- Joe Nossek
Joseph Rudolph "Joe" Nossek (born November 8, 1940 in Cleveland,
Ohio ) is an American formerMajor League Baseball player and coach.Playing career
Nossek attended
Ohio University and was signed by theMinnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1961. He made his major league debut for the club on April 18, 1964 against the Washington Senators.A modest eater, Nossek was known as "coffee and juice" to his Minnesota teammates. He served as a back-up outfielder on the pennant-winning Twins team of 1965, hitting .218 in 87 games. He also played some games at third base for the squad. Despite his modest abilities, he started in center field for most of the games of the
1965 World Series over All-StarJimmie Hall . The Twins lost toSandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.During the 1966 season, Nossek's contract was purchased by the Kansas City Athletics and played in 174 games for them over the next two years. In the middle of the 1969 campaign, he was traded to the
St. Louis Cardinals forBob Johnson . He only played in 10 games for St. Louis, however, and retired after the 1970 season.References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nossejo01.shtml Baseball-Reference]
* [http://www.cooloftheevening.com/joe_nossek.htm Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Joe_Nossek_1940 Baseball Library]
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