Joe Grzenda Stats

Joe Grzenda was born on Tuesday, June 8, 1937, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Grzenda was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1961, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Grzenda baseball stats page.
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Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#518)

Joe Grzenda Autograph on a 1971 Topps (#518)
 

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Birth Name:   Joseph Charles Grzenda
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   06-08-1937  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Scranton, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Moosic High School (Moosic, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-26-1961 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-23-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable
Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 24 Tigers 4 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.94 0 0 0 5.2 28 9 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 -
1964 27 Athletics 20 0 5 0 2 .000 5.40 0 0 0 25.0 121 34 15 15 2 13 2 17 5 1 1 -
1966 29 Athletics 21 0 6 0 2 .000 3.27 0 0 0 22.0 99 28 8 8 1 12 3 14 0 0 1 -
1967 30 Mets 11 0 3 0 0 .000 2.16 0 0 0 16.2 70 14 4 4 0 8 4 9 1 1 0 -
1969 32 Twins 38 0 7 4 1 .800 3.88 0 0 3 48.2 207 52 21 23 4 17 4 24 7 1 1 -
1970 33 Senators 49 3 19 3 6 .333 5.00 0 0 6 84.2 366 86 47 52 8 34 9 38 4 3 1 -
1971 34 Senators 46 0 21 5 2 .714 1.92 0 0 5 70.1 273 54 15 19 2 17 7 56 2 1 0 -
1972 35 Cardinals 30 0 16 1 0 1.000 5.66 0 0 0 35.0 165 46 22 24 1 17 8 15 3 3 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
8 Years 219 3 77 14 13 .519 4.00 0 0 14 308.0 1,329 323 137 150 20 120 38 173 22 10 4 -
Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 24 Tigers 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1964 27 Athletics 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1966 29 Athletics 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1967 30 Mets 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1969 32 Twins 38 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000
1970 33 Senators 49 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 34 Senators 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1972 35 Cardinals 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 219 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 2 0 0 0 .067 .125 .067
Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Tigers P 4 0 17 3 0.8 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.76
1964 Athletics P 20 0 75 10 0.5 10 0 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1966 Athletics P 21 0 66 6 0.3 6 0 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1967 Mets P 11 0 50 1 0.1 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.54
1969 Twins P 38 0 146 14 0.4 14 0 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.59
1970 Senators P 49 3 254 19 0.4 19 3 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02
1971 Senators P 46 0 211 11 0.2 11 0 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.41
1972 Cardinals P 30 0 105 8 0.3 8 2 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.06
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 219 3 924 72 0.3 72 6 66 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
8 Years 219 3 924 72 0.3 72 6 66 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 3.18
1964 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.31 6.12 4.68
1966 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.17 5.73 4.91
1967 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.13 4.86 4.32
1969 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.41 4.44 3.14
1970 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.12 4.04 3.61
1971 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 7.0 3.29 7.17 2.18
1972 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.88 3.86 4.37
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 30.0 1.44 5.06 3.51
Joe Grzenda

Joe Grzenda Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1961 Detroit Tigers 46 Undetermined - -
1964 Kansas City Athletics 36 Undetermined - -
1966 Kansas City Athletics 17 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Mets 43 Undetermined - -
1969 Minnesota Twins 17 Undetermined - -
1970 Washington Senators 19, 31 $12,000.00 - -
1971 Washington Senators 31 $15,000.00 - -
1972 St. Louis Cardinals 31 Undetermined - -




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