1937
Born August 14, 1937
San Antonio, TX, USA
Joe Horlen Notable
Joe Horlen divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Chicago White Sox from 1961, then the Oakland Athletics through 1972.
He went 116 and 117 with a 3.11 earned run average, pitching 2,002 innings in 361 games. He struck out 1,065, completed 59 of his 290 starts and threw 18 shutouts. Across 412 games he batted .134, with 83 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1967, with 6.
He was an All-Star in 1967. He threw a no-hitter in 1967.
He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on August 14, 1937, and died on April 10, 2022. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1967 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CHW | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CHW | 20 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .053 |
| 1963 | CHW | 33 | 40 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .225 |
| 1964 | CHW | 32 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .159 |
| 1965 | CHW | 34 | 68 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .132 |
| 1966 | CHW | 64 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .067 |
| 1967 | CHW | 51 | 83 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .169 |
| 1968 | CHW | 41 | 67 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .104 |
| 1969 | CHW | 36 | 77 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .182 |
| 1970 | CHW | 28 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .115 |
| 1971 | CHW | 36 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1972 | OAK | 32 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 412 | 618 | 29 | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 127 | 1 | .134 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CHW | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17.2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6.62 |
| 1962 | CHW | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 108.2 | 108 | 59 | 43 | 63 | 4.89 |
| 1963 | CHW | 11 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 124.0 | 122 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 3.27 |
| 1964 | CHW | 13 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 210.2 | 142 | 44 | 55 | 138 | 1.88 |
| 1965 | CHW | 13 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 219.0 | 203 | 70 | 39 | 125 | 2.88 |
| 1966 | CHW | 10 | 13 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 211.0 | 185 | 57 | 53 | 124 | 2.43 |
| 1967 | CHW | 19 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 258.0 | 188 | 59 | 58 | 103 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | CHW | 12 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 223.2 | 197 | 59 | 70 | 102 | 2.37 |
| 1969 | CHW | 13 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 235.2 | 237 | 99 | 77 | 121 | 3.78 |
| 1970 | CHW | 6 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 172.1 | 198 | 93 | 41 | 77 | 4.86 |
| 1971 | CHW | 8 | 9 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 137.1 | 150 | 65 | 30 | 82 | 4.26 |
| 1972 | OAK | 3 | 4 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 84.0 | 74 | 28 | 20 | 58 | 3.00 |
| Career | — | 116 | 117 | 361 | 290 | 4 | 2002.0 | 1829 | 691 | 554 | 1065 | 3.11 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died April 10, 2022
1961
Major-league debut: Joe Horlen
Joe Horlen made a major-league debut on September 4, 1961.
1967
Joe Horlen's No-Hitter
Joe Horlen threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Detroit Tigers on September 10, 1967, winning 6–0.
1972
Final major-league game: Joe Horlen
Joe Horlen played a final major-league game on October 4, 1972.
Image: NEA, public domain