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Bill Renna

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 218lb (190cm, 98kg)

Born: October 14, 1924 in Hanford, CA us

Died: July 19, 2014 in San Jose, CA

Buried: Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA

High School: Hanford HS (Hanford, CA)

Schools: Menlo College (Atherton, CA), University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA), Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1953 (Age 28-182d, 10,978th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 20, 1959 (Age 34-218d)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: William Beneditto Renna

Nicknames: Big Bill

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1953 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

918

219

.239

123

RBI

119

OBP

.316

SLG

.391

OPS

.707

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	37-24 / in Starts: 18-11
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 137 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	84 (50-21-13) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 137 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	88 (46-27-13)

Most Driven In
Y Berra	2
H Bauer	2
I Noren	2
Self	2
J Mize	1
P Rizzuto	1
M Mantle	1
B Miller	1

Most Driven In By
B Martin	3
Self	2
M Mantle	2
G McDougald	2
J McDonald	2
J Collins	1
J Mize	1
Y Berra	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 14	NYY		PHA	L,0-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.004	.38	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
2	2	5 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	2-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.44	0.130	4.58	0.25%	1.42	LF
3	3	8 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.23	0.005	.77	0.01%	0.06	PH
4	4	9	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.47	-0.022	1.64	-0.05%	-0.89	PH
5	5	14 (4)	Apr 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.900	1.300	5	.80	0.233	3.50	0.61%	2.35	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	15	May 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.714	1.071	3	1.50	-0.091	6.76	-0.25%	-0.76	LF
7	7	17 (1)	May 3	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.73	-0.019	2.74	-0.04%	-0.23	PH
8	8	18	May 4	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.688	1.063	9	1.02	0.031	3.80	0.07%	0.12	PH
9	9	21 (2)	May 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.688	1.063	9						PH
10	10	22	May 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.647	1.000	1	1.91	-0.049	8.77	-0.13%	-0.79	PH
11	11	25 (2)	May 14	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.611	.944	9	.93	-0.024	5.06	-0.08%	-0.10	PH
12	12	26	May 16	NYY		CHW	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.571	.905	6	1.18	-0.018	6.37	-0.06%	-0.26	LF
13	13	27	May 17	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.545	.864	8	1.14	-0.028	4.94	-0.07%	-0.15	PH
14	14	28	May 19	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.480	.788	3	1.65	-0.078	7.01	-0.20%	-0.44	LF
15	15	29	May 20	NYY		DET	W,9-8	5-6	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.538	.872	8	1.01	0.059	4.38	0.15%	1.11	PH
16	16	31 (1)	May 22	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-12	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.538	.896	9	1.05	0.035	5.74	0.12%	0.38	PH
17	17	34 (2)	May 25	NYY		BOS	L,10-14	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.379	.556	.935	9	.06	0.004	.31	0.01%	0.41	PH
18	18	38 (3)	May 31	NYY		PHA	W,7-1	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.567	.942	3	.55	0.116	2.81	0.35%	0.77	LF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	41 (2)	Jun 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-5	CG(10)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.528	.896	3	.71	-0.022	4.36	-0.08%	-0.24	LF
20	20	44 (2)	Jun 7 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,9-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.487	.844	3	1.30	-0.061	6.18	-0.17%	-0.44	LF
21	21	45	Jun 7 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-2	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.310	.356	.476	.832	3						LF
22	22	47 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,11-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.333	.444	.778	3	1.36	-0.098	5.78	-0.25%	-0.98	LF
23	23	56 (8)	Jun 18 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,3-0	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.333	.444	.778	9						PR
24	24	57	Jun 19	NYY		DET	L,2-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.347	.444	.791	8	1.82	0.069	4.04	0.09%	0.25	PH
25	25	60 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		DET	L,3-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.340	.435	.775	7	.22	-0.006	.49	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
26	26	63 (2)	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.426	.759	9	3.43	-0.093	12.85	-0.21%	-0.49	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	27	68 (4)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.275	.327	.412	.739	2	.78	-0.034	4.07	-0.11%	-0.31	CF
