Wayne Granger Notable

b. March 15, 1944 · St. Louis Cardinals 1968, 1973, Cincinnati Reds 1969–1971, Minnesota Twins 1972, New York Yankees 1973, Chicago White Sox 1974, Houston Astros 1975, Montreal Expos 1976

Wayne Granger played for seven clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1968 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1976.

Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 108 games and appeared 451 times, with a 3.14 earned run average. He struck out 303. Across 451 games he batted .103, with 7 hits and 1 run. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.

He led the league in saves once, in 1970, with 35.

He was born in Springfield, MA, USA on March 15, 1944, and died on February 25, 2026. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News Fireman of the Year	2	1969, 1970

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1968	STL	34	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200
1969	CIN	90	21	0	2	0	0	0	3	12	.095
1970	CIN	67	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.100
1971	CIN	70	7	1	1	0	1	1	1	3	.143
1972	MIN	63	10	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	.200
1973	NYY/STL	40	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1974	CHW	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1975	HOU	55	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000
1976	MON	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career	—	451	68	1	7	1	1	1	6	32	.103

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1968	STL	4	2	34	4	44.0	40	11	12	27	2.25
1969	CIN	9	6	90	27	144.2	143	45	40	68	2.80
1970	CIN	6	5	67	35	84.2	79	25	27	38	2.66
1971	CIN	7	6	70	11	100.0	94	37	28	51	3.33
1972	MIN	4	6	63	19	89.2	83	30	28	45	3.01
1973	NYY/STL	2	5	40	5	62.0	69	25	24	24	3.63
1974	CHW	0	0	5	0	7.2	16	7	3	4	8.22
1975	HOU	2	5	55	5	74.0	76	30	23	30	3.65
1976	MON	1	0	27	2	32.0	32	13	16	16	3.66
Career	—	35	35	451	108	638.2	632	223	201	303	3.14

On this day & linked events

1944

Born March 15, 1944

Springfield, MA, USA

2026

Died February 25, 2026

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