Fred Wenz

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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 Script error: No such module "convert".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Script error: No such module "convert"., he batted and threw right-handed.

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 42<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />13 innings of work.

Wenz died on October 6, 2020, in Branchburg, New Jersey.[1]

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