P Joe Horvath #32
Age: 47 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P JOE HORVATH #32 - AGE: 47 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/1926
Born in:Antigo, WI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 126 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 11 Days
Pro Service:25 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 1st Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1951 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 8 5 1 4 0 9.18 33.1 46 35 34 5 20 21 0 0 1.98 .357 5.08 0.1 46
1952 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 5 0 1 0 2 4.32 8.1 5 4 4 1 5 5 0 0 1.20 .182 4.36 -0.1 79
1953 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 1 0 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.92 .267 1.77 0.2 197
1962 St. Louis - FABL 35 13 0 0 0 0 9.35 26.0 42 28 27 6 15 12 0 0 2.19 .353 7.01 -0.6 49
1966 Los Angeles - FABL 39 19 19 5 9 0 3.47 122.0 121 49 47 17 19 76 1 1 1.15 .277 3.78 1.6 108
1966 San Francisco - FABL 39 10 10 2 6 0 5.77 53.0 65 38 34 10 11 26 0 0 1.43 .304 4.93 -0.0 66
1966 Total - FABL 39 29 29 7 15 0 4.17 175.0 186 87 81 27 30 102 1 1 1.23 .286 4.13 1.6 91
1967 Dallas - FABL 40 12 12 4 3 0 1.69 80.0 62 18 15 5 19 41 0 0 1.01 .230 3.13 1.3 200
1968 Montreal - FABL 41 17 17 6 4 0 2.86 107.0 86 37 34 12 21 70 0 0 1.00 .233 3.32 1.0 107
1969 Montreal - FABL 42 5 4 2 3 0 10.31 18.1 31 22 21 6 12 10 0 0 2.35 .385 7.82 -0.6 36
Total FABL 90 67 21 29 2 4.32 452.1 462 232 217 62 122 263 1 1 1.29 .278 4.13 2.8 87
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1945 Dubuque - R 18 28 2 2 8 9 4.83 63.1 77 43 34 4 33 22 0 0 1.74 .304 4.07 -0.7 62
1946 Mobile - A 19 31 0 3 1 9 2.08 52.0 42 15 12 2 20 23 0 0 1.19 .244 3.75 -0.1 166
1946 Evansville - A 19 39 0 4 7 8 7.97 61.0 80 58 54 4 53 21 0 0 2.18 .339 5.19 -0.9 47
1947 Mobile - A 20 16 0 3 1 6 1.76 30.2 21 6 6 0 11 9 0 0 1.04 .210 4.10 0.5 299
1947 Evansville - A 20 60 0 9 7 18 4.90 90.0 97 56 49 7 54 38 0 0 1.68 .294 5.08 -0.5 89
1948 Gary - A 21 28 28 8 14 0 6.47 161.1 194 119 116 6 95 64 0 0 1.79 .329 4.85 1.0 66
1949 Gary - A 22 12 12 5 4 0 4.65 69.2 89 43 36 1 40 29 1 0 1.85 .358 4.15 0.9 89
1949 Birmingham - AA 22 16 16 4 6 0 5.32 94.2 120 62 56 1 45 39 0 0 1.74 .350 3.48 2.2 83
1950 Matanzas - DL 23 16 0 3 1 2 6.04 28.1 37 19 19 6 9 21 0 0 1.62 .344 5.00 0.2 85
1950 Birmingham - AA 23 31 31 6 11 0 4.11 194.2 193 95 89 6 102 79 1 1 1.52 .288 4.03 2.9 105
1951 Matanzas - DL 24 11 11 2 7 0 5.79 74.2 96 58 48 16 38 49 3 0 1.79 .327 5.93 0.1 82
1951 St. Paul - AAA 24 20 20 9 8 0 3.37 141.1 142 56 53 11 43 70 2 1 1.31 .279 3.74 1.8 108
1952 St. Paul - AAA 25 22 22 8 11 0 3.94 148.1 146 69 65 15 57 65 2 0 1.37 .268 3.53 0.0 68
1953 St. Paul - AAA 26 24 24 7 8 0 5.50 137.1 157 88 84 13 55 67 2 0 1.54 .310 4.49 1.7 79
1954 Birmingham - AA 27 4 4 2 2 0 3.00 30.0 25 13 10 3 11 18 2 0 1.20 .242 4.13 0.7 172
1954 St. Paul - AAA 27 21 21 9 5 0 3.00 135.0 118 50 45 15 43 71 2 1 1.19 .247 4.25 2.1 145
1955 Birmingham - AA 28 27 27 12 10 0 4.13 200.2 223 107 92 20 72 124 11 1 1.47 .311 4.42 4.0 126
1956 St. Paul - AAA 29 46 0 2 7 3 3.39 71.2 68 30 27 8 27 38 0 0 1.33 .255 4.31 0.3 126
1957 Oakland - AAA 30 57 0 5 10 10 5.10 84.2 109 55 48 6 28 47 0 0 1.62 .344 3.08 1.6 87
1958 Oakland - AAA 31 72 0 7 5 22 2.65 112.0 86 37 33 6 47 53 0 0 1.19 .230 3.14 1.7 156
1959 Oakland - AAA 32 69 0 17 8 13 3.15 111.1 97 41 39 8 57 62 0 0 1.38 .255 3.31 1.3 129
