Ed Wojna
| Ed Wojna | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 20, 1960 Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 16, 1985, for the San Diego Padres | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1989, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–10 |
| Earned run average | 4.62 |
| Strikeouts | 60 |
| Teams | |
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Edward David Wojna (pronounced Wo-hee-na) (born August 20, 1960) is an American former
Early career
Wojna attended Masuk High School and then played at Indian River Junior College.[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies. He was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Marty Decker, Darren Burroughs and Lance McCullers to the San Diego Padres on August 31, 1983, as part of trade in which the Padres gave up Sixto Lezcano and a player to be named later (Steve Fireovid).
Major league career
Wojna made his debut with the Padres in 1985, but was seldom used on a very strong pitching staff. In 1986 he enjoyed his best season by going 2–2 with a 3.23
During the 1987 season Wojna did not pitch well and was up and down between San Diego and their
For his career Wojna won 4 games, lost 10, and had a 4.62 ERA over 132.1 innings. He pitched in 36 games and started 20 of them.
Last name humor
- The Padres' broadcasting crew of Jerry Coleman and Dave Campbell often had trouble with Wojna's Polish name. Fellow Padre teammates Garry Templeton and Marvell Wynne pronounced his name as "Wash-nuh" despite manager Steve Boros' attempts to teach them otherwise.[citation needed]
- In the Polish language, "wojna" means war.[3]
Other
According to a story in Beckett Baseball Card Monthly in June 1986, a production error by Topps Baseball Cards caused his card to appear ten times more often than any other card in the 1986 Topps wax packs.
References
- ^ "Ed Wojna Stats". Baseball-almanac.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 1". Retrosheet.org. 1986-09-11. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "warfare – WordReference Słownik angielsko-polski". Wordreference.com. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
Sources
- "Ed Wojna Retrosheet stats". Retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- 1987 San Diego Padres Media Guide
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)