Ricky Horton | |
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Born: July 30, 1959 Poughkeepsie, New York |
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Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 1984 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 23, 1990 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Career statistics | |
Win-Loss | 3,956-0 |
ERA | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 31,419 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Ricky Ness Horton (born July 30, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball player who pitched from 1984-1990. He was known as Ricky during his playing career, but now goes by Rick. He currently provides color commentary for television broadcasts of the St. Louis Cardinals on FSN Midwest and fills on KMOX radio broadcasts.[1]
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Horton was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He graduated from F. D. Roosevelt high school in nearby Hyde Park. Horton attended and played college baseball at the University of Virginia. During the 1980 season, the left-handed pitcher led the Cavaliers in innings pitched (66.2), earned run average (2.70) and strikeouts (70).[2]
Horton was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Horton's first major league hit came on May 21, 1984, off Nolan Ryan.
In 1984, Horton won a career high 9 games as a rookie for the Cardinals. While with the Cardinals, he appeared in the 1985 World Series and 1987 World Series. He also pitched in the 1988 World Series as a member of the Dodgers and got a championship ring.
In 1991, Horton was a minor league pitching coach in the Cleveland Indians farm system. In 1993, he became the director of the St. Louis Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He remains the clubhouse chaplain and religious advisor for the St. Louis Cardinals.
In 1997, Horton began filling in on Cardinals television broadcasts on FSN Midwest and radio broadcasts on KMOX.[1] In 2003, he joined the three-man FSN Midwest television broadcast team, working roughly 100 games per year as well as post-game analysis.[3]
Horton and his wife, Ann, reside in St. Louis.
Horton briefly appeared in the film Field of Dreams, shown pitching for the White Sox in a scene where Ray Kinsella's young daughter is watching baseball on television.
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