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: 5-16

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 8, Entered with runners on base: 15

1966 Pitching Game Log

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1966 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	25	97	Jul 26	KCA	@	BOS	L,5-8	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.55	5	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
2	26	100	Jul 30	KCA		DET	W,2-1	9-9	H(1)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	-0.45	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	0.059	.01	0.00%	0.33	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t 1-- 1 out a2
3	27	101	Jul 31(1)	KCA		DET	L,4-5	9-9	L(0-1)	0	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	13.50	1.80	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.68	-0.282	.01	0.00%	-1.44	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t 123 0 out a2
4	28	102	Jul 31(2)	KCA		DET	L,1-7	9-GF		-1	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	15.43	6.84	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-1.58	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
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
5	29	103	Aug 1	KCA		WSA	L,4-6	8-GF		0	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9.00	5.80	6	4	1	0	0	0		3	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.89	8t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 2
6	30	108	Aug 6	KCA		MIN	L,0-5	6-8		4	3.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.14	4.70	12	4	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	0	0	.13	0.021	.00	0.00%	1.87	6t -2- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
7	31	112	Aug 9	KCA		CHW	L,1-2	7-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	4.60	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.72	7t 123 2 out d1	7t 3 out d1
8	32	113	Aug 10	KCA		CHW	L,2-9	7-GF		0	2.2	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.50	4.45	13	3	3	2	1	4		3	3	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	1	0	0	.02	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-1.69	7t 123 1 out d5	9t end d 9
9	33	118	Aug 15	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	L(0-2)	4	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.63	4.27	8	3	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.45	-0.222	.00	0.00%	-0.81	8b 1-- 2 out tie	10b end d 1
10	34	122	Aug 19(1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,5-7	4-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26	4.13	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.36	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.77	4b 1-- 0 out d3	4b 3 out d3
11	35	123	Aug 19(2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,1-0	9-9	H(2)	-1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.05	3.90	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.92	0.217	.00	0.00%	0.58	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b 1-- 2 out a1
12	36	124	Aug 20	KCA	@	NYY	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.52	3.60	9	2	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.07	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.82	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 4
13	37	128	Aug 25(1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-8	5-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	3.58	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.29	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.12	5b 123 1 out d1	5b 12- 2 out d2
14	38	131	Aug 27	KCA	@	CAL	L,5-6	5-6		1	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.32	3.75	8	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	2.00	-0.347	.00	0.00%	-2.19	5b --- 0 out a2	6b -2- 0 out tie
15	39	133	Aug 29	KCA		NYY	L,2-7	9-9		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	3.75	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.46	9t --3 0 out d2	9t 1-- 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
16	40	147	Sep 13	KCA	@	CLE	W,3-1	11-11		14	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.24	3.91	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	0.066	.00	0.00%	0.26	11b 1-- 1 out tie	11b 1-- 2 out tie
17	41	149	Sep 15	KCA	@	CLE	W,1-0	10-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.15	4.05	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.07	10b 1-- 1 out tie	10b 12- 2 out tie
18	42	152	Sep 20	KCA		BAL	L,0-4	6-6		4	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.93	4.03	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.30	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.42	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
19	43	153	Sep 21	KCA		BAL	L,8-10	8-9		0	1.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.66	3.72	7	1	1	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.43	8t 1-- 1 out d4	9t 1-3 2 out d4
20	44	154	Sep 22	KCA		BAL	L,1-6	7-8		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.32	3.52	7	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.84	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d5
21	45	158	Sep 30	KCA	@	DET	W,8-5	6-6		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	3.51	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.73	6b 123 2 out d3	6b 3 out d3
							5-16		W-L:0-2,Hld:2	1.7	22.0	28	8	8	12	14	1	0	3.27	3.51	99	1.37		7%	2%	28		25	24%	1	1	0	83	7	0	3	6	2	0	.80	-0.366	.00	0.00%	1.17

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