Ricky Horton
[edit] Biography
Born on July 30, 1959 in Poughkeepsie, New York, Ricky Horton (Ricky Neal Horton) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 7 year career. Horton broke into the bigs on April 7, 1984 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.44 ERA in 125.2 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Ricky Horton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1987, when he posted a 3.82 ERA and struck out 55 batters. However, others believe that it was 1984, when he posted a 3.44 ERA and struck out 76 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 37
| 18
| 9
| 4
| 3.44
| 76
| 53
| 48
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 125.2
| 140
| 14
| 39
| 2
| 5
| 1
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 49
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 2.91
| 59
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 89.2
| 84
| 5
| 34
| 13
| 3
| 3
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 42
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 2.24
| 49
| 25
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 100.1
| 77
| 7
| 26
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| 67
| 6
| 8
| 3
| 3.82
| 55
| 58
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 125
| 127
| 15
| 42
| 10
| 3
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.00
| 8
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 9
| 6
| 10
| 4.86
| 28
| 64
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 109.1
| 120
| 6
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 64
| 9
| 7
| 11
| 4.87
| 36
| 71
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 118.1
| 131
| 8
| 38
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 4.73
| 14
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.2
| 50
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.06
| 12
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 26.2
| 35
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 4.85
| 26
| 39
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72.1
| 85
| 3
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.93
| 18
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42
| 52
| 3
| 22
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 273
| 44
| 26
| 17
| 3.54
| 291
| 237
| 222
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 564
| 576
| 49
| 186
| 43
| 13
| 10
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 52
| 9
| 6
| 10
| 4.86
| 28
| 64
| 59
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 109.1
| 120
| 6
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 325
| 53
| 32
| 27
| 3.76
| 319
| 301
| 281
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 673.1
| 696
| 55
| 222
| 47
| 13
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1984
| STL
| N
| P
| 37
| 18
| 125.2
| 5
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 7
| .930
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| P
| 49
| 3
| 89.2
| 9
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3
| .938
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 9
| 100.1
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| P
| 67
| 6
| 125
| 12
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 5
| .956
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| P
| 52
| 9
| 109.1
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .933
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| P
| 64
| 9
| 118.1
| 5
| 27
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .941
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| P
| 11
| 8
| 45.2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 26.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 8
| 72.1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 42
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 325
| 53
| 673.1
| 39
| 165
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 25
| 24
| 17
| .958
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1984
| STL
| N
| 39
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .065
| .094
| .065
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| STL
| N
| 49
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .211
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| STL
| N
| 42
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .056
| .261
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| STL
| N
| 68
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .172
| .200
| .207
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .273
| .364
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| LA
| N
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 276
| 110
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .109
| .183
| .127
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 33
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 328
| 110
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| .109
| .183
| .127
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 33
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1977).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Lance Johnson and cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jose DeLeon (February 9, 1988).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Shawn Hillegas (August 30, 1988).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (July 16, 1989).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (July 20, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 6, 1989).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (July 25, 1990).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (August 10, 1990).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (September 5, 1990).
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