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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-25

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 13

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	190	3	Apr 17	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	8-8		99	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.40	2	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	0.047	3.37	0.04%	0.21	8b 1-- 2 out tie	8b 3 out tie
2	191	4	Apr 18	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	7-8		0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.50	2.40	6	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.104	.95	-0.09%	-1.47	7b --- 0 out d1	8b --3 0 out d2
3	192	13	Apr 30	STL	@	HOU	L,6-7	7-GF(8)		11	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.75	4.65	7	4	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	.39	0.027	.42	0.02%	0.82	7b 12- 2 out d2	8b end d 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	193	14	May 2	STL		CIN	L,6-7	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.91	3.49	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.42	0.030	.40	0.02%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
5	194	16	May 4	STL		CIN	L,5-9	8-GF		1	1.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	6.75	4.84	9	5	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.39	-0.097	.35	-0.05%	-2.11	8t 1-- 1 out d2	9t end d 4
6	195	21	May 10	STL		HOU	L,7-10	8-8		5	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.35	4.69	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.13	-0.374	1.94	-0.21%	-1.60	8t 12- 2 out tie	8t 3 out d2
7	196	29	May 17	STL	@	PIT	L,0-12	5-6		6	2.0	7	5	5	0	1	0	0	10.57	3.83	13	2	3	1	2	7		0	0	0	0	0	13	3	1	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-4.15	5b --- 0 out d6	6b 3 out d11
8	197	34	May 23	STL		PIT	L,2-6	8-9		5	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	8.68	4.54	9	2	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	.10	0.005	.03	0.00%	0.14	8t --- 0 out d4	9t 123 2 out d4
9	198	40	May 29	STL		NYM	L,6-7	9-GF		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.10	4.40	2	0	2	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.087	.60	0.02%	1.48	9t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	199	43	Jun 2	STL	@	LAD	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.36	4.04	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
11	200	51	Jun 11	STL	@	SDP	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.36	4.04	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	-0.080	.73	-0.02%	-0.86	10b -23 0 out tie	10b end d 1
12	201	54	Jun 16	STL		SFG	L,1-6	8-8		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.75	3.73	3	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.43	8t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
13	202	55	Jun 17	STL		SFG	W,4-3	10-GF(11)	W(1-0)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.08	3.45	5	2	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.32	0.180	.36	0.02%	0.63	10t 1-- 2 out tie	11t end tie
14	203	63	Jun 27(1)	STL		MON	W,4-3	7-9		9	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.96	3.19	9	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.58	0.301	.68	0.08%	1.28	7t --- 0 out tie	9t 3 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	204	72	Jul 4	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.67	3.15	3	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.41	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
16	205	75	Jul 9	STL		HOU	L,6-12	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.42	3.11	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
17	206	76	Jul 11	STL		ATL	L,4-5	10-11		1	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3.98	3.48	10	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.95	0.244	2.51	0.13%	0.86	10t --- 0 out tie	11t 3 out tie
18	207	79	Jul 14	STL		CIN	L,3-6	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.80	3.57	5	2	0	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.32	-0.010	.37	-0.01%	0.23	9t 123 0 out d2	9t end d 4
19	208	80	Jul 15	STL		CIN	L,2-12	7-GF		0	3.0	6	6	4	2	2	0	0	4.81	3.51	17	4	3	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.044	.07	-0.03%	-4.72	7t --- 0 out d4	9t end d10
20	209	83	Jul 18	STL	@	HOU	L,3-11	8-GF(8)		2	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.74	3.41	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-1.55	8b 1-3 2 out d6	8b end d 8
21	210	93	Jul 30(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	8-GF(8)		11	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.68	3.52	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.35	0.033	.53	0.01%	0.58	8b -23 2 out d1	8b end d 1
22	211	94	Jul 31	STL	@	CHC	L,0-4	6-7		0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.39	3.45	7	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.010	.02	0.00%	0.53	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 12- 2 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	212	98	Aug 4	STL		PHI	L,3-8	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.23	3.34	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.43	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
24	213	102	Aug 8	STL		NYM	W,6-5	4-5		3	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.08	3.24	5	0	2	0	1	2		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	0.072	.22	0.01%	0.59	4t 123 2 out tie	5t -23 2 out tie
25	214	103	Aug 9	STL		NYM	L,3-8	8-8		0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.25	3.24	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	-0.012	.01	0.00%	-0.57	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
26	215	104	Aug 11	STL	@	PIT	L,5-10	6-7		1	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.70	3.41	7	2	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	.37	-0.003	.06	0.00%	-0.54	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 12- 0 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	216	127	Sep 3	STL		LAD	L,3-6	8-GF		22	2.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.68	3.29	9	2	2	0	1	4		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.15	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
28	217	134	Sep 8(2)	STL	@	NYM	W,9-4	8-8		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.54	3.26	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
29	218	136	Sep 10	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	3.25	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b 1-3 2 out d2	8b end d 2
30	219	148	Sep 23(2)	STL		CHC	L,1-15	6-7		12	1.0	4	5	5	1	1	1	0	5.66	3.63	8	1	1	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-4.26	6t 12- 2 out d7	7t --- 2 out d12
							5-25		W-L:1-0	3.0	35.0	46	24	22	17	15	1	3	5.66	3.63	165	1.90		1%	11%	45		26	31%	2	1	0	140	7	4	8	3	0	1	.68	0.363	.39	-0.07%	-11.23

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