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Joe Hoerner

Q: When was Joe Hoerner born?

Joe Hoerner was born on November 12, 1936.

Q: Where was Joe Hoerner born?

Joe Hoerner was born in Dubuque, IA .

Q: How tall was Joe Hoerner?

Joe Hoerner was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Joe Hoerner weigh when playing?

Joe Hoerner weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Joe Hoerner in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Hoerner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Joe Hoerner have?

Joe Hoerner had 412 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Joe Hoerner played for?

Joe Hoerner played for 7 teams; the Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds.

Q: How many World Series has Joe Hoerner won?

Joe Hoerner won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Joe Hoerner retire?

Joe Hoerner last played in 1977.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 12, 1936 in Dubuque, IA us

Died: October 4, 1996 in Hermann, MO

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

High School: Dubuque HS (Dubuque, IA)

Debut: September 27, 1963 (Age 26-319d, 12,186th in major league history)
vs. NYM 3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 5, 1977 (Age 40-266d)
vs. PIT 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Joseph Walter Hoerner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

ERA

2.99

493

563.0

412

WHIP

1.243

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	20	CHW-min	C	16	5	.762	2.58	28	23		12	3		185.0	166	63	53	3	71		86	6	1	1				1.281	8.1	0.1	3.5	4.2	1.21	DSU NORL
1958	21	CHW-min	B	8	8	.500	4.41	29	21		8	0		157.0	176	90	77	16	52		85	4	3	4				1.452	10.1	0.9	3.0	4.9	1.63	DAV IIIL
1959	22	CHW-min	B,A,C	4	5	.444	3.09	28	3		1	0		32.0	29	15	11	1	10	0	21	0	1	1				1.219	8.2	0.3	2.8	5.9	2.10	LIN,CHS,DSU IIIL,SALL,NORL
1960	23	CHW-min	A	11	9	.550	2.97	46	18		7	0		157.1	135	65	52	5	51	6	132	4	1	2				1.182	7.7	0.3	2.9	7.6	2.59	CHS SALL
1961	24	CHW-min	A,AAA	6	13	.316	3.10	29	19		3	0		139.1	152	65	48	4	34	2	86	2	1	2				1.335	9.8	0.3	2.2	5.6	2.53	CHS,SDG SALL,PCL
1962	25	CHW-HOU-min	A,AAA	9	1	.900	2.77	34	11		5	1		104.0	103	39	32	3	28	6	69	2	0	2				1.260	8.9	0.3	2.4	6.0	2.46	SAV,OKC SALL,AA
1963	26	HOU-min	AA	11	7	.611	3.29	33	18		9	3		156.0	153	69	57	16	31	5	126	3	0	2				1.179	8.8	0.9	1.8	7.3	4.06	SAN TL
1963	26	HOU	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	11		1.15	0.667	6.0	0.0	0.0	6.0
1964	27	HOU-min	AAA	3	3	.500	1.31	51	0		0	0		62.0	34	11	9	3	20	7	71	4	0	4				0.871	4.9	0.4	2.9	10.3	3.55	OKC PCL
1964	27	HOU	NL	0	0		4.91	7	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	13	11	6	3	6	1	4	0	0	0	50	73	7.06	1.727	10.6	2.5	4.9	3.3	0.67

