Gene Pentz
[edit] Biography
Born on June 21, 1953 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Gene Pentz (Eugene David Pentz) played for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros over the course of his 4 year career. Pentz broke into the bigs on July 29, 1975 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 2.97 ERA in 63.2 innings pitched in 1976, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Gene Pentz's best season was 1976, when he posted a 2.97 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3.20
| 21
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 27
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 40
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 2.97
| 36
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 63.2
| 62
| 5
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 41
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 3.83
| 51
| 41
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 87
| 76
| 8
| 44
| 5
| 9
| 1
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 8
| 13
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 91
| 4
| 8
| 5
| 3.69
| 95
| 80
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 165.2
| 150
| 14
| 88
| 10
| 12
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3.20
| 21
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 25.1
| 27
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 104
| 4
| 8
| 9
| 3.63
| 116
| 94
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 191
| 177
| 14
| 108
| 14
| 13
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| DET
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 25.1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| .667
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 63.2
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| P
| 41
| 4
| 87
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 6
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 15
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 104
| 4
| 191
| 13
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 13
| 3
| .958
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| HOU
| N
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| HOU
| N
| 41
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 91
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .053
| .100
| .053
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 104
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .053
| .100
| .053
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Leon Roberts, Terry Humphrey and Mark Lemongello to Houston Astros in exchange for Milt May, Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford (December 6, 1975).
- Released by Houston Astros (September 5, 1978).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 25, 1978).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (October 21, 1980).
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