Claude Horton
Claude Edward Horton Sr.
Born: June 5, 1911
Fort Worth, TX US
Deceased: September 18, 1999
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1937-1949
Claude Horton compiled a career record of 85 wins and 87 losses and a 3.63 ERA in his 277-game pitching career with the Vicksburg Hill Billies, Dallas Steers, Rayne Rice Birds, Longview Cannibals, Jacksonville Jax, Fort Worth Cats, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, Los Angeles Angels, Nashville Vols, Shreveport Sports, Sweetwater Sports, Wichita Falls Spudders and Midland Indians. He began playing during the 1937 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | CSTL | Vicksburg Hill Billies | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.89 | 17 | 92.0 | 93 | 64 | 50 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.17 | 17 | 8 | 59.0 | 61 | 51 | 47 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.68 | 22 | 10 | 95.0 | 113 | 72 | 60 | 61 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Jacksonville Jax | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.14 | 25 | 192.0 | 190 | 91 | 67 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.80 | 6 | 2 | 15.0 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 10 | 21 | .323 | 3.98 | 44 | 226.0 | 240 | 131 | 100 | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.82 | 33 | 166.0 | 172 | 60 | 52 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.16 | 37 | 200.0 | 156 | 60 | 48 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.87 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 91.0 | 78 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.75 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.64 | 9 | 5 | 58.0 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948 | D | LONG | Sweetwater Sports | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.41 | 10 | 10 | 86.0 | 76 | 26 | 23 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | LONG | Midland Indians | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.60 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 95.0 | 98 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 85 | 87 | .494 | 3.63 | 277 | 47 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1407.0 | 1398 | 708 | 568 | 0 | 511 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 17 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | C | ETXL | Longview Cannibals | 30 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Jacksonville Jax | 35 | 86 | 86 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .233 | .233 | .349 | .581 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 57 | 82 | 82 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .146 | .146 | .256 | .402 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 43 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .107 | .107 | .196 | .304 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 40 | 69 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .145 | .145 | .217 | .362 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 18 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .172 | .226 | .379 | .605 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | 11 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .391 | .409 | .800 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | D | LONG | Sweetwater Sports | 24 | 61 | 61 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .213 | .213 | .475 | .689 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | D | LONG | Midland Indians | 14 | 42 | 37 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .324 | .390 | .541 | .931 | 20 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 322 | 546 | 536 | 15 | 106 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 27 | .198 | .211 | .310 | .521 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | CSTL | Vicksburg Hill Billies | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | C | ETXL | Jacksonville Jax | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | A1 | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| 1944 | AA | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 18 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .944 |
| 1944 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .700 | .538 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Shreveport Sports | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1947 | AA | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .429 |
| 1949 | D | LONG | Midland Indians | P | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.385 |
| Totals | 246 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 1 | .857 | .195 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | C | Cotton States League | Vicksburg Hill Billies | |||
| 1937 | A1 | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1938 | D | Evangeline League | Rayne Rice Birds | CHA | ||
| 1938 | C | East Texas League | Longview Cannibals | CHA | ||
| 1939 | C | East Texas League | Jacksonville Jax | |||
| 1939 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1940 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1942 | A1 | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 1943 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1944 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1944 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1947 | AA | Southern League | Nashville Vols | CHN | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Sports | |||
| 1948 | D | Longhorn League | Sweetwater Sports | |||
| 1948 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1949 | D | Longhorn League | Midland Indians |
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