Player Report for #28 Joe Grzenda

10-28-1971

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P Joe Grzenda #28

UL Cleveland Barons

Age: 34

Bats: R

Throws: L

Morale: Good


	70-90, .438, 16.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
33	0	3-5	2	2.93	46.0	44	4	22	34	1.43

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	5	6	5	5
Movement	8	8	7	8
Control	7	7	6	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	6	6
Curveball	5	5
Changeup	1	1

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	90-92 Mph
Stamina	3
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	68 %
Hold Runners	7
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	1
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-26-1971	@ MAN	Loss, 4-5		1.2	2	1	1	0	2	Loss
09-03-1971	BOS	Loss, 3-5		1.2	1	1	1	2	0
08-30-1971	@ ATL	Win, 5-4		0.2	1	0	0	0	0
08-24-1971	@ MAN	Win, 3-2		2.0	0	0	0	0	1	Win
08-17-1971	@ CHI	Win, 5-4		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	Save
08-12-1971	@ SF	Loss, 1-9		1.0	0	0	0	2	1
08-04-1971	DET	Win, 3-2		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
08-03-1971	DET	Win, 4-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
07-29-1971	@ BOS	Win, 7-6		0.2	1	0	0	1	0	Win
07-28-1971	@ BOS	Loss, 4-9		2.0	1	0	0	0	2

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	6
Loyalty:	4
Desire for Winning:	5
Greed:	4
Intelligence:	3
Work Ethic:	4

Joe Grzenda
Birthday:	06-08-1937
Born in:	Scranton (Pennsylvania)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	190 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Fair

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$2,000,000
Signed Through:	1972 Season
Major Service:	7 Years, 158 Days
Service This Yr:	184 Days
40-Man Service:	None, None
Pro Service:	10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

United League 1971 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	33	0	3	5	2	2.93	46.0	44	16	15	4	22	34	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	7	1	66.7	33	14	13.50	8.61	6.65	4.30	4.17	1.43	8.6	.296
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	44	11	4	0	0	2	6	6	1	0	0	.250	.333	.341	.674
vs. RHB	78	18	4	0	1	8	10	22	1	1	2	.231	.330	.321	.650

United League 1971 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	7	0	1	0	0	3.86	9.1	12	4	4	2	4	4
May	5	0	0	2	1	4.50	6.0	6	3	3	1	2	4
June	6	0	0	1	0	5.00	9.0	8	5	5	1	6	10
July	7	0	1	1	0	0.71	12.2	13	2	1	0	6	11
August	6	0	1	0	1	0.00	5.2	2	0	0	0	2	3
September	2	0	0	1	0	5.40	3.1	3	2	2	0	2	2
Last Year	46	0	7	3	6	3.77	62.0	61	27	26	6	25	45
2 Years Ago	28	0	0	0	0	5.19	17.1	21	12	10	5	5	12
Career	262	0	23	21	37	3.88	322.1	309	155	139	38	132	220
Home	16	0	0	3	1	3.43	21.0	22	8	8	3	8	15
Road	17	0	3	2	1	2.52	25.0	22	8	7	1	14	19
Grass	33	0	3	5	2	2.93	46.0	44	16	15	4	22	34
Day	9	0	0	0	1	3.38	13.1	14	5	5	2	8	7
Night	24	0	3	5	1	2.76	32.2	30	11	10	2	14	27

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1964 Brooklyn - UL	26	20	0	1	1	5	1.74	20.2	21	5	4	1	5	15	0	0	1.26	.317	6.0
1965 Atlanta - UL	27	49	0	4	3	6	3.24	66.2	59	32	24	8	28	52	0	0	1.31	.270	16.0
1966 Atlanta - UL	28	35	0	2	4	10	3.66	32.0	32	14	13	3	16	17	0	0	1.50	.287	6.0
1967 Atlanta - UL	29	24	0	4	3	1	6.31	35.2	33	27	25	8	13	23	0	0	1.29	.243	-2.0
1968 Atlanta - UL	30	27	0	2	2	7	4.71	42.0	38	22	22	3	18	22	0	0	1.33	.263	4.0
1969 Atlanta - UL	31	28	0	0	0	0	5.19	17.1	21	12	10	5	5	12	0	0	1.50	.302	0.0
1970 Cleveland - UL	32	46	0	7	3	6	3.77	62.0	61	27	26	6	25	45	0	0	1.39	.286	3.0
1971 Cleveland - UL	33	33	0	3	5	2	2.93	46.0	44	16	15	4	22	34	0	0	1.43	.296	8.6
Total UL		262	0	23	21	37	3.88	322.1	309	155	139	38	132	220	0	0	1.37	.280	41.6

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1963 Buffalo - AAA	25	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	.333	0.0
1963 Denver - AAA	25	18	0	1	3	6	3.32	19.0	20	7	7	1	10	16	0	0	1.58	.333	2.0
1963 Total - AAA	25	21	0	1	3	6	3.00	21.0	22	7	7	1	10	16	0	0	1.52	.333	2.0
1967 Montreal - AAA	29	8	0	0	0	0	1.38	13.0	6	4	2	0	5	11	0	0	0.85	.176	4.0
Total IL		29	0	1	3	6	2.38	34.0	28	11	9	1	15	27	0	0	1.26	.278	6.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1963 Denver - AAA	P	18	0	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	19.0	2.37
1963 Buffalo - AAA	P	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00
1964 Brooklyn - ML	P	20	0	0	4	0	4	0	1.000	20.2	1.74
1965 Atlanta - ML	P	49	0	4	13	0	19	2	.895	66.2	2.29
1966 Atlanta - ML	P	35	0	2	6	0	8	0	1.000	32.0	2.25
1967 Atlanta - ML	P	24	0	3	4	0	7	0	1.000	35.2	1.77
1968 Atlanta - ML	P	27	0	2	7	1	9	0	1.000	42.0	1.93
1969 Atlanta - ML	P	28	0	0	3	0	3	0	1.000	17.1	1.56
1970 Cleveland - ML	P	46	0	3	11	1	15	1	.933	62.0	2.03
1971 Cleveland - ML	P	33	0	4	6	0	10	0	1.000	46.0	1.96

Player History
03-01-1961	Drafted in 3rd round, 26th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1961.
07-31-1963	Was traded by the St. Louis Maroons to the Brooklyn Superbas, along with C R. Campanella, in exchange for C D. Crandall.
01-01-1964	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (5); Control: 6 (4).
10-08-1964	Won the 1964 United League World Series with the Brooklyn Superbas!
11-01-1964	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1965	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (5); Control: 6 (3).
03-01-1965	Was traded by the Brooklyn Superbas to the Atlanta Hilltoppers in exchange for SS D. Kessinger.
11-04-1965	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1966	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (5); Control: 6 (3).
06-20-1966	Was selected to the 1966 United League All-Star Game.
11-03-1966	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1967	SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
10-07-1967	Won the 1967 United League World Series with the Atlanta Hilltoppers!
10-31-1967	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (3); Movement: 7 (4); Control: 6 (3).
08-30-1968	Injured (tender elbow), out for 2 weeks.
11-03-1968	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
10-20-1969	Released by the Atlanta Hilltoppers.
01-01-1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (6).
02-04-1970	Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $6,000,000 with the Cleveland Barons organization.
01-01-1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6).