1960 Oakland - AAA 33 44 12 11 6 11 3.75 127.1 120 63 53 16 47 58 1 1 1.31 .256 4.15 0.9 110
1961 Oakland - AAA 34 43 0 4 1 4 2.31 50.2 56 16 13 3 12 18 0 0 1.34 .293 3.18 0.8 189
1963 Akron - AA 36 55 0 2 3 7 2.09 77.1 71 21 18 0 26 58 0 0 1.25 .311 2.18 1.9 174
1963 Newark - AAA 36 20 0 2 2 2 3.71 26.2 21 12 11 5 6 16 0 0 1.01 .208 4.07 -0.1 98
1964 Newark - AAA 37 74 0 13 5 16 2.14 134.1 103 40 32 15 52 90 0 0 1.15 .225 3.83 0.5 177
1965 Atlanta - AAA 38 33 33 10 14 0 3.96 220.2 221 104 97 27 45 139 2 0 1.21 .288 3.56 3.7 96
1967 San Bernardino - A 40 5 5 3 0 0 0.51 35.0 24 2 2 0 7 49 0 0 0.89 .329 0.42 2.5 704
1968 Nashville - AA 41 13 13 6 2 0 2.36 99.0 95 34 26 5 17 99 5 2 1.13 .319 2.15 3.2 142
1969 Mobile - A 42 2 2 1 1 0 1.59 17.0 16 4 3 1 3 17 2 1 1.12 .312 1.47 0.8 213
1969 Grand Island - A 42 3 3 1 1 0 1.96 23.0 26 7 5 1 3 18 1 0 1.26 .342 1.99 0.9 183
1969 Evansville - A 42 1 1 1 0 0 4.26 6.1 9 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 1.42 .429 1.56 0.3 76
1969 Total - A 42 4 4 2 1 0 2.45 29.1 35 10 8 1 3 23 1 0 1.30 .362 1.90 1.1 140
1970 Grand Island - A 43 30 30 6 9 0 4.44 186.1 210 104 92 19 44 209 1 0 1.36 .368 3.89 5.4 119
Total DIX 91 91 30 31 0 3.97 619.0 656 311 273 35 247 359 19 4 1.46 .308 3.78 113.6
Total EA 55 0 2 3 7 2.09 77.1 71 21 18 0 26 58 0 0 1.25 .311 2.18 174.1
Total GWL 418 99 79 69 63 3.70 1119.2 1099 505 460 101 416 549 9 3 1.35 .273 3.77 104.5
Total HL 140 41 27 32 26 5.98 388.1 469 279 258 18 242 157 1 0 1.83 .330 4.78 69.3
Total UL 127 33 25 21 18 3.30 381.2 345 156 140 47 103 245 2 0 1.17 .261 3.69 114.8
Total SEL 49 2 7 3 15 1.90 99.2 79 25 21 3 34 49 2 1 1.13 .244 3.46 201.0
Total COW 5 5 3 0 0 0.51 35.0 24 2 2 0 7 49 0 0 0.89 .329 0.42 703.9
Total WBL 33 33 7 10 0 4.17 209.1 236 111 97 20 47 227 2 0 1.35 .365 3.68 123.9
Total UMVA 28 2 2 8 9 4.83 63.1 77 43 34 4 33 22 0 0 1.74 .304 4.07 62.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Dubuque - R P 27 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 63.1 1.14 +0.2 1.402
1945 Dubuque - R 2B 22 7 27 20 10 47 0 1.000 78.1 5.40 +0.2 1.037
1945 Dubuque - R 3B 15 14 5 24 2 29 0 1.000 108.2 2.40 +0.1 1.022
1945 Dubuque - R SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Evansville - A P 37 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 61.0 1.03 +0.6 1.003
1946 Mobile - A P 31 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 52.0 1.38 +1.1 1.656
1947 Evansville - A P 59 0 4 11 0 17 2 .882 90.0 1.50 +0.2 .865
1947 Mobile - A P 16 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 30.2 1.47 +0.8 1.403
1948 Gary - A P 28 28 10 23 2 33 0 1.000 161.1 1.84 -0.8 1.091
1949 Birmingham - AA P 16 16 2 11 0 14 1 .929 94.2 1.24 +0.3 .884
1949 Gary - A P 12 12 2 7 2 9 0 1.000 69.2 1.16 +0.7 1.092
1950 Birmingham - AA P 31 31 10 25 1 35 0 1.000 194.2 1.62 -0.4 1.148
1950 Matanzas - DL P 16 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 28.1 1.91 +0.3 1.229
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB P 8 5 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 33.1 0.81 +0.4 .000
1951 St. Paul - AAA P 20 20 8 15 0 25 2 .920 141.1 1.46 +1.0 1.080
1951 Matanzas - DL P 11 11 2 14 1 16 0 1.000 74.2 1.93 +0.4 1.160
1951 Matanzas - DL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1951 Matanzas - DL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.0 .994
1952 St. Paul - AAA P 22 22 9 14 2 25 2 .920 148.1 1.40 -0.5 .983
