John Gelnar Baseball player

John Richard Gelnar (born June 25, 1943) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.Gelnar attended the University of Oklahoma. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. 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. He was traded by the Brewers with José Herrera to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Hannan in 1971.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 25, 1943
Birth place
Granite Oklahoma

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 04, 1964
Career endApril 30, 1971
batting sideRight
former teams
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
Pitcher
teams
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Seattle Pilots
throwing sideRight

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