Rick Grapenthin
| Rick Grapenthin | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 16, 1958 Linn Grove, Iowa, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 3, 1983, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 29, 1985, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–3 |
| Earned run average | 6.35 |
| Innings pitched | 34 |
| Teams | |
Richard Ray Grapenthin (born April 16, 1958) is an American former
player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 19 Major League games, 18 in relief, for the Montreal Expos for parts of three seasons between 1983 and 1985
.
The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 185 lb (84 kg) Grapenthin played collegiately at
and played out the season there.The
bases loaded. Grapenthin retired the next two hitters, then pitched scoreless 42⁄3 innings of scoreless, one-hit ball, while Montreal rallied at bat. He left the game with the Expos in the lead 8–4 and received credit for the victory.[4]
Grapenthin pitched in five games for the
bases on balls in his 34 MLB innings pitched, with 16 strikeouts and two saves. He later played at Triple-A for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees
organizations, and concluded his minor league career in 1989 after ten professional seasons.
References
- ^ Associated Press, 1983-05-04
- ^ 1983-05-03 box score from Retrosheet
- ^ 1984-08-05 box score from Retrosheet
- ^ 1984-09-10 box score from Retrosheet
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Baseball Gauge
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League