Gene Tenace

Full Name: Fury Gene Tenace	Primary Position: C,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/190	First Game: May 29, 1969
Birthdate: October 10, 1946	Final Game: September 30, 1983
Birthplace: Russellton, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Gene Tenace (Fury Gene Tenace) was born on October 10, 1946 in Russellton, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 29, 1969 for the Oakland Athletics. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 7 home runs and 25 RBI. Tenace played for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Gene Tenace's best season was 1975, when he slugged 29 home runs and knocked in 87 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1969	OAK	A	16	38	1	6	1	2	.158	.200	.237	0	0	1	15	1	0	0	0	0
1970	OAK	A	38	105	19	32	7	20	.305	.430	.562	6	0	23	30	0	0	0	2	2
1971	OAK	A	65	179	26	49	7	25	.274	.381	.430	7	0	29	34	2	1	2	0	3
1972	OAK	A	82	227	22	51	5	32	.225	.307	.339	5	3	24	42	3	2	0	2	4
1973	OAK	A	160	510	83	132	24	84	.259	.387	.443	18	2	101	94	10	8	2	8	13
1974	OAK	A	158	484	71	102	26	73	.211	.367	.411	17	1	110	105	12	2	2	6	10
1975	OAK	A	158	498	83	127	29	87	.255	.395	.464	17	0	106	127	12	3	7	2	8
1976	OAK	A	128	417	64	104	22	66	.249	.373	.458	19	1	81	91	4	1	5	2	7
1977	SD	N	147	437	66	102	15	61	.233	.415	.410	24	4	125	119	13	2	5	10	5
1978	SD	N	142	401	60	90	16	61	.224	.392	.409	18	4	101	98	11	0	6	8	5
1979	SD	N	151	463	61	122	20	67	.263	.403	.445	16	4	105	106	7	1	2	4	7
1980	SD	N	133	316	46	70	17	50	.222	.399	.424	11	1	92	63	4	0	4	11	11
1981	STL	N	58	129	26	30	5	22	.233	.416	.403	7	0	38	26	4	1	0	2	1
1982	STL	N	66	124	18	32	7	18	.258	.436	.500	9	0	36	31	4	0	1	1	1
1983	PIT	N	53	62	7	11	0	6	.177	.346	.258	5	0	12	17	4	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		750	1932	284	457	80	285	.237	.404	.421	90	13	509	460	47	4	18	36	30
Total	AL		805	2458	369	603	121	389	.245	.374	.435	89	7	475	538	44	17	18	22	47
Total			1555	4390	653	1060	201	674	.241	.388	.429	179	20	984	998	91	21	36	58	77

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1969	OAK	A	C	14	8	85.1	61	6	0	0	2	5	2	2	1.000
1970	OAK	A	C	30	29	254.2	180	18	2	7	1	23	10	0	.990
1971	OAK	A	LF	1	1	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	OAK	A	OF	1	1	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	OAK	A	C	52	45	426.2	300	20	2	3	6	16	9	0	.994
1972	OAK	A	RF	9	6	58	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	OAK	A	3B	2	1	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.750
1972	OAK	A	OF	9	6	58	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	OAK	A	2B	2	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1972	OAK	A	C	47	46	405.1	266	18	6	1	4	20	9	3	.979
1972	OAK	A	1B	8	6	55	49	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1973	OAK	A	C	34	23	213.2	123	9	1	4	4	13	7	0	.992
1973	OAK	A	DH	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	OAK	A	1B	134	132	1077.2	1095	61	13	104	0	0	0	0	.989
1973	OAK	A	2B	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1974	OAK	A	1B	106	97	811.2	816	41	4	80	0	0	0	0	.995
1974	OAK	A	C	79	58	511.2	293	42	6	3	4	30	25	0	.982
1974	OAK	A	2B	2	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1975	OAK	A	C	126	114	932.1	541	63	10	10	11	66	34	0	.984
1975	OAK	A	1B	68	39	370	401	21	1	27	0	0	0	0	.998
1975	OAK	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	OAK	A	1B	70	62	563	577	31	3	47	0	0	0	0	.995
1976	OAK	A	C	65	61	522.2	263	25	5	3	4	42	17	1	.983
1976	OAK	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1977	SD	N	3B	14	13	107.1	17	24	3	4	0	0	0	0	.932
1977	SD	N	C	99	89	791.1	523	61	12	9	14	73	50	2	.980
1977	SD	N	1B	36	28	270.1	280	27	1	20	0	0	0	0	.997
1978	SD	N	3B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	SD	N	1B	81	67	589.2	668	37	5	61	0	0	0	0	.993
1978	SD	N	C	71	56	490	276	42	3	7	4	42	23	1	.991
1979	SD	N	C	93	77	679	413	51	1	10	8	42	38	0	.998
1979	SD	N	1B	72	58	512	582	32	7	55	0	0	0	0	.989
1980	SD	N	C	104	82	752.1	415	46	10	7	3	80	39	1	.979
1980	SD	N	1B	19	11	111	125	10	1	9	0	0	0	0	.993
1981	STL	N	1B	7	3	31.1	39	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1981	STL	N	C	38	36	316.1	126	18	3	1	2	32	12	3	.980
1982	STL	N	C	37	33	279.2	149	21	1	0	6	30	15	1	.994
1982	STL	N	1B	7	4	35	39	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1983	PIT	N	1B	19	10	81	83	5	1	6	0	0	0	0	.989
1983	PIT	N	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	PIT	N	C	3	2	17	16	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.944
1983	PIT	N	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	17	14	119.1	18	26	4	4	0	0	0	0	.917
Total			LF	1	1	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	627	517	4507.2	4754	275	36	420	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			C	892	759	6678	3945	441	63	65	73	515	290	14	.986
Total			OF	11	7	67.2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	5	0	9.1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	10	6	59	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Kansas City Athletics in the 20th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
Signed by San Diego Padres (December 14, 1976).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman and Al Olmsted (December 8, 1980); St. Louis Cardinals received Bob Geren (December 10, 1980).
Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (December 1, 1982).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 31, 1984).