Joe Hoerner
[edit] Biography
Born on November 12, 1936 in Dubuque, Iowa, Joe Hoerner (Joseph Walter Hoerner) played for the Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 14 year career. Hoerner broke into the bigs on September 27, 1963 with the Houston Colt .45s, and put up a 1.54 ERA in 76 innings pitched in 1966, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Joe Hoerner's best season was 1966, when he posted a 1.54 ERA, notched 13 saves and struck out 63 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.91
| 4
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1.54
| 63
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 76
| 57
| 5
| 21
| 8
| 1
| 4
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 57
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 2.59
| 50
| 25
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 66
| 52
| 5
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 47
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 1.48
| 42
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 48.2
| 34
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2.87
| 35
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 53.1
| 44
| 5
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 2.65
| 39
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 57.2
| 53
| 5
| 20
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 49
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1.97
| 57
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 73
| 57
| 6
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2.08
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21.2
| 21
| 2
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6.56
| 19
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 23.1
| 34
| 4
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4.40
| 31
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 45
| 55
| 6
| 13
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5.12
| 15
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 19.1
| 28
| 0
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6.39
| 10
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12.2
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 5.62
| 25
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 45
| 1
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.82
| 24
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 35.1
| 32
| 3
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 4
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.57
| 20
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 25
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5.14
| 15
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 35
| 41
| 3
| 19
| 6
| 2
| 0
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.71
| 5
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 400
| 0
| 35
| 27
| 2.68
| 358
| 165
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 85
| 473
| 418
| 44
| 137
| 43
| 16
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 93
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 4.62
| 54
| 48
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 89.2
| 101
| 6
| 44
| 16
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 493
| 0
| 39
| 34
| 2.99
| 412
| 213
| 187
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 562.2
| 519
| 50
| 181
| 59
| 19
| 18
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .800
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 76
| 5
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .875
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 66
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| P
| 47
| 0
| 49
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| P
| 45
| 0
| 53.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| P
| 44
| 0
| 57.2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 73
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .857
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 21.2
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .667
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 23.1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 45
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| .800
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 19.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 12.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| P
| 42
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 35.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 493
| 0
| 563
| 19
| 57
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 3
| .905
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| HOU
| N
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| STL
| N
| 57
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| .125
| .125
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| STL
| N
| 57
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .182
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| STL
| N
| 47
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| STL
| N
| 45
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| PHI
| N
| 44
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| PHI
| N
| 49
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| PHI
| N
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| TOT
| N
| 40
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| KC
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| KC
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| TEX
| A
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 400
| 59
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .102
| .131
| .169
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 493
| 59
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .102
| .131
| .169
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 32
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1957).
- Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Chicago White Sox in the minor league draft (November 27, 1961).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Houston Astros in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 29, 1965).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Tim McCarver, Byron Browne and Curt Flood to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas (October 7, 1969); Curt Flood refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (August 30, 1970) to complete trade. Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Andre Thornton to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer (June 15, 1972).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to Kansas City Royals (July 18, 1973).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (December 9, 1974).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 14, 1975).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 24, 1975).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 6, 1976).
- Released by Texas Rangers (1977).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 27, 1977).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 3, 1977).
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