Gene Tenace

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 10, 1946 in Russellton, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Valley HS (Lucasville, OH).

High School: Valley HS (Lucasville, OH)

Debut: May 29, 1969 (Age 22-231d, 12,831st in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1983 (Age 36-355d)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Fury Gene Tenace

Nicknames: Steamboat

Pronunciation: \tennis\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.8

4390

1060

201

.242

653

RBI

674

OBP

.388

SLG

.429

OPS

.817

OPS+

136

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-11 / in Starts: 3-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	25 (11-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
D Green	1
Self	1
S Bando	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	41 (40)	May 29	OAK		DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.96	0.037	1.82	0.04%	0.45	C
2	2	42	May 30 (1)	OAK		CLE	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	7	.22	-0.009	.40	-0.01%	-0.20	C
3	3	44 (1)	May 31	OAK		CLE	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	1.26	-0.088	2.36	-0.10%	-0.54	C
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
4	4	47 (2)	Jun 4	OAK		BAL	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.06	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.20	PH
5	5	48	Jun 6	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.333	.521	7	.33	0.070	.55	0.07%	0.60	C
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
6	6	116 (67)	Aug 16	OAK		DET	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.333	.569	8	1.66	0.053	5.05	0.10%	0.24	PH C
7	7	117	Aug 17	OAK		DET	L,4-9	5-GF	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.389	.689	8	.72	0.043	2.30	0.08%	1.45	PH C
8	8	118	Aug 19	OAK		CLE	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.333	.594	8	.52	-0.038	1.60	-0.07%	-0.31	C
9	9	123 (4)	Aug 24 (2)	OAK		BAL	W,9-8	9-GF(18)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.259	.320	.579	8	2.08	0.040	6.24	0.07%	0.29	C
10	10	127 (3)	Aug 28	OAK	@	DET	L,3-5	12-12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.308	.558	9	3.64	-0.101	10.28	-0.17%	-0.31	PH
Sep/Oct		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
11	11	133 (5)	Sep 3 (2)	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.296	.538	8	1.28	-0.043	2.23	-0.05%	-0.80	PH C
12	12	134	Sep 4	OAK		MIN	L,5-10	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.286	.519	9	5.92	-0.175	14.03	-0.25%	-0.77	PH C
13	13	136 (1)	Sep 6	OAK		MIN	L,6-8	10-GF(18)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.281	.517	7	3.82	-0.306	7.53	-0.36%	-1.42	C
14	14	153 (16)	Sep 23 (1)	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.265	.487	8	.91	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
15	15	161 (7)	Oct 1	OAK	@	SEP	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.243	.448	8	.85	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
16	16	162	Oct 2	OAK	@	SEP	W,3-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.237	.437	8	.64	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
							5-11		40	38	1	6	0	0	1	2	1	0	15	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.158	.200	.237	.437		1.37	-0.643	2.92	-0.64%	-2.59

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