28	28	69	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.327	.412	.739	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR RF
29	29	70	Jul 3	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.333	.404	.737	1	.21	0.016	1.00	0.05%	0.52	LF
30	30	75 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.333	.404	.737	1						CF
31	31	77 (1)	Jul 7	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	GS-9	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.355	.400	.755	7	1.30	0.042	5.50	0.11%	0.36	LF
32	32	78	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	W,4-2	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.349	.393	.742	6	.97	-0.026	4.87	-0.08%	-0.35	LF
33	33	79	Jul 9	NYY		BOS	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.358	.400	.758	6	.86	-0.035	4.24	-0.10%	-0.15	LF
34	34	81 (1)	Jul 11	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.358	.400	.758	2						LF
35	35	82	Jul 12	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.368	.400	.768	7	.60	0.024	2.80	0.07%	0.38	LF
36	36	84 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.384	.406	.790	6	1.23	0.023	5.88	0.07%	0.04	LF
37	37	85	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.284	.377	.388	.765	7	.64	-0.059	3.07	-0.17%	-1.59	LF
38	38	86	Jul 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,13-2	CG	5	5	2	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.402	.444	.847	7	.48	0.136	2.32	0.40%	2.96	LF
39	39	88 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.320	.400	.440	.840	3	.92	-0.009	6.39	-0.04%	-0.17	LF
40	40	91 (2)	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-10	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.407	.447	.854	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
41	41	92	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.393	.430	.824	6	1.35	-0.088	6.08	-0.24%	-0.58	LF
42	42	94 (1)	Jul 26 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.310	.383	.417	.800	2	1.33	-0.095	6.16	-0.26%	-1.13	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	43	108 (13)	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.367	.398	.765	2	.61	-0.059	1.99	-0.12%	-0.83	CF
44	44	110 (1)	Aug 12	NYY	@	WSH	W,22-1	7-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.393	.763	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.41	CF
45	45	115 (4)	Aug 17 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.370	.393	.763	5						LF
46	46	116	Aug 17 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,9-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.371	.398	.769	5	.41	0.138	.44	0.09%	1.31	LF
47	47	117	Aug 18	NYY		WSH	L,8-10	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.374	.400	.774	2	1.38	0.061	1.12	0.03%	1.14	LF
48	48	118	Aug 19	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.382	.412	.794	6	.54	0.062	.80	0.06%	0.51	LF
49	49	119	Aug 20	NYY		WSH	W,7-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.299	.382	.412	.794	5						LF
50	50	120	Aug 21	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG(11)	5	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.383	.441	.824	7	1.41	0.072	.99	0.03%	0.60	LF
51	51	123 (2)	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.302	.378	.434	.812	5	1.23	0.078	.94	0.04%	0.45	LF
52	52	124	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.385	.463	.848	6	1.08	0.063	.43	0.02%	0.77	CF
53	53	125	Aug 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.306	.385	.463	.848	3						RF
54	54	129 (3)	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.382	.459	.841	8	1.58	-0.040	.42	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	55	133 (3)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.379	.455	.834	9	.91	-0.024	.01	0.00%	-0.24	PH
56	56	140 (6)	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.376	.450	.826	9	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
57	57	142 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	NYY		SLB	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.381	.464	.845	9	1.14	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.41	PH
58	58	147 (4)	Sep 22	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	4-GF	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.322	.395	.478	.874	3	.03	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.89	RF
59	59	148	Sep 23	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.392	.474	.866	2	.95	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.58	LF
60	60	149	Sep 25	NYY		BOS	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.319	.391	.471	.862	7	1.50	-0.041	.00	0.00%	0.00	LF
61	61	150	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.314	.385	.463	.848	2	1.32	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.50	LF
							37-24		137	121	19	38	6	3	2	13	13	0	31	1	2		1	2	0	1	.314	.385	.463	.848		.96	0.247	3.43	-0.12%	4.34

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