Fred Gladding Notable

b. June 28, 1936 · Detroit Tigers 1961–1967, Houston Astros 1968–1973

Fred Gladding divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1961, then the Houston Astros through 1973.

Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 109 games and appeared 450 times, with a 3.13 earned run average. He struck out 394. Across 450 games he batted .016, with 1 hit and 1 run.

He led the league in saves once, in 1969, with 29.

He was born in Flat Rock, MI, USA on June 28, 1936, and died on May 21, 2015. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG
1961	DET	8	3	0	0	0	3	.000
1962	DET	6	0	0	0	0	0	—
1963	DET	22	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	DET	42	9	0	0	0	6	.000
1965	DET	46	7	0	0	0	2	.000
1966	DET	51	2	0	0	0	1	.000
1967	DET	42	18	0	0	0	9	.000
1968	HOU	7	0	0	0	0	0	—
1969	HOU	57	10	1	1	1	8	.100
1970	HOU	63	6	0	0	0	6	.000
1971	HOU	48	2	0	0	0	1	.000
1972	HOU	42	5	0	0	2	4	.000
1973	HOU	16	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	450	63	1	1	3	40	.016

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1961	DET	1	0	8	0	0	16.1	18	6	11	11	3.31
1962	DET	0	0	6	0	0	5.0	3	0	2	4	0.00
1963	DET	1	1	22	0	7	27.1	19	6	14	24	1.98
1964	DET	7	4	42	0	7	67.1	57	23	27	59	3.07
1965	DET	6	2	46	0	5	70.0	63	22	29	43	2.83
1966	DET	5	0	51	0	2	74.0	62	27	29	57	3.28
1967	DET	6	4	42	1	12	77.0	62	17	19	64	1.99
1968	HOU	0	0	7	0	2	4.1	8	7	3	2	14.54
1969	HOU	4	8	57	0	29	72.2	83	34	27	40	4.21
1970	HOU	7	4	63	0	18	71.0	84	32	24	46	4.06
1971	HOU	4	5	48	0	12	51.1	51	12	22	17	2.10
1972	HOU	5	6	42	0	14	48.2	38	15	12	18	2.77
1973	HOU	2	0	16	0	1	16.0	18	8	4	9	4.50
Career	—	48	34	450	1	109	601.0	566	209	223	394	3.13

On this day & linked events

1936

Born June 28, 1936

Flat Rock, MI, USA

2015

Died May 21, 2015

1961

Major-league debut: Fred Gladding

Fred Gladding made a major-league debut on July 1, 1961.

1973

Final major-league game: Fred Gladding

Fred Gladding played a final major-league game on June 2, 1973.

Image: Detroit Tigers / MLB, public domain