1965	28	HOU-min	AAA	8	3	.727	1.94	53	1		0	0		65.0	59	22	14	6	14	5	55	2	0	2				1.123	8.2	0.8	1.9	7.6	3.93	OKC PCL
1966	29	STL	NL	5	1	.833	1.54	57	0	39	0	0	13	76.0	57	16	13	5	21	8	63	4	1	1	303	236	2.74	1.026	6.8	0.6	2.5	7.5	3.00
1967	30	STL	NL	4	4	.500	2.59	57	0	32	0	0	14	66.0	52	25	19	5	20	6	50	1	0	0	268	127	2.96	1.091	7.1	0.7	2.7	6.8	2.50
1968	31	STL	NL	8	2	.800	1.47	47	0	33	0	0	17	49.0	34	9	8	2	12	4	42	0	0	3	194	199	1.94	0.939	6.2	0.4	2.2	7.7	3.50
1969	32	STL	NL	2	3	.400	2.87	45	0	33	0	0	15	53.1	44	18	17	5	9	4	35	1	0	2	207	125	2.98	0.994	7.4	0.8	1.5	5.9	3.89
1970	33	PHI	NL	9	5	.643	2.65	44	0	28	0	0	9	57.2	53	20	17	5	20	7	39	1	0	1	245	152	3.51	1.266	8.3	0.8	3.1	6.1	1.95	AS
1971	34	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	1.97	49	0	28	0	0	9	73.0	57	19	16	6	21	3	57	1	1	2	296	180	2.86	1.068	7.0	0.7	2.6	7.0	2.71
1972	35	TOT	NL	1	5	.167	4.40	40	0	20	0	0	5	45.0	55	24	22	6	13	7	31	2	1	3	203	85	3.75	1.511	11.0	1.2	2.6	6.2	2.38
1972	35	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	2.08	15	0	8	0	0	3	21.2	21	6	5	2	5	5	12	1	0	1	92	176	3.32	1.200	8.7	0.8	2.1	5.0	2.40
1972	35	ATL	NL	1	3	.250	6.56	25	0	12	0	0	2	23.1	34	18	17	4	8	2	19	1	1	2	111	58	4.16	1.800	13.1	1.5	3.1	7.3	2.38
1973	36	TOT	MLB	4	2	.667	5.63	42	0	14	0	0	6	32.0	45	20	20	1	17	5	25	0	0	0	156	73	3.00	1.938	12.7	0.3	4.8	7.0	1.47
1973	36	ATL	NL	2	2	.500	6.39	20	0	5	0	0	2	12.2	17	9	9	1	4	0	10	0	0	0	56	64	2.96	1.658	12.1	0.7	2.8	7.1	2.50
1973	36	KCR	AL	2	0	1.000	5.12	22	0	9	0	0	4	19.1	28	11	11	0	13	5	15	0	0	0	100	81	3.03	2.121	13.0	0.0	6.1	7.0	1.15
1974	37	KCR	AL	2	3	.400	3.82	30	0	11	0	0	2	35.1	32	15	15	3	12	5	24	4	1	1	153	101	3.68	1.245	8.2	0.8	3.1	6.1	2.00
1975	38	PHI	NL	0	0		2.57	25	0	9	0	0	0	21.0	25	6	6	3	8	2	20	1	0	3	96	148	3.83	1.571	10.7	1.3	3.4	8.6	2.50
1976	39	TEX	AL	0	4	.000	5.14	41	0	19	0	0	8	35.0	41	22	20	3	19	6	15	0	1	2	161	71	4.52	1.714	10.5	0.8	4.9	3.9	0.79
1977	40	CIN-min	AAA	2	1	.667	10.50	12	0		0	0	2	12.0	15	14	14	2	4	0	14	0	0	1				1.583	11.3	1.5	3.0	10.5	3.50	INA AA
1977	40	CIN	NL	0	0		12.71	8	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	8	8	3	3	1	5	3	1	1	32	33	11.03	2.118	14.3	4.8	4.8	7.9	1.67
14 Yrs				39	34	.534	2.99	493	0	268	0	0	98	563.0	519	213	187	50	181	59	412	18	6	19	2375	121	3.28	1.243	8.3	0.8	2.9	6.6	2.28
162 Game Avg.				5	5	.534	2.99	68	0	37	0	0	14	78	72	29	26	7	25	8	57	2	1	3	328	121	3.28	1.243	8.3	0.8	2.9	6.6	2.28
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PHI (4 yrs)				13	12	.520	2.28	133	0	73	0	0	21	173.1	156	51	44	16	54	17	128	4	1	7	729	165	3.25	1.212	8.1	0.8	2.8	6.6	2.37
STL (4 yrs)				19	10	.655	2.10	206	0	137	0	0	59	244.1	187	68	57	17	62	22	190	6	1	6	972	161	2.69	1.019	6.9	0.6	2.3	7.0	3.06
KCR (2 yrs)				4	3	.571	4.28	52	0	20	0	0	6	54.2	60	26	26	3	25	10	39	4	1	1	253	92	3.45	1.555	9.9	0.5	4.1	6.4	1.56
ATL (2 yrs)				3	5	.375	6.50	45	0	17	0	0	4	36.0	51	27	26	5	12	2	29	1	1	2	167	60	3.74	1.750	12.8	1.3	3.0	7.3	2.42
HOU (2 yrs)				0	0		3.86	8	0	2	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	3	6	1	6	0	0	0	61	93	5.79	1.500	9.6	1.9	3.9	3.9	1.00
TEX (1 yr)				0	4	.000	5.14	41	0	19	0	0	8	35.0	41	22	20	3	19	6	15	0	1	2	161	71	4.52	1.714	10.5	0.8	4.9	3.9	0.79
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		12.71	8	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	8	8	3	3	1	5	3	1	1	32	33	11.03	2.118	14.3	4.8	4.8	7.9	1.67

NL (12 yrs)				35	27	.565	2.68	400	0	229	0	0	84	473.1	418	165	141	44	137	43	358	14	4	16	1961	134	3.17	1.173	7.9	0.8	2.6	6.8	2.61
AL (3 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.62	93	0	39	0	0	14	89.2	101	48	46	6	44	16	54	4	2	3	414	83	3.87	1.617	10.1	0.6	4.4	5.4	1.23

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Joe Hoerner born?

Joe Hoerner was born on November 12, 1936.

Where was Joe Hoerner born?

Joe Hoerner was born in Dubuque, IA.

How tall was Joe Hoerner?

Joe Hoerner was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Joe Hoerner weigh when playing?

Joe Hoerner weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Joe Hoerner play?

Joe Hoerner played 14 seasons.

Is Joe Hoerner in the Hall of Fame?

Joe Hoerner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Joe Hoerner play?

Joe Hoerner was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Joe Hoerner have?

Joe Hoerner had 412 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Joe Hoerner played for?

Joe Hoerner played for 7 teams; the Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds.

How many World Series has Joe Hoerner won?

Joe Hoerner won 1 World Series.

When did Joe Hoerner retire?

Joe Hoerner last played in 1977.

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