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