Joel Edward Horlen was an American professional baseball pitcher.
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14 Facts About Joe Horlen
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Joe Horlen played in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics.
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Joe Horlen was the only baseball player to play for teams that won a Pony League World Series, a College World Series, and a Major League World Series.
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Joe Horlen was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America second team, as he helped lead Oklahoma State to the 1959 College World Series.
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Joe Horlen made his Major League debut against the Minnesota Twins in the second game of a September 4,1961 doubleheader.
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Joe Horlen won the game in relief while wearing a numberless uniform, as the only available road uniform did not have a number.
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Joe Horlen pitched as a spot starter in his first two full seasons with the White Sox.
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Joe Horlen was named to the American League All-Star team for the only time in his career, but did not pitch in the game.
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Joe Horlen recorded victories in his next three starts, including one five days later against the Twins.
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Joe Horlen finished runner-up to Jim Lonborg, the star of the Red Sox staff, in the American League Cy Young Award balloting, and fourth in MVP voting, won by Boston's Carl Yastrzemski.
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Joe Horlen later signed with Oakland, and pitched mostly in relief as the Athletics won the 1972 World Series.
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In 1989, Joe Horlen played for the St Lucie Legends of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.
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