Weird Card Wednesday: 1966 Joe Hoerner

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This Joe Hoerner card from my 1966 season set is pretty much all or nothing.  With hit numbers 1-1-8-8-9-9, Hoerner gets his double ones from one homerun in 13 plate appearances for St Louis.   That homerun was Joe’s only hit of the year, too. 

Of course, Hoerner’s true value was on the mound for the Cardinals.  That’s evidenced by his A&C* XZ rating.  Hoerner went 5-1 with a 1.54 ERA and struck out 63 and walked 21 in 76 innings in the 1966 season.  His 13 saves led the Cardinals that year. 

Thomas Nelshoppen

I am an IT consultant by day and an APBA media mogul by night. My passions are baseball (specifically Illini baseball), photography and of course, APBA. I have been fortunate to be part of the basic game Illowa APBA League since 1980 as well as a frequent participant of the Chicagoland APBA Tournament. I am slogging through a 1966 NL replay and hope to finish before I die.

One Comment:

  1. In the original 66 release Hoerner had only 4 1’s on his card while going 1 for 8. I yearn for the days when the cards were not dumb downed on offense for limited plate appearances like on the more recent revisions.

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