1937
Born June 8, 1937
Scranton, PA, USA
Joe Grzenda Notable
b. June 8, 1937 · Detroit Tigers 1961, Kansas City Athletics 1964, 1966, New York Mets 1967, Minnesota Twins 1969, Washington Senators 1970–1971, St. Louis Cardinals 1972
Joe Grzenda played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1961 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1972.
He went 14 and 13 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 308 innings in 219 games. He struck out 173. Across 219 games he batted .067, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Scranton, PA, USA on June 8, 1937, and died on July 12, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | DET | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | KCA | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | KCA | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | NYM | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | MIN | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | WSA | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | WSA | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1972 | STL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 219 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .067 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | DET | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7.94 |
| 1964 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 5.40 |
| 1966 | KCA | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 3.27 |
| 1967 | NYM | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2.16 |
| 1969 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 48.2 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 3.88 |
| 1970 | WSA | 3 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 84.2 | 86 | 47 | 34 | 38 | 5.00 |
| 1971 | WSA | 5 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 70.1 | 54 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 1.92 |
| 1972 | STL | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 46 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 5.66 |
| Career | — | 14 | 13 | 219 | 3 | 14 | 308.0 | 323 | 137 | 120 | 173 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died July 12, 2019
1961
Major-league debut: Joe Grzenda
Joe Grzenda made a major-league debut on April 26, 1961.
1972
Final major-league game: Joe Grzenda
Joe Grzenda played a final major-league game on September 23, 1972.