John Gelnar | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Granite, Oklahoma, U.S. | June 25, 1943|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 4, 1964, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 30, 1971, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 7–14 |
Earned run average | 4.18 |
Strikeouts | 126 |
Teams | |
John Richard Gelnar (born June 25,1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Gelnar attended Granite High School in Granite,Oklahoma,and the University of Oklahoma,where he played college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963,after his freshman year at Oklahoma. [1] His contract was purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Pirates after the 1968 season,but he was traded by the Royals with Steve Whitaker to the Seattle Pilots for Lou Piniella prior to the 1969 season. [2] He was traded by the Brewers with JoséHerrera to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Hannan on May 11,1971. [3]
After his baseball career ended,Gelnar worked in the oil industry before becoming a farmer and rancher in Hobart in his native Oklahoma. [4] As of April 2018 [update] ,he still lived in Hobart with his wife,Michele,and dog,Beckett,named for Major League pitcher Josh Beckett. [2] Gelnar's son,Jonathan,is a baseball coach. [5]
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