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: 20-26

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 17

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 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	144	8	Apr 13	WSA		BOS	L,3-5	8-8		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.45	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.000	.34	0.00%	0.14	8t -2- 0 out d3	8t --3 1 out d3
2	145	9	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,6-5	4-6		0	3.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.35	11	6	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	1	0	.25	-0.007	.33	-0.01%	0.21	4t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d5
3	146	16	Apr 24	WSA		MIL	W,5-4	8-8		9	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.08	1.76	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.039	.82	0.04%	0.40	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
4	147	17	Apr 25	WSA		MIL	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	1.51	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.20	0.116	3.39	0.11%	0.40	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
5	148	20	Apr 28	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	8-GF	W(2-0)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.23	1.22	7	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.158	2.41	0.15%	0.80	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end a 1
6	149	22	Apr 30	WSA		CHW	L,1-8	8-GF		1	2.0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.96	1.81	10	5	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	1	1	1	.03	-0.001	.05	0.00%	-1.20	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 7
May				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
7	150	26	May 5	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	7-7		4	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.96	2.13	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.69	-0.024	5.28	-0.02%	-0.17	7b -23 2 out a1	7b 123 2 out a1
8	151	27	May 7	WSA	@	MIN	W,6-5	2-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	2.14	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.51	0.011	.49	0.01%	0.30	2b -2- 2 out d4	2b 3 out d4
9	152	31	May 12(2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-9	6-6	BL(2-1)	4	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.74	2.16	5	2	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	-0.335	2.18	-0.16%	-1.66	6b -23 1 out a2	6b 3 out d1
10	153	33	May 15	WSA		DET	W,4-3	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1.46	1.96	7	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.023	.19	0.01%	0.80	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
11	154	38	May 21	WSA	@	DET	L,0-1	6-6		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	1.98	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.52	0.038	.81	0.01%	0.41	6b 12- 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
12	155	39	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.23	1.63	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.032	.10	0.01%	0.91	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
13	156	42	May 24	WSA	@	BOS	W,8-6	4-6	W(3-1)	1	3.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.02	1.72	11	3	4	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.163	.27	0.03%	1.40	4b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out tie
14	157	45	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	L,2-6	6-7		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.92	1.79	7	1	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.014	.06	0.00%	0.93	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Jun				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
15	158	48	Jun 1	WSA		CAL	W,6-5	8-8	H(1)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90	1.80	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02	0.067	.46	0.01%	0.55	8t --3 1 out a2	8t --3 2 out a2
16	159	50	Jun 4	WSA		OAK	L,3-5	8-8		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.86	1.64	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.40	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
17	160	51	Jun 5	WSA		OAK	L,1-6	8-GF		0	2.0	5	3	3	1	4	0	0	1.96	1.49	12	0	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	3	0	1	0	1	0	.26	-0.034	.05	0.00%	-2.20	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 5
18	161	56	Jun 12	WSA	@	CAL	W,3-2	8-8		6	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	1.49	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	-0.132	.11	0.00%	-1.29	8b 12- 1 out a3	8b 1-3 1 out a2
19	162	59	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5	4-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	1.45	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.011	.01	0.00%	0.42	4b --- 0 out d4	4b 3 out d4
20	163	62	Jun 20	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	8-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.85	1.38	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.042	.14	0.00%	0.19	8t --- 0 out tie	8t --- 1 out tie
21	164	64	Jun 22(1)	WSA		BAL	W,8-6	2-2		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.80	1.25	2	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.005	.03	0.00%	0.45	2t 123 1 out d3	2t 3 out d4
22	165	67	Jun 24	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	1.30	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
23	166	70	Jun 27(1)	WSA	@	NYY	W,2-1	1-7	W(4-1)	2	6.1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.39	1.59	22	7	9	1	2	2		2	1	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.38	0.236	.01	0.00%	1.99	1b 12- 0 out tie	7b 12- 1 out a1
Jul				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
24	167	77	Jul 3	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-3	7-GF	S(1)	5	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.27	1.43	10	3	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.24	0.509	.03	0.00%	1.79	7b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
25	168	82	Jul 7	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.45	1.78	7	1	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.15	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
26	169	85	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.37	1.71	6	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.80	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
27	170	89	Jul 17	WSA		MIN	L,3-5	7-8		6	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.31	1.82	8	5	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	.58	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.80	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
28	171	90	Jul 18	WSA		MIN	W,3-2	6-7		0	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.25	1.76	7	2	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.80	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d1
29	172	95	Jul 24(1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	L(4-2)	5	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.44	1.76	3	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.76	-0.374	.00	0.00%	-1.45	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
30	173	98	Jul 25(2)	WSA	@	CHW	L,6-9	7-7		0	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	1	0	2.22	2.09	8	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-3.56	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d6
31	174	100	Jul 28	WSA	@	MIN	W,7-1	7-GF	S(2)	2	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.09	1.99	9	2	3	1	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.149	.00	0.00%	1.74	7b 12- 1 out a3	9b end a 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
32	175	105	Aug 2	WSA	@	DET	L,7-11	7-GF(8)		4	1.1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2.22	2.06	8	2	1	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.77	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-2.21	7b --3 2 out d1	8b end d 4
33	176	108	Aug 5	WSA		CLE	L,1-7	5-5		2	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.40	2.06	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.50	5t 12- 1 out d2	5t -23 1 out d3
34	177	119	Aug 15	WSA		CAL	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		9	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.37	2.03	2	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.72	-0.112	.00	0.00%	0.45	10t 123 1 out tie	10t end d 1
35	178	127	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	6-GF	S(3)	9	4.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.19	2.04	14	8	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.22	0.464	.00	0.00%	1.59	6b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
36	179	131	Aug 29(1)	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.11	1.98	8	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.15	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.85	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
37	180	133	Aug 31	WSA	@	NYY	W,6-5	8-8		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	1.98	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.97	-0.169	.00	0.00%	-1.00	8b 123 0 out a3	8b 123 0 out a2
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
38	181	137	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	8-8		3	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.24	2.01	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.22	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.60	8t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
39	182	140	Sep 7	WSA		DET	L,2-3	7-7	BS(2)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.20	2.01	4	1	2	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.49	0.122	.00	0.00%	0.73	7t 1-3 0 out a1	7t 3 out tie
40	183	141	Sep 8	WSA		DET	L,3-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.16	1.99	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.40	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
41	184	145	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6	7-7	BS(3)	5	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.30	1.99	2	0	1	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.07	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.27	7b 1-3 1 out a1	7b 12- 2 out tie
42	185	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.23	1.96	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.25	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.91	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
43	186	149	Sep 18	WSA		BOS	W,6-1	6-GF	S(4)	2	4.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	2.09	1.99	15	5	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.087	.00	0.00%	1.61	6t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 5
44	187	153	Sep 22	WSA		CLE	W,3-2	8-GF	S(5)	3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.03	2.02	8	3	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.11	0.245	.00	0.00%	0.80	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
45	188	157	Sep 28	WSA		NYY	W,4-2	7-GF	W(5-2)	5	3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.94	1.99	11	1	5	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.198	.00	0.00%	1.21	7t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
46	189	159	Sep 30	WSA		NYY	L,7-5	9-GF	H(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	2.00	2	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.32	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
							20-26		W-L:5-2,Sv:5,BSv:3,Hld:2	2.8	70.1	54	19	15	17	56	2	1	1.92	2.00	273	1.39		4%	5%	51		32	31%	0	1	0	249	12	1	7	9	4	4	.97	1.425	.22	0.20%	8.69

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