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.018
1953 St. Paul - AAA P 24 24 7 12 1 19 0 1.000 137.1 1.25 +0.8 1.094
1954 St. Paul - AAA P 21 21 11 7 1 19 1 .947 135.0 1.20 +0.8 .918
1954 Birmingham - AA P 4 4 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 30.0 2.40 +0.6 1.223
1955 Birmingham - AA P 27 27 14 11 1 26 1 .962 200.2 1.12 +0.0 1.194
1956 St. Paul - AAA P 46 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 71.2 1.00 +0.3 1.020
1957 Oakland - AAA P 57 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 84.2 0.85 -0.7 .874
1958 Oakland - AAA P 72 0 5 10 1 16 1 .938 112.0 1.21 +0.7 1.138
1959 Oakland - AAA P 69 0 11 11 3 23 1 .957 111.1 1.78 -0.7 1.009
1960 Oakland - AAA P 44 12 7 17 0 25 1 .960 127.1 1.70 +1.3 1.116
1961 Oakland - AAA P 43 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 50.2 1.42 +0.6 1.040
1962 St. Louis - MLB P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 -0.3 .972
1963 Newark - AAA P 20 0 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 26.2 2.02 -0.0 1.028
1963 Akron - AA P 54 0 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 77.1 1.16 +0.7 .977
1964 Newark - AAA P 74 0 5 10 1 16 1 .938 134.1 1.00 +0.7 .955
1965 Atlanta - AAA P 33 33 6 26 2 34 2 .941 220.2 1.31 +0.7 1.013
1966 Los Angeles - MLB P 19 19 4 10 0 17 3 .824 122.0 1.03 -1.1 .717
1966 San Francisco - MLB P 10 10 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 +0.3 1.036
1967 Dallas - MLB P 12 12 4 8 0 14 2 .857 80.0 1.35 +0.5 .909
1967 San Bernardino - A P 5 5 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 35.0 1.80 +0.7 1.037
1968 Montreal - MLB P 17 17 1 10 0 11 0 1.000 107.0 0.93 +0.1 .925
1968 Nashville - AA P 13 13 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 99.0 0.91 +1.3 1.517
1969 Montreal - MLB P 5 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 -0.2 .999
1969 Evansville - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Grand Island - A P 3 3 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 23.0 2.74 +0.4 1.028
1969 Mobile - A P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.3 .519
1970 Grand Island - A P 30 30 10 15 0 28 3 .893 186.1 1.21 +1.1 .961
TOTAL P 1058 384 179 353 26 555 23 .959 3548.2 1.35 +12.8 1.039
TOTAL 2B 22 7 27 20 10 47 0 1.000 78.1 5.40 +0.2 1.037
TOTAL 3B 15 14 5 24 2 29 0 1.000 108.2 2.40 +0.1 1.022
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 1, 33rd overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Oshkosh (Oshkosh; Oshkosh, WI).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/01/1947 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/03/1947 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Pittsburgh Miners, along with SP Gene Madison, in exchange for RF Pinky Pierce.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Gary Steelmen!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/01/1949 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/14/1950 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Reliables with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
12/11/1950 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 6, 6th overall Pick) by the Detroit Dynamos from the Pittsburgh Miners.
04/09/1951 Released by the Detroit organization, returned to the Pittsburgh Miners.
05/10/1951 Pitches a 12-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Blues with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/31/1951 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/1951 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
