhoit
Baseball player
Joseph William Wilhoit (December 20, 1885 – September 25, 1930) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder from 1916 through 1919 for the Boston Braves (1916–1917), Pittsburgh Pirates (1917), New York Giants (1917–1918), and Boston Red Sox (1919). Listed at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 175 lb., Wilhoit batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native of Hiawatha, Kansas, he attended DePaul University.In a four-season career, Wilhoit was a .257 hitter (201-for-782) with three home runs and 73 RBI in 283 games, including 93 runs, 23 doubles, nine triples, 28 stolen bases, and a .323 on-base percentage. He also appeared in Games 2 and 6 of the 1917 World Series as a pinch-hitter and went 0-for-1 with a walk. Wilhoit died at the age of 44 in Santa Barbara, California.
Personal facts
| Birth date | December 20, 1885 |
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| Date of death | September 25, 1930 |
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