Fred Wenz

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 214lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: August 26, 1941 in Bound Brook, NJ us

Died: October 6, 2020 in Branchburg, NJ

Buried: Redfield Cemetery, Redfield, NY

High School: Somerville HS (Somerville, NJ)

Last Game: September 29, 1970 (Age 29-034d)
vs. MON 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Full Name: Frederick Charles Wenz

Nicknames: Fireball

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Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.68

42.1

WHIP

1.441

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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
1959	17	-2.0	Hastings	NESL	D-	SFG	3	5	.375	6.88	7.76	9	9		3	0		51.0	58	44	39	3	34		41	2	0	4		1.804	10.2	0.5	6.0	7.2	1.21
1960	18	-2.1	Artesia	SOPH	D	SFG	4	9	.308	6.03	8.60	22	19	2	3	1		91.0	96	87	61	10	87		82	12	0	21		2.011	9.5	1.0	8.6	8.1	0.94
1961	19		3 Teams	3 Lgs	C-D	KCA	2	11	.154	8.02	10.52	25	15		0	0		83.0	97	97	74	8	89		55	2	1	9		2.241	10.5		9.7
1961	19	-1.7	Pocatello	PION	C	KCA	0	7	.000	8.47	12.00	19	9		0	0		51.0	64	68	48	4	57		55	2	1	9		2.373	11.3	0.7	10.1	9.7	0.96
1961	19	-1.3	Olean	NYPL	D	BOS	2	3	.400	7.62	8.65	5	5					26.0	27	25	22	4	29				0			2.154	9.3	1.4	10.0
1961	19	-2.2	Belmont	WCAR	D	SFG	0	1	.000	6.00	6.00	1	1					6.0	6	4	4		3				0			1.500	9.0		4.5
1962	20	-0.9	Pocatello	PION	C	BOS	3	9	.250	7.43	9.25	31	16		1	1		109.0	112	112	90	12	142	1	139	6	0	25		2.330	9.2	1.0	11.7	11.5	0.98
1963	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	BOS	4	3	.571	6.06	7.44	13	10		3	2		52.0	59	43	35	6	39	0	65	6	0	6		1.885	10.2	1.0	6.8	11.3	1.67
1963	21	0.6	Waterloo	MIDW	A	BOS	4	2	.667	4.81	5.86	9	8		3	2		43.0	48	28	23	5	26	0	55	6	0	3		1.721	10.0	1.0	5.4	11.5	2.12
1963	21	-0.8	Winston-Salem	CARL	A	BOS	0	1	.000	12.00	15.00	4	2		0	0		9.0	11	15	12	1	13	0	10	0	0	3		2.667	11.0	1.0	13.0	10.0	0.77
1964	22	-0.9	Reading	EL	AA	BOS	4	7	.364	4.01	5.48	24	17		2	0		92.0	80	56	41	6	67	1	87	1	0	5		1.598	7.8	0.6	6.6	8.5	1.30
1965	23	0.3	Pittsfield	EL	AA	BOS	10	9	.526	2.38	3.18	55	0		0	0		102.0	69	36	27	6	40	2	129	7	0	5		1.069	6.1	0.5	3.5	11.4	3.23
1966	24	-1.6	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	3	3	.500	4.16	5.64	42	0		0	0		67.0	64	42	31	10	32	4	51	3	0	2		1.433	8.6	1.3	4.3	6.9	1.59
1967	25	-0.8	Toronto	IL	AAA	BOS	4	4	.500	3.30	3.75	44	0		0	0		60.0	46	25	22	4	34	5	76	2	0	7		1.333	6.9	0.6	5.1	11.4	2.24
1968	26	0.7	Louisville	IL	AAA	BOS	0	1	.000	1.06	1.32	30	0		0	0		34.0	15	5	4	2	13	4	46	1	0	9		0.824	4.0	0.5	3.4	12.2	3.54
1968	26	-1.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	2.000	0.0	0.0	18.0	27.0	1.50
1969	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BOS	1	0	1.000	2.31	2.31	33	0		0	0	15	39.0	23	10	10	2	22	4	42	2	0	3		1.154	5.3	0.5	5.1	9.7	1.91
1969	27	2.4	Louisville	IL	AAA	BOS	1	0	1.000	2.57	2.57	31	0		0	0	14	35.0	22	10	10	2	21	4	33	2	0	3		1.229	5.7	0.5	5.4	8.5	1.57
1969	27	3.7	Pittsfield	EL	AA	BOS	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0		0	0	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0		0.500	2.3	0.0	2.3	20.3	9.00
1969	27	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	1	0	1.000	5.73	5.73	8	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	9	7	7	7	10	3	11	0	0	1	50	1.727	7.4	5.7	8.2	9.0	1.10
1970	28	2.8	Eugene	PCL	AAA	PHI	1	1	.500	2.81	2.81	13	0		0	0	1	16.0	9	5	5	0	9	2	14	0	0	2		1.125	5.1	0.0	5.1	7.9	1.56
1970	28	0.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	2	0	1.000	4.45	4.75	22	0	11	0	0	1	30.1	27	16	15	2	13	0	24	1	0	2	133	1.319	8.0	0.6	3.9	7.1	1.85
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 (3 seasons)					Majors		3	0	1.000	4.68	4.89	31	0	13	0	0	1	42.1	36	23	22	9	25	3	38	1	0	3	188	1.441	7.7	1.9	5.3	8.1	1.52
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		39	62	.386	4.96	6.35	341	86	2	12	4	16	796.0	728	562	439	69	608	23	827	44	1	98		1.678	8.2		6.9
All Levels (12 Seasons)							42	62	.404	4.95	6.28	372	86	15	12	4	17	838.1	764	585	461	78	633	26	865	45	1	101	188	1.666	8.2		6.8

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		9	9	.500	3.06	3.69	160	0		0	0	15	212.0	156	87	72	18	109	19	220	8	0	23		1.250	6.6	0.8	4.6	9.3	2.02
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		14	16	.467	3.09	4.18	81	17		2	0	1	198.0	150	92	68	12	108	3	225	8	0	10		1.303	6.8	0.5	4.9	10.2	2.08
A (1 season)					Minors		4	3	.571	6.06	7.44	13	10		3	2		52.0	59	43	35	6	39	0	65	6	0	6		1.885	10.2	1.0	6.8	11.3	1.67
C (2 seasons)					Minors		3	16	.158	7.76	10.13	50	25		1	1		160.0	176	180	138	16	199	1	194	8	1	34		2.344	9.9	0.9	11.2	10.9	0.97
D- (1 season)					Minors		3	5	.375	6.88	7.76	9	9		3	0		51.0	58	44	39	3	34		41	2	0	4		1.804	10.2	0.5	6.0	7.2	1.21
D (2 seasons)					Minors		6	13	.316	6.37	8.49	28	25	2	3	1		123.0	129	116	87	14	119		82	12	0	21		2.016	9.4		8.7