Win-Loss record 0–0 Role Baseball player Name Leo Marentette | Innings 8⅓ Earned run average 4.32 | |
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Died May 8, 2014, Lambertville, Michigan, United States | ||
Leo John Marentette, Jr. (February 18, 1941 – May 8, 2014) was an American professional baseball player and relief pitcher in the Major Leagues who played for the Detroit Tigers (1965) and the Montréal Expos (1969). Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 metres), 200 pounds (91 kilograms), Marentette batted and threw right-handed.
In a two-season career, Marentette posted a 6.75 ERA in five pitching appearances, giving up four runs on 10 hits and two walks while striking out one in 8⅓ innings of work. He did not have a decision or save. He pitched three scoreless innings for the Tigers in September 1965. Then, in 1969, Marentette was recalled from Triple-A to pitch for the Expos during the expansion team's maiden season. He appeared in three games during the Expos' June California road trip, one against each of the three teams based there, and gave up four earned runs in 5⅓ innings. He left baseball after the 1970 season. He won 74 games during an 11-season minor league career.
On May 8, 2014, Marentette died of a heart attack at the age of 73 at his home in Lambertville, Michigan.