Joe Hoerner

Positions: Relief Pitcher
Bats: R Throws: L
Height: 73 Weight: 200
Born: Thursday, November 12, 1936 in Dubuque, IA USA
Died: 10 4 1996 in Hermann, MO USA
Debut: 9/27/1963
Last Game: 8/5/1977
Full Name: Joseph Walter Hoerner

Notable Events and Chronology for his Career

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November 12, 1936

Joe Hoerner is born in Dubuque, IA. The lefthander makes his major league debut at the end of the 1963 season with the Colt .45s and gets into seven more games the next year. He resurfaces in St. Louis in 1966 and pitches in the bigs for another 12 seasons. He died on October 4th, 1996 at age 59 in Hermann, MO after a farming accident.

June 1, 1968

Joe Hoerner ties NL strikeout record for relief pitcher

October 7, 1969

The Cardinals trade Curt Flood in 7 player deal and Flood refuses to report to Philadelphia starting a dramatic change to the game

June 27, 1971

Roberto Clemente is thus the first of only six players in the 33-year history of Veterans Stadium to reach the centerfield upper deck

June 22, 1977

Phillies beat the Reds in Grand Fashion

June 27, 1977

Willie McCovey becomes first player to hit 2 homers an in inning twice

Biography

A clubhouse prankster and top short reliever, Hoerner blossomed after a weak heart forced him to switch to a less taxing sidearm delivery. His highest ERA in the years 1966-71 was 2.89. He recorded career bests of 17 saves and a 1.47 ERA for the Cardinals in 1968; on June 1, he tied a NL record for consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher, with six. In 1969 Hoerner was involved in the celebrated Curt Flood trade. Though Flood did not report to the Phillies, Hoerner did, and led the NL with nine relief wins in 1970. He retired with 99 career saves, and Hank Aaron never got a hit off him in 22 career at-bats.

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