06/12/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Denver Bruins with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/25/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/19/1956 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for RF Billy Beck.
09/18/1959 Wins the 1959 Championship with the Oakland Grays!
06/01/1960 Wins the GWL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/27/1960 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Conquistadors with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/18/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Oakland Grays!
10/08/1962 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
10/12/1962 Wins the 1962 World Championship Series with the St. Louis Pioneers.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
03/27/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
06/29/1964 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Newark Aces!
09/29/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Atlanta Aces!
10/20/1965 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Montreal Saints in exchange for 3B Abas Agani.
12/11/1965 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 2, 22nd overall Pick) by the Los Angeles Suns from the Montreal Saints.
05/28/1966 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Pioneers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/18/1966 Was traded by the Los Angeles Suns to the San Francisco Sailors in exchange for C Jim Cummings.
04/19/1967 Released by the San Francisco organization.
04/28/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
05/01/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
05/03/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
05/11/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
06/14/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
06/18/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
06/27/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
06/29/1967 Released by the Dallas organization.
07/05/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
07/06/1967 Released by the Dallas Wranglers.
07/18/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
07/19/1967 Released by the Dallas Wranglers.
07/26/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
11/05/1967 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Montreal Saints in exchange for LF Jeff Lovejoy and LF Bill Hamilton.
07/01/1968 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/06/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Jacksonville Gators with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/01/1968 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/29/1969 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Norfolk Navigators with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/30/1969 Released by the Montreal organization.
09/06/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
03/24/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
04/20/1970 Detrimentally completed training to work on his bunting at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
09/24/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1951 11 3
Year L Rank
1951 7 4
Year SV Rank
1950 2 9
Year HRA Rank
1951 16 1
Year GF Rank
1950 11 10
Year CG Rank
1951 3 10
Year SHO Rank
1966 1 9
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