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Joe Nossek
Joe Nossek
	Outfielder / Coach / Scout
	Born: November 8, 1940 (age 83); Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 18, 1964, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	September 13, 1970, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.228
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	53
Teams
	As player Minnesota Twins (1964–1966); Kansas City / Oakland Athletics (1966–1969); St. Louis Cardinals (1969–1970); As coach Milwaukee Brewers (1973–1975); Minnesota Twins (1976); Cleveland Indians (1977–1981); Kansas City Royals (1982–1983); Chicago White Sox (1984–1986, 1990–2003);

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Joseph Rudolph Nossek (born November 8, 1940) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder, coach and scout. He threw and batted right-handed, and stood 6' (183 cm) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg) as an active player.

College career

Nossek attended Ohio University and played on the Ohio Bobcats baseball team; he was inducted to the Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.^[1]

Professional career

Nossek was signed by the Minnesota 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 light 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-Star Jimmie Hall. The Twins lost to Sandy 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 for Bob Johnson. He only played in 10 games for St. Louis, however, and retired after the 1970 season. Overall, Nossek batted .228 with three home runs and 53 runs batted in in 295 games during his six-year major league playing career.

Coaching

Nossek, skilled at sign stealing,^[2] was a longtime (28-year) coach in the major leagues after his active career ended, serving with the Milwaukee Brewers (1973–75), Twins (1976), Cleveland Indians (1977–81), Kansas City Royals (1982–83) and Chicago White Sox (1984–86; 1990–2003). He then became a scout for the Houston Astros.

References

^ "Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame". ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "Joe Lemire: The hidden art of stealing signs".

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins

[1] "Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame". ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[2] "Joe Lemire: The hidden art of stealing signs".

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-* [[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City Athletics / Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1966}}–{{mlby|1969}})
+* [[Oakland Athletics|Kansas City / Oakland Athletics]] ({{mlby|1966}}–{{mlby|1969}})
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 * [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1986}}, {{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|2003}})
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-'''Joseph Rudolph Nossek''' (born November 8, 1940 in [[Cleveland, Ohio]]) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[scout (sport)|scout]]. He threw and batted right-handed, and stood 6' (183&nbsp;cm) tall and weighed 178&nbsp;pounds (81&nbsp;kg) as an active player.
+'''Joseph Rudolph Nossek''' (born November 8, 1940) is an American former [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and [[scout (sport)|scout]]. He threw and batted right-handed, and stood 6' (183&nbsp;cm) tall and weighed 178&nbsp;pounds (81&nbsp;kg) as an active player.
-==Playing and coaching career==
+==College career==
+Nossek attended [[Ohio University]] and played on the [[Ohio Bobcats baseball]] team; he was inducted to the [[Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohiobobcats.com/information/hall-of-fame/index |title=Kermit Blosser Ohio Athletics Hall of Fame |website=ohiobobcats.com |accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
+==Professional career==
-Nossek attended [[Ohio University]] and was signed by the [[Minnesota Twins]] as an amateur free agent in [[1961 Major League Baseball season|1961]]. He made his major league debut for the club on April 18, 1964 against the [[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]].
+Nossek was signed by the [[Minnesota 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 (1961–71)|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 Minnesota Twins season|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-Star [[Jimmie Hall]]. The Twins lost to [[Sandy Koufax]] and the [[1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in seven games.
+A light 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 Minnesota Twins season|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-Star [[Jimmie Hall]]. The Twins lost to [[Sandy Koufax]] and the [[1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in seven games.
-During the [[1966 Major League Baseball season|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 Major League Baseball season|1969]] campaign, he was traded to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] for [[Bob Johnson (infielder)|Bob Johnson]]. He only played in 10 games for St. Louis, however, and retired after the [[1970 Major League Baseball season|1970]] season. Overall, Nossek [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .228 with three [[home runs]] and 53 [[runs batted in]] in 295 games during his six-year major league playing career.
+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]] for [[Bob Johnson (infielder)|Bob Johnson]]. He only played in 10 games for St. Louis, however, and retired after the 1970 season. Overall, Nossek [[batting average (baseball)|batted]] .228 with three [[home runs]] and 53 [[runs batted in]] in 295 games during his six-year major league playing career.
+==Coaching==
-Nossek, noted as a skilled at [[sign stealing]],<ref>https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/05/19/stealing-signs</ref> was a longtime (28-year) coach in major league baseball after his active career ended, serving with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] (1973–75), Twins (1976), [[Cleveland Indians]] (1977–81), [[Kansas City Royals]] (1982–83) and [[Chicago White Sox]] (1984–86; 1990–2003). He then became a scout for the [[Houston Astros]].
+Nossek, skilled at [[sign stealing]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/05/19/stealing-signs|title = Joe Lemire: The hidden art of stealing signs}}</ref> was a longtime (28-year) coach in the major leagues after his active career ended, serving with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] (1973–75), Twins (1976), [[Cleveland Indians]] (1977–81), [[Kansas City Royals]] (1982–83) and [[Chicago White Sox]] (1984–86; 1990–2003). He then became a scout for the [[Houston Astros]].
 ==References==
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170714082158/http://www.cooloftheevening.com/joe_nossek.htm Cool of the Evening: The 1965 Minnesota Twins]
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224122945/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Joe_Nossek_1940 Baseball Library]
 {{1961 College Baseball All-Americans}}
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