Fred Wenz
Frederick Charles Wenz "Fireball"
Born: August 26, 1941
Bound Brook, NJ US
Deceased: October 6, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 214
Career: 1959-1970
Major League Statistics
Fred Wenz compiled a career record of 39 wins and 62 losses, with 16 saves, and a 4.96 ERA in his 341-game pitching career with the Hastings Giants, Artesia Giants, Belmont Chiefs, Olean Red Sox, Pocatello Bannocks, Pocatello Chiefs, Waterloo Hawks, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Reading Red Sox, Pittsfield Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Louisville Colonels and Eugene Emeralds. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.88 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 51.0 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 3 | 34 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Artesia Giants | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.03 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 91.0 | 96 | 87 | 61 | 10 | 87 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Belmont Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1961 | C | PION | Pocatello Bannocks | 0 | 7 | .000 | 8.47 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 64 | 68 | 48 | 4 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Olean Red Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 7.62 | 5 | 5 | 26.0 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | 3 | 9 | .250 | 7.43 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 109.0 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 12 | 142 | 1 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 25 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.81 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 43.0 | 48 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.01 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 92.0 | 80 | 56 | 41 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.38 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.0 | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.16 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 64 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.30 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.06 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.57 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35.0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.81 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 62 | .386 | 4.96 | 341 | 86 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 796.0 | 728 | 562 | 439 | 69 | 608 | 23 | 827 | 44 | 1 | 98 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | 9 | 17 | 17 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Artesia Giants | 23 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .097 | .097 | .129 | .226 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Olean Red Sox | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Belmont Chiefs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | C | PION | Pocatello Bannocks | 19 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .062 | .118 | .062 | .180 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | 32 | 43 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .098 | .140 | .098 | .237 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 9 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .083 | .267 | .083 | .350 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 24 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .074 | .138 | .074 | .212 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 55 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .000 | .080 | .000 | .080 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 42 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 311 | 235 | 213 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 127 | .061 | .107 | .066 | .173 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | NESL | Hastings Giants | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | D | SOPH | Artesia Giants | P | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .864 |
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Olean Red Sox | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | C | PION | Pocatello Bannocks | P | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .421 |
| 1961 | D | SALL3 | Belmont Chiefs | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | C | PION | Pocatello Chiefs | P | 31 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .613 |
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | P | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .375 |
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 55 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .882 | .273 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .071 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .159 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .133 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | P | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .129 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .308 |
| Totals | 341 | 31 | 61 | 10 | 4 | .902 | .270 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Nebraska State League | Hastings Giants | SFN | ||
| 1960 | D | Sophomore League | Artesia Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | D | Western Carolina League | Belmont Chiefs | SFN | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Olean Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1961 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Bannocks | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Pocatello Chiefs | BOS | ||
| 1963 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI |
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