Tony Rensa
[edit] Biography
Tony Rensa (George Anthony Rensa) was born on September 29, 1901 in Parsons, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on May 5, 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1930, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 4 home runs and 34 RBI. Rensa played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Tony Rensa's best season was 1930, when he hit for a .282 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1930
| PHI
| N
| 54
| 172
| 31
| 49
| 3
| 31
| .285
| .328
| .424
| 11
| 2
| 10
| 18
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| 20
| 37
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 3
| .270
| .386
| .459
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| Total
|
| 74
| 209
| 37
| 59
| 4
| 34
| .282
| .339
| .431
| 13
| 3
| 16
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .103
| .257
| .138
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 8
| 29
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .310
| .333
| .448
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 57
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .298
| .385
| .421
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 59
| 165
| 15
| 41
| 3
| 19
| .248
| .351
| .333
| 5
| 0
| 25
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 25
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .231
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 73
| 201
| 33
| 52
| 3
| 33
| .259
| .317
| .383
| 12
| 2
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 127
| 313
| 38
| 82
| 4
| 32
| .262
| .351
| .364
| 14
| 3
| 41
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 200
| 514
| 71
| 134
| 7
| 65
| .261
| .338
| .372
| 26
| 5
| 57
| 54
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1930
| PHI
| N
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 20
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1930
| DET
| A
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1930
| Total
|
| C
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 27
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1931
| PHI
| N
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1937
| CHI
| A
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| C
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 36
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| C
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 185
| 0
| 0
| 535
| 93
| 23
| 16
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Transactions
- Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Detroit Tigers (June, 1930).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jesse Landrum and cash to Oklahoma City (Texas) in exchange for Don Kolloway (December 29, 1939).
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