Joe Horlen

Joe Horlen
Pitcher
Born: (1937-08-14)August 14, 1937
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died: April 10, 2022(2022-04-10) (aged 84)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1961, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record116–117
Earned run average3.11
Strikeouts1,065
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Joel Edward Horlen (August 14, 1937 – April 10, 2022) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. In references, he is called Joe Horlen or Joel Horlen with roughly equal frequency.[1]

From 1964 to 1968, Horlen led all American League pitchers with a 2.32 ERA.[2] In his career, Horlen won 116 games against 117 losses, with a 3.11 earned run average and 1,065 strikeouts in 2,002 innings pitched.

He is the only baseball player to play for teams that won a Pony League World Series (1952), a College World Series (Oklahoma State, 1959), and a Major League World Series (Oakland, 1972).[3]

  1. ^ Internet Archive Ngram Viewer. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Bragg, Roy (March 3, 2017). "The lost memories of Joe Horlen". San Antonio Express-News.
  3. ^ "San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees". Archived from the original on January 3, 2004. Retrieved August 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)