Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda

Infobox MLB retired
name=Joe Grzenda
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1937|6|08
debutdate=April 26
debutyear=1961
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
finaldate=September 23
finalyear=1972
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=14-13
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.00
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=173
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (1961)
*Kansas City Athletics (1964, 1966)
*New York Mets (1967)
*Minnesota Twins (1969)
*Washington Senators (1970-1971)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1972)
highlights=

Joe Grzenda is a retired Major League baseball pitcher who was born on June 8, 1937 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He pitched for six different teams in eight seasons during a career that spanned from 1961 to 1972.

Grzenda pitched in 219 Major League games, all but three games as a relief pitcher. His best season statistics-wise was in 1971 for the Washington Senators, when he earned five victories with an excellent 1.92 E.R.A..

As a fielder he was charged with no errors during his 8-year career for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. In 1969 he made an appearance in the ALCS for the Minnesota Twins.

References

* Career statistics and player information from [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grzenjo01.shtml Baseball-Reference]


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