Rick Grapenthin

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23 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 1985 Expos and was sent back to Indianapolis, ending his MLB career. All told, he allowed 36 hits and 16 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.

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Rick Grapenthin
Pitcher
Born: (1958-04-16) April 16, 1958 (age 66)
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