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Joe Grzenda
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 612 of 1252 players
Joseph Charles Grzenda
Born: June 8, 1937 at Scranton, Pa.
Died: July 12, 2019 at Covington Township, Pa. Obituary
Throws: Left Bats: Right
Height: 6.02 Weight: 180

Joe Grzenda was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on December 11, 2014.

First Mets game: August 15, 1967
Last Mets game: September 28, 1967

Share your memories of Joe Grzenda HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Al November 24, 2001 All I remember of this guy is I had at least four of his Topps Baseball Cards from his Mets days... three quarte profile facing left, I believe. JOE G... I'd like to buy a vowel, please! Joe Figliola February 27, 2002 I remember having a 1972 Topps card of him ? big head and that's about it. Had Chris Berman been around during Joe's playing days, he would've come up with the tag line "Your Auntie" Grzenda. (This is a play on the Monkees song "Your Auntie Grizelda, sung by Peter Tork.) Chris Grzenda January 23, 2004 Joe Grzenda is my relative, even though I didn't see him play, my dad has a rookie card of him. joe grzenda jr February 17, 2005 I spent 15 years alongside my father as he travelled around professional baseball to make a living. The only memories I have of 1967 was of NYC. We lived in a large hotel and I used to play in an alley with my small trucks. (Only 7 at the time.) Did not like the city as we basically grew up in small towns across America. The way society is today I can't believe I was not kidnapped playing in the alley, but things were different back then. Guess I will have to go through dad's scrap book to jog up some memories. Jonathan Stern February 21, 2005 Grzenda pitched in the last Washington Senators (II) game before their 1971 move to Texas. He was one out away from nailing down a 7-5 victory over the Yankees when the fans stormed the field and trashed everything in sight. The umpires had no choice but to forfeit the game to the Yankees. Pity. Joe Grzenda Jr August 15, 2005 Mr. Grzenda finally got the recognition he was due. He played in an era of low pay and low pension rates, but did it for the joy of the game. (He kept the family fed but, always took construction jobs in Penna. in the winter, Brrr). On the April 14th, 2005, he took that ball, which was sitting in my ball drawer all these years, handed it over to President Bush who made the ceremonial first pitch to usher in the new Washington Nationals. For an interesting background you may go to the Washington Post and search for the article" THE ULTIMATE CLOSER" by William Gildea. My Dad never made much money in the game but the memories are priceless. Jamey Bumbalo November 4, 2006 He had a great year in 1971 (ERA under two) for the Senators, but that was it for his journeyman career. He is noted for his baseball card appearances without a cap (always a Topps sign of a guy who drifted from team to team). VIBaseball November 30, 2009 Featured a palmball and was willing to teach it to other pitchers. NYB Buff July 17, 2020 Not much can be said about Joe as a Met. He pitched in 11 games for the team and they lost every one of them. Still, he did have a very respectable 2.16 earned run average in his brief time in New York. Even more impressive is that in 72 fielding chances in his major league career, he never made an error. Joe's biggest contribution was the bridge he created that linked baseball eras in Washington. He was the Senators' pitcher at the end of their season closer in 1971 and kept the ball from that game for the next 34 years. It was that same ball that Mr. Grzenda handed to President George W. Bush for the first pitch ceremony at the Nationals' first ever home opener in 2005. What a great way to connect the past to the present! Scoey September 27, 2022 My only remembrance of Joe was as a pitcher with the Cardinals in 1972. Against the Mets one night, he came up to hit and grounded out. Joe carried his bat with him on his way to first base as the throw was being made. It was one of the strangest things I had ever seen in a ball game. I know that many pitchers have lacked hitting skills over the years (hence the designated hitter), but that was ridiculous.

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