Steve Renko
[edit] Biography
Born on December 10, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, Steve Renko (Steven Renko) played for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 15 year career. Renko broke into the bigs on June 27, 1969 with the Montreal Expos, and put up a 4.01 ERA in 103.1 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Steve Renko's best season was 1973, when he posted a 2.81 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 164 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 18
| 15
| 6
| 7
| 4.01
| 68
| 54
| 46
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 103.1
| 94
| 14
| 50
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 41
| 33
| 13
| 11
| 4.32
| 142
| 121
| 107
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 222.2
| 203
| 27
| 104
| 7
| 3
| 6
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 40
| 37
| 15
| 14
| 3.75
| 129
| 128
| 115
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 275.2
| 256
| 24
| 135
| 11
| 11
| 3
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 30
| 12
| 1
| 10
| 5.20
| 66
| 60
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 96
| 11
| 67
| 10
| 4
| 0
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 36
| 34
| 15
| 11
| 2.81
| 164
| 94
| 78
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 249.2
| 201
| 26
| 108
| 12
| 9
| 1
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 37
| 35
| 12
| 16
| 4.03
| 138
| 115
| 102
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 227.2
| 222
| 17
| 81
| 8
| 19
| 0
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 31
| 25
| 6
| 12
| 4.07
| 99
| 89
| 77
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 170.1
| 175
| 20
| 76
| 7
| 8
| 1
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.54
| 4
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 28
| 27
| 8
| 11
| 3.86
| 112
| 79
| 70
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 163.1
| 164
| 12
| 43
| 8
| 1
| 0
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 28
| 8
| 12
| 3.98
| 116
| 87
| 78
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 176.1
| 179
| 14
| 46
| 8
| 1
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 4.56
| 34
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 51.1
| 51
| 10
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 1
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 3.54
| 36
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 53.1
| 55
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 21
| 16
| 7
| 2
| 4.04
| 70
| 55
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 104.2
| 106
| 13
| 38
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 27
| 25
| 6
| 12
| 4.29
| 89
| 77
| 72
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 151
| 152
| 10
| 67
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 27
| 11
| 9
| 4.11
| 99
| 86
| 78
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 171
| 174
| 22
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 23
| 9
| 9
| 4.19
| 90
| 86
| 77
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 165.1
| 180
| 17
| 56
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 15
| 8
| 4
| 3.44
| 50
| 40
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 102
| 93
| 7
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 23
| 11
| 6
| 4.44
| 81
| 78
| 77
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 163
| 17
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 25
| 17
| 6
| 11
| 4.30
| 54
| 63
| 58
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 121.1
| 144
| 9
| 36
| 1
| 4
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 279
| 227
| 78
| 95
| 3.92
| 956
| 780
| 685
| 44
| 7
| 4
| 1574
| 1477
| 163
| 688
| 75
| 60
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 172
| 138
| 56
| 51
| 4.13
| 499
| 453
| 422
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 920
| 961
| 85
| 322
| 11
| 13
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 451
| 365
| 134
| 146
| 3.99
| 1455
| 1233
| 1107
| 57
| 9
| 6
| 2494
| 2438
| 248
| 1010
| 86
| 73
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1969
| MON
| N
| P
| 18
| 15
| 103.1
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 1
| .952
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| P
| 41
| 33
| 222.2
| 17
| 31
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 11
| 0
| .873
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| P
| 40
| 37
| 275.2
| 17
| 36
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 6
| 1
| .946
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| P
| 30
| 12
| 97
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 1
| .955
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| P
| 36
| 34
| 249.2
| 13
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 9
| 1
| .976
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| P
| 37
| 35
| 227.2
| 20
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 16
| 0
| .971
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| P
| 31
| 25
| 170.1
| 13
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 8
| 1
| .925
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| P
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| P
| 28
| 27
| 163.1
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 0
| .963
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 28
| 176.1
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 9
| 0
| .963
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| P
| 13
| 8
| 51.1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| P
| 8
| 8
| 53.1
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .929
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| P
| 21
| 16
| 104.2
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 10
| 0
| .944
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| P
| 27
| 25
| 151
| 5
| 22
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 12
| 0
| .964
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| P
| 27
| 27
| 171
| 14
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 6
| 0
| .944
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| P
| 32
| 23
| 165.1
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| P
| 22
| 15
| 102
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| P
| 31
| 23
| 156
| 9
| 14
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| .885
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| P
| 25
| 17
| 121.1
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 451
| 365
| 2494
| 161
| 316
| 26
| 18
| 0
| 18
| 190
| 126
| 7
| .948
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2.2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 18
| 36
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .167
| .189
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| MON
| N
| 41
| 80
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 6
| .200
| .220
| .275
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| MON
| N
| 41
| 100
| 9
| 21
| 2
| 12
| .210
| .225
| .320
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 32
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .292
| .292
| .292
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| MON
| N
| 41
| 88
| 7
| 24
| 0
| 9
| .273
| .333
| .341
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1974
| MON
| N
| 37
| 81
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 4
| .210
| .256
| .309
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1975
| MON
| N
| 33
| 54
| 5
| 15
| 1
| 7
| .278
| .339
| .352
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| MON
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CHI
| N
| 29
| 53
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .094
| .094
| .094
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 56
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .107
| .107
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| Total
|
| 21
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| OAK
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| BOS
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| BOS
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 290
| 531
| 44
| 114
| 6
| 42
| .215
| .250
| .286
| 16
| 2
| 25
| 139
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 172
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 462
| 531
| 44
| 114
| 6
| 42
| .215
| .250
| .286
| 16
| 2
| 25
| 139
| 0
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 24th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1965 - signed July 10, 1965).
- Traded by New York Mets with Kevin Collins, Bill Carden and Dave Colon to Montreal Expos in exchange for Donn Clendenon (June 15, 1969).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Larry Biittner to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Andre Thornton (May 17, 1976).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Larry Anderson and cash (August 18, 1977).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jim Essian to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Pablo Torrealba (March 30, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 19, 1979).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Fred Lynn to California Angels in exchange for Frank Tanana, Jim Dorsey and Joe Rudi (January 23, 1981).
- Released by California Angels (February 2, 1983).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (February 9, 1983).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (October 3, 1983).
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