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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 13	WSA		BOS	L,3-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,6-5		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	16 (6)	Apr 24	WSA		MIL	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	17	Apr 25	WSA		MIL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (2)	Apr 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (1)	Apr 30	WSA		CHW	L,1-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (3)	May 5	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	27	May 7	WSA	@	MIN	W,6-5		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 12 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-9		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (1)	May 15	WSA		DET	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	38 (4)	May 21	WSA	@	DET	L,0-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	39	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	42 (2)	May 24	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-6		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	45 (2)	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	48 (2)	Jun 1	WSA		CAL	W,6-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	50 (1)	Jun 4	WSA		OAK	L,3-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	51	Jun 5	WSA		OAK	L,1-6	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	56 (4)	Jun 12	WSA	@	CAL	W,3-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	59 (2)	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	62 (2)	Jun 20	WSA		BOS	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	64 (1)	Jun 22 (1)	WSA		BAL	W,8-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	67 (2)	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	70 (2)	Jun 27 (1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-1		21	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	77 (6)	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	82 (4)	Jul 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	85 (2)	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	89 (3)	Jul 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	90	Jul 18	WSA		MIN	W,3-2		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	95 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	98 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-9		8	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	100 (1)	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	GF	9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	105 (4)	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	108 (2)	Aug 5	WSA		CLE	L,1-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	119 (10)	Aug 15	WSA		CAL	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	127 (7)	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	131 (3)	Aug 29 (1)	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	133 (1)	Aug 31	WSA	@	NYY	W,6-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	137 (3)	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	140 (2)	Sep 7	WSA		DET	L,2-3		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	141	Sep 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	145 (3)	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	149 (2)	Sep 18	WSA		BOS	W,6-1	GF	15	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	153 (3)	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	157 (3)	Sep 28	WSA		NYY	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	159 (1)	Sep 30	WSA		NYY	L,7-5	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
							46gm		70.1	0	11	0	11	0