John Gelnar
Gelnar in 1969
Pitcher
Born: (1943-06-25) June 25, 1943
Granite, Oklahoma, U.S.
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 record7–14
Earned run average4.18
Strikeouts126
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 José Herrera 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, 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]

References

  1. ↑ "28 Mar 1966, 56 - The Daily Oklahoman at Newspapers.com". The Daily Oklahoman. March 28, 1966. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020 – via Newspaper.com.
  2. 1 2 Echlin, Greg (April 18, 2018). "Kansas City Royals; Past, Present Linked By A Singular Trade". KCUR-FM. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "John Gelnar Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Reader, Bill (July 9, 2006). "Seattle Pilots ... Where are they now?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rangers Announce 2020 RoughRiders Field Staff". Frisco RoughRiders. Minor League Baseball. December 9, 2019.
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