- Rick Horton
Infobox MLB retired
name = Ricky Horton
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position =Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|7|30
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bats =Left
throws = Left
debutdate =April 7
debutyear =1984
debutteam =St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate =July 23
finalyear =1990
finalteam =St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value =32-27
stat2label =ERA
stat2value =3.76
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value =319
teams =
*St. Louis Cardinals (1984-1987)
*Chicago White Sox (1988)
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1989)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1989-1990)
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*Participated in the 1985, 1987, and 1988 World Series Richard Neal Horton (bornJuly 30 ,1959 inPoughkeepsie ,New York ), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1984-1990. He currently provides color commentary forKSDK television broadcasts of theSt. Louis Cardinals . He also provides analysis forFSN on their post-game shows.In 1984, Horton won a career high 9 games as a rookie for the Cardinals, appearing in the
1985 World Series ,1987 World Series and1988 World Series as a member.Horton's first Major League hit was
May 21 ,1984 offNolan Ryan .Pitched in the
1988 World Series as a member of the Dodgers and got a championship ring.Pitching Stats
* 325 Games
* 32 Wins
* 27 Losses
* 15 Saves
* 319 Strikeouts
* 3.76 ERA
Off-Field Duties
Rick currently leads the St. Louis clubhouse as the team's chaplain and religious advisor and is also a member of the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortori01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=hortori01 Baseball Almanac]
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