Joe Grzenda

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: June 8, 1937 in Scranton, PA us

Died: July 12, 2019 in Covington Township, PA

Buried: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, PA

High School: Moosic HS (Moosic, PA)

Debut: April 26, 1961 (Age 23-322d, 11,841st in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 23, 1972 (Age 35-107d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Joseph Charles Grzenda

Pronunciation: \greh-ZEN-duh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.2

ERA

4.00

219

308.0

173

WHIP

1.438

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-26 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	5 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 7 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 7 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	4 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In By
F Quilici	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	57	1	Apr 8	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	58	2	Apr 9	MIN	@	KCR	L,3-4	15-17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	59	3	Apr 11	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-5	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	60	4	Apr 12	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	61	7 (2)	Apr 16	MIN	@	SEP	W,6-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	62	11 (3)	Apr 21	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	63	16 (4)	Apr 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	64	21 (4)	May 1	MIN		SEP	W,4-1	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.65	0.011	1.41	0.02%	-0.19	P
9	65	23 (1)	May 4	MIN		CHW	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
10	66	29 (5)	May 14	MIN		BAL	L,8-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
11	67	31 (1)	May 17	MIN		DET	L,0-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
12	68	32	May 18	MIN		DET	L,2-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
13	69	34 (1)	May 21	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
14	70	43 (8)	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	71	45 (1)	Jun 1	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
16	72	51 (5)	Jun 8	MIN		WSA	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
17	73	52	Jun 9	MIN		BOS	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
18	74	54 (1)	Jun 11	MIN		BOS	L,5-13	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
19	75	56 (1)	Jun 14	MIN		CLE	L,0-12	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
20	76	59 (2)	Jun 17	MIN		CAL	L,1-13	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
21	77	63 (3)	Jun 21	MIN	@	OAK	W,14-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.02	0.000	.08	0.00%	-0.65	P
22	78	64	Jun 22 (1)	MIN	@	OAK	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
23	79	65	Jun 22 (2)	MIN	@	OAK	W,4-3	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.89	-0.022	3.43	-0.05%	-0.21	P
24	80	70 (4)	Jun 27	MIN	@	KCR	L,8-9	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
25	81	72 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	MIN	@	KCR	L,2-7	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	82	77 (4)	Jul 3	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	2						P
27	83	80 (2)	Jul 6	MIN		OAK	W,7-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
28	84	88 (7)	Jul 13 (2)	MIN		SEP	W,5-4	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
29	85	90 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,9-8	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
30	86	94 (3)	Jul 18 (2)	MIN	@	SEP	L,2-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
31	87	97 (2)	Jul 24	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-6	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
32	88	99 (1)	Jul 26	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	89	113 (13)	Aug 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
34	90	126 (12)	Aug 25	MIN		WSA	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
35	91	138 (11)	Sep 7	MIN	@	OAK	W,16-4	7-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
36	92	139	Sep 8	MIN	@	CAL	L,4-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
37	93	157 (17)	Sep 26	MIN	@	SEP	L,3-4	10-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
38	94	162 (4)	Oct 2	MIN		CHW	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9						P
							12-26		7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286		.31	-0.011	.90	-0.04%	-1.00

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