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Joe Grzenda
Joseph Charles Grzenda
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 8, 1937 in Scranton, PA
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1961
Final Game: September 23, 1972
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 24 DET AL 1 0 1.000 7.94 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 52 1.941 14.3 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.00
1964 27 KCA AL 0 2 .000 5.40 20 0 5 0 0 0 25.0 34 15 15 2 13 2 17 1 1 5 121 71 1.880 12.2 0.7 4.7 6.1 1.31
1966 29 KCA AL 0 2 .000 3.27 21 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 28 8 8 1 12 3 14 0 1 0 99 104 1.818 11.5 0.4 4.9 5.7 1.17
1967 30 NYM NL 0 0 2.16 11 0 3 0 0 0 16.2 14 4 4 0 8 4 9 1 0 1 70 156 1.320 7.6 0.0 4.3 4.9 1.13
1969 32 MIN AL 4 1 .800 3.88 38 0 7 0 0 3 48.2 52 23 21 4 17 4 24 1 1 7 207 95 1.418 9.6 0.7 3.1 4.4 1.41
1970 33 WSA AL 3 6 .333 5.00 49 3 19 0 0 6 84.2 86 52 47 8 34 9 38 3 1 4 366 71 1.417 9.1 0.9 3.6 4.0 1.12
1971 34 WSA AL 5 2 .714 1.92 46 0 21 0 0 5 70.1 54 19 15 2 17 7 56 1 0 2 273 172 1.009 6.9 0.3 2.2 7.2 3.29
1972 35 STL NL 1 0 1.000 5.66 30 0 16 0 0 0 35.0 46 24 22 1 17 8 15 3 0 3 165 60 1.800 11.8 0.3 4.4 3.9 0.88
8 Seasons 14 13 .519 4.00 219 3 77 0 0 14 308.0 323 150 137 20 120 38 173 10 4 22 1329 88 1.438 9.4 0.6 3.5 5.1 1.44
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .519 4.00 67 1 24 0 0 4 94 99 46 42 6 37 12 53 3 1 7 407 88 1.438 9.4 0.6 3.5 5.1 1.44
KCA (2 yrs) 0 4 .000 4.40 41 0 11 0 0 0 47.0 62 23 23 3 25 5 31 1 2 5 220 83 1.851 11.9 0.6 4.8 5.9 1.24
WSA (2 yrs) 8 8 .500 3.60 95 3 40 0 0 11 155.0 140 71 62 10 51 16 94 4 1 6 639 95 1.232 8.1 0.6 3.0 5.5 1.84
MIN (1 yr) 4 1 .800 3.88 38 0 7 0 0 3 48.2 52 23 21 4 17 4 24 1 1 7 207 95 1.418 9.6 0.7 3.1 4.4 1.41
NYM (1 yr) 0 0 2.16 11 0 3 0 0 0 16.2 14 4 4 0 8 4 9 1 0 1 70 156 1.320 7.6 0.0 4.3 4.9 1.13
STL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.66 30 0 16 0 0 0 35.0 46 24 22 1 17 8 15 3 0 3 165 60 1.800 11.8 0.3 4.4 3.9 0.88
DET (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 7.94 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 9 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 52 1.941 14.3 3.2 3.2 0.0 0.00
AL (6 yrs) 13 13 .500 3.90 178 3 58 0 0 14 256.1 263 122 111 19 95 26 149 6 4 18 1094 91 1.397 9.2 0.7 3.3 5.2 1.57
NL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 4.53 41 0 19 0 0 0 51.2 60 28 26 1 25 12 24 4 0 4 235 75 1.645 10.5 0.2 4.4 4.2 0.96

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1969 32 MIN AL ALCS L BAL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 24 DET AL 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 432 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 27 KCA AL 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 29 KCA AL 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 30 NYM NL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 32 MIN AL 38 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .286 .000 .286 -15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 33 WSA AL 49 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 34 WSA AL 46 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1972 35 STL NL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 219 34 30 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .067 .125 .067 .192 -44 2 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 25 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .067 .125 .067 .192 -44 1 0 0 1 0 0
KCA (2 yrs) 41 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (2 yrs) 95 21 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .053 .053 .053 .105 -70 1 0 0 2 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 38 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .286 .000 .286 -15 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 432 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 178 32 28 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .071 .133 .071 .205 -41 2 0 0 2 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 41 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 32 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 DET AL 24 P 4 0 5.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.76 0.75 .967 2.06 0.82
1964 KCA AL 27 P 20 0 25.0 10 0 10 0 0 1.000 3.60 0.50 .960 1.91 0.72
1966 KCA AL 29 P 21 0 22.0 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 2.45 0.29 .950 2.00 0.75
1967 NYM NL 30 P 11 0 16.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.54 0.09 1.000 2.00 0.78
1969 MIN AL 32 P 38 0 48.2 14 0 14 0 1 1.000 2.59 0.37 .950 1.89 0.69
1970 WSA AL 33 P 49 3 84.2 19 3 16 0 1 1.000 2.02 0.39 .947 1.86 0.67
1971 WSA AL 34 P 46 0 70.1 11 0 11 0 0 1.000 1.41 0.24 .955 1.98 0.77
1972 STL NL 35 P 30 0 35.0 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.06 0.27 .950 1.77 0.73
8 Seasons P 219 3 308.0 72 6 66 0 3 1.000 2.10 0.33 .953 1.91 0.72
8 Seasons TOT 219 3 308.0 72 6 66 0 3 1.000 2.10 0.33 .953 1.91 0.72

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

July 31, 1963: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

February 27, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Athletics.

August 14, 1967: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Kansas City Athletics.

November 29, 1967: Purchased by the Minnesota Twins from the New York Mets.

March 21, 1970: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Charlie Walters to the Washington Senators for Brant Alyea.

November 3, 1971: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Kubiak.

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