» September 4, 1961:
In Minnesota, the White Sox and Twins split a pair of 95 decisions in a day-nite DH. Harmon Killebrew hits his 39th homer in the opener to back Schroll's six innings of spotty pitching. Al Smith has four hits and four ribbies in the nitecap. Numberless rookie Joe Horlen makes his ML debut in relief and picks up the win. The only road uniform available has no number on it (as noted by Maxwell Kates). » July 29, 1963: Chicago's Joel Horlen flirts with a no-hitter against the Senators, going eight 1/3 innings before giving up a bouncing single up the middle to Chuck Hinton. One out later, Don Lock keys a 21 Washington win with a home run.
» September 10, 1967: Joel Horlen revives Chicago pennant hopes with a 50 no-hit win against the Tigers. Detroit hits only two balls to the outfield. Behind the pitching of Cisco Carlos with help from Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Locker, the Sox win game two by a 40 score to move a game behind the 2nd-place Red Sox.
» September 19, 1967:
Boston rallies again to beat Detroit 42, scoring three runs in the 9th inning. Jose Santiago (104) wins for the 2nd time in two days. The loss drops Detroit from 1st place down to 4th. Dave Boswell throws a 2-hitter to give the Twins an 82 win over the Royals. Joel Horlen wins his 18th game, a 30 blanking of the Angels, to leave the Sox in 3rd place, a half-game behind the co-leaders, Boston and the Twins.
» September 23, 1967:
The White Sox move to a half game out of 1st place on the strength of Joel Horlen's 3hitter, an 80 whitewash of Cleveland. The Red Sox are in 3rd place, also a half game out, after dropping a 75 decision to Baltimore. Yaz's 42nd home run had given the Red Sox a 54 lead, but a Brooks Robinson home run in the 8th inning won it for the O's.
» September 27, 1967:
In afternoon games, Cleveland tops Boston 60, while the Twins drop a 51 decision to California. In their last games in Kansas City before moving to Oakland, the 10th place A's sweep a doubleheader from Chicago, beating the American League's ERA leaders Gary Peters and Joe Horlen. Peters loses the opener 52, and Horlen the nitecap 40, to rookie Catfish Hunter. Jim Gosger leads the way for KC by going 5-for-8 in the doubleheader. The two losses on this "Black Wednesday" drops Chicago to 4th place with only a hope of a tie for the pennant.
» April 4, 1971: On the last day of spring training, White Sox pitcher Joel Horlen tears a cartilage sliding into 2B against the Cubs in Scottsdale. He returns with the Cubs to Chicago, while the Sox go to California to open the season. Horlen is expected to be out eight weeks, but will pitch in four weeks, but not gain his first win until June 15.
» August 7, 1971: Vida Blue becomes the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season with a 10, 3-hit gem over the White Sox. Joel Horlen balks in the game's only run.
» March 9, 1972: Players on the White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary, during negotiations between players and owners. The dispute centers around health and pension benefits for players. This is the first of a series of landmark team votes. In two weeks the Sox will release vet pitcher Joel Horlen, the Sox player rep, and he will sign with Oakland.
» May 19, 1984: The Cards score six in the 1st inning in an easy 91 win over the Reds. Joaquin Andujar wins his 7th complete game and leads the National League in wins, CG, and IP. In his ML debut, Reds Eric Davis pinch hits wearing no number. Like Joe Horlen in 1961, the Reds only available road uniform has no number.
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