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Fred Wenz

Position: 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)

Debut: June 4, 1968 (Age 26-283d, 12,711th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

W

L

ERA

4.68

G

GS

SV

IP

42.1

SO

WHIP

1.441

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1959	17	SFG-min	D-	3	5	.375	6.88	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	HAS NESL
1960	18	SFG-min	D	4	9	.308	6.03	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	ART SOPH
1961	19	KCA-BOS-SFG-min	C,D	2	11	.154	8.02	25	15		0	0		83.0	97	97	74	8	89		55	2	1	9				2.241	10.5	0.9	9.7	6.0	0.62	PCT,OLE,BLM PION,NYPL,WCAR
1962	20	BOS-min	C	3	9	.250	7.43	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	PCT PION
1963	21	BOS-min	A	4	3	.571	6.06	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	WLO,WSM MIDW,CARL
1964	22	BOS-min	AA	4	7	.364	4.01	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	REA EL
1965	23	BOS-min	AA	10	9	.526	2.38	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	PFD EL
1966	24	BOS-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.16	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	TTO IL
1967	25	BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	3.30	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	TTO IL
1968	26	BOS-min	AAA	0	1	.000	1.06	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	LOU IL
1968	26	BOS	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5		2.39	2.000	0.0	0.0	18.0	27.0	1.50
1969	27	BOS-min	AAA,AA	1	0	1.000	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	LOU,PFD IL,EL
1969	27	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	5.73	8	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	9	7	7	7	10	3	11	0	0	1	50	70	11.51	1.727	7.4	5.7	8.2	9.0	1.10
1970	28	PHI-min	AAA	1	1	.500	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	EUG PCL
1970	28	PHI	NL	2	0	1.000	4.45	22	0	11	0	0	1	30.1	27	16	15	2	13	0	24	1	0	2	133	91	3.30	1.319	8.0	0.6	3.9	7.1	1.85
3 Yrs				3	0	1.000	4.68	31	0	13	0	0	1	42.1	36	23	22	9	25	3	38	1	0	3	188	87	5.41	1.441	7.7	1.9	5.3	8.1	1.52
162 Game Avg.				7	0	1.000	4.68	68	0	29	0	0	2	93	79	50	48	20	55	7	83	2	0	7	412	87	5.41	1.441	7.7	1.9	5.3	8.1	1.52

BOS (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	5.25	9	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	9	7	7	7	12	3	14	0	0	1	55	77	10.75	1.750	6.8	5.3	9.0	10.5	1.17
PHI (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	4.45	22	0	11	0	0	1	30.1	27	16	15	2	13	0	24	1	0	2	133	91	3.30	1.319	8.0	0.6	3.9	7.1	1.85

AL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	5.25	9	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	9	7	7	7	12	3	14	0	0	1	55	77	10.75	1.750	6.8	5.3	9.0	10.5	1.17
NL (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	4.45	22	0	11	0	0	1	30.1	27	16	15	2	13	0	24	1	0	2	133	91	3.30	1.319	8.0	0.6	3.9	7.1	1.85

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

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