Joe Grzenda

Position: Relief 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1955	18	-2.7	Jamestown	PONY	D	DET	2	5	.286			15
1956	19	-1.8	Valdosta	GAFL	D	DET	13	3	.813	3.19	3.75	22	20		12	1		144.0	94	60	51	5	114		129	6	0	16		1.444	5.9	0.3	7.1	8.1	1.13
1957	20	-2.8	Durham	CARL	B	DET	9	4	.692	3.07	3.77	28	15		8	1		129.0	80	54	44	3	94	0	136	4	1	11		1.349	5.6	0.2	6.6	9.5	1.45
1958	21	-3.5	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	DET	16	7	.696	3.19	3.63	33	32		11	1		223.0	170	90	79	16	128	2	189	3	0	6		1.336	6.9	0.6	5.2	7.6	1.48
1959	22	-5.5	Charleston	AA	AAA	DET	3	8	.273	3.58	4.09	19	15		2	1		88.0	92	40	35	3	64	0	80	1	0	10		1.773	9.4	0.3	6.5	8.2	1.25
1960	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA	DET	5	9	.357	3.62	4.83	22	19		4	1		119.1	104	64	48	3	89	3	91	1	1	5		1.617	7.8	0.2	6.7	6.9	1.02
1960	23	-2.0	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	DET	4	5	.444	3.13	4.69	15	13		3	0		86.1	76	45	30	3	58	3	68	0	1	5		1.552	7.9	0.3	6.0	7.1	1.17
1960	23	-0.4	Victoria	TL	AA	DET	1	4	.200	4.91	5.18	7	6		1	1		33.0	28	19	18	0	31	0	23	1	0	0		1.788	7.6	0.0	8.5	6.3	0.74
1961	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	DET	4	8	.333	4.58	5.66	26	19		6	0		125.2	148	79	64	13	67	2	77	3	0	6		1.711	10.6	0.9	4.8	5.5	1.15
1961	24	-1.9	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	3	6	.333	3.34	4.25	17	12		5	0		89.0	96	42	33	8	37	1	58	1	0	3		1.494	9.7	0.8	3.7	5.9	1.57
1961	24	-1.3	Birmingham	SOUA	AA	DET	1	2	.333	7.61	9.08	9	7		1	0		36.2	52	37	31	5	30	1	19	2	0	3		2.236	12.8	1.2	7.4	4.7	0.63
1961	24	-3.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	7.94	7.94	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	28	1.941	14.3	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.00
1962	25	-1.0	Denver	AA	AAA	DET	5	7	.417	5.14	6.00	25	20		2	0		126.0	142	84	72	12	55	4	77	4	0	3		1.563	10.1	0.9	3.9	5.5	1.40
1963	26		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	MLN-HOU	3	6				29	8		1	1		92.0	110	62	50	9	35	1	58	3	0	10
1963	26	0.3	Syracuse	IL	AAA	DET	1	4	.200	4.78	6.24	16	3		0	0		49.0	63	34	26	7	17	1	24	2	0	4		1.633	11.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	1.41
1963	26	0.4	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU						4
1963	26	0.4	Denver	PCL	AAA	MLN						9
1964	27	4.6	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	4	1	.800	5.52	6.39	17	1		0	0		31.0	35	22	19	4	13	2	35	0	0	4		1.548	10.2	1.2	3.8	10.2	2.69
1964	27	-0.2	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	2	.000	5.40	5.40	20	0	5	0	0	0	25.0	34	15	15	2	13	2	17	1	1	5	121	1.880	12.2	0.7	4.7	6.1	1.31
1965	28		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	HOU-KCA	3	6				24	2		0	0		46.0	50	33	19	2	24	6	40	1	0	6
1965	28	2.9	Oklahoma City	PCL	AAA	HOU						19
1965	28	2.9	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	KCA						5
1966	29	5.7	Mobile	SOUL	AA	KCA	5	2	.714	1.84	2.25	33	0		0	0		44.0	33	11	9	2	13	2	37	1	0	3		1.045	6.8	0.4	2.7	7.6	2.85
1966	29	2.0	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	0	2	.000	3.27	3.27	21	0	6	0	0	0	22.0	28	8	8	1	12	3	14	0	1	0	99	1.818	11.5	0.4	4.9	5.7	1.17
1967	30	6.4	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	KCA	6	0	1.000	1.20	1.44	52	0		0	0		75.0	51	12	10	0	13	6	53	1	0	5		0.853	6.1	0.0	1.6	6.4	4.08
1967	30	2.6	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	0	0		2.16	2.16	11	0	3	0	0	0	16.2	14	4	4	0	8	4	9	1	0	1	70	1.320	7.6	0.0	4.3	4.9	1.13
1968	31	5.3	Denver	PCL	AAA	MIN	5	8	.385	3.14	3.56	56	0		0	0		86.0	81	34	30	5	30	4	60	3	0	1		1.291	8.5	0.5	3.1	6.3	2.00
1969	32	4.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	1	.800	3.88	4.25	38	0	7	0	0	3	48.2	52	23	21	4	17	4	24	1	1	7	207	1.418	9.6	0.7	3.1	4.4	1.41
1970	33	5.8	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	3	6	.333	5.00	5.53	49	3	19	0	0	6	84.2	86	52	47	8	34	9	38	3	1	4	366	1.417	9.1	0.9	3.6	4.0	1.12
1971	34	7.1	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	5	2	.714	1.92	2.43	46	0	21	0	0	5	70.1	54	19	15	2	17	7	56	1	0	2	273	1.009	6.9	0.3	2.2	7.2	3.29
1972	35	7.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	0	1.000	5.66	6.17	30	0	16	0	0	0	35.0	46	24	22	1	17	8	15	3	0	3	165	1.800	11.8	0.3	4.4	3.9	0.88
1973	36	11.1	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	7	6	.538	2.43	2.68	45	0		0	0	18	74.0	51	22	20	7	31	8	58	0	1	2		1.108	6.2	0.9	3.8	7.1	1.87
1974	37	11.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	7	2	.778	4.66	4.66	46	0		0	0	11	56.0	68	29	29	6	18	1	37	1	0	5		1.536	10.9	1.0	2.9	5.9	2.06
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		14	13	.519	4.00	4.38	219	3	77	0	0	14	308.0	323	150	137	20	120	38	173	10	4	22	1329	1.438	9.4	0.6	3.5	5.1	1.44
Minors (16 seasons)					Minors		92	74				492	144		45	5	29	1370.0	1212	635	536	86	746	35	1083	30	3	81
All Levels (20 Seasons)							106	87				711	147	77	45	5	43	1678.0	1535	785	673	106	866	73	1256	40	7	103	1329

AAA (8 seasons)					Minors		31	41				261	50		9	1	29	568.0	593	285	245	48	252	19	394	12	1	28
AA (6 seasons)					Minors		37	21	.638	3.33	4.02	166	59		16	2		529.0	445	236	196	30	286	16	424	8	1	26		1.382	7.6	0.5	4.9	7.2	1.48
B (1 season)					Minors		9	4	.692	3.07	3.77	28	15		8	1		129.0	80	54	44	3	94	0	136	4	1	11		1.349	5.6	0.2	6.6	9.5	1.45
D (2 seasons)					Minors		15	8	.652			37	20		12	1		144.0	94	60	51	5	114		129	6	0	16