Joe Grahe
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateAugust 14, 1967 (age 59)
Birth placeWest Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateAugust 4
Debutyear1990
DebutteamCalifornia Angels
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateOctober 1
Finalyear1999
FinalteamPhiladelphia Phillies
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value22–30
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value4.41
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value204
Stat4labelSaves
Stat4value45
Teams

Joseph Milton Grahe (born August 14, 1967) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels, Colorado Rockies, and Philadelphia Phillies. His best seasons were , , and when he totaled 45 saves for the Angels, including 21 in 1992.[1]

A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Grahe played college baseball for the University of Miami. In his MLB debut against the Oakland Athletics, he struck out Jose Canseco for his first big league strikeout.

After baseball, Grahe returned to the University of Miami and earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is a realtor in the Palm Beach Gardens area and has coached baseball at various levels. He and wife Michelle Gangemi-Grahe have two grown children: son Parker and daughter Mikki.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Joe Grahe Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
  2. ^ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/joe-grahe/