He earned his nickname as a minor leaguer when he struck out more than one batter per inning during his time in the Red Sox' farm system.
In 31 relief appearances, Wenz posted a 3–0 record with a 4.68 ERA and one save, giving up 22 runs (one unearned) on 36 hits and 25 walks while striking out 38 in 421⁄3 innings of work.
fred, wenz, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, october, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, message, frederick, char. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Frederick Charles Fireball Wenz August 26 1941 October 6 2020 was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1968 through 1970 for the Boston Red Sox 1968 69 and Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Listed at 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 214 lb 97 kg he batted and threw right handed Fred WenzPitcherBorn 1941 08 26 August 26 1941Bound Brook New Jersey U S Died October 6 2020 2020 10 06 aged 79 Branchburg New Jersey U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJune 4 1968 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceSeptember 29 1970 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsWin loss record3 0Earned run average4 68Strikeouts38TeamsBoston Red Sox 1968 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Wenz was signed as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants out of Somerville High School in 1959 He earned his nickname as a minor leaguer when he struck out more than one batter per inning during his time in the Red Sox farm system In 31 relief appearances Wenz posted a 3 0 record with a 4 68 ERA and one save giving up 22 runs one unearned on 36 hits and 25 walks while striking out 38 in 421 3 innings of work Wenz died on October 6 2020 in Branchburg New Jersey 1 References edit Frederick Fireball Wenz Obituary Visitation amp Funeral Information www branchburgfuneralhome com Retrieved October 9 2020 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Sons of Sam Horn nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Wenz amp oldid 1223648571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
