Tony Rensa

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: September 29, 1901 in Parsons, PA us

Died: January 4, 1987 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Debut: May 5, 1930 (Age 28-218d, 6,081st in MLB history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 3, 1939 (Age 37-339d)
vs. DET 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1930 season

Full Name: George Anthony Rensa

Nicknames: Pug

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

AB

514

H

134

HR

BA

.261

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.338

SLG

.372

OPS

.710

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos	Awards
1929	27	DET-min	A	43	105	105		30	7	1	1						.286	.286	.400	.686		42						FTW · TL
1930	28	TOT	MLB	74	230	209	37	59	13	3	4	34	1	0	16	25	.282	.339	.431	.770	82	90		2	3	0	2H
1930	28	DET	AL	20	45	37	6	10	2	1	1	3	1	0	6	7	.270	.386	.459	.846	112	17		1	1	0	2/H
1930	28	PHI	NL	54	185	172	31	49	11	2	3	31	0	0	10	18	.285	.328	.424	.752	75	73		1	2	0	2H
1931	29	PHI	NL	19	35	29	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	2	.103	.257	.138	.395	6	4		0	0	0	2/H

1932	30	STL-min	AA	85	266	266		65	13	2	0						.244	.244	.308	.553		82						CLB,ROC · AA,IL
1933	31	NYY	AL	8	31	29	4	9	2	1	0	3	0	1	1	3	.310	.333	.448	.782	111	13		0	1	0	/2

1936	34	CHW-min	A1	134	459	459		115	21	2	8						.251	.251	.357	.608		164						DAL · TL
1937	35	CHW	AL	26	65	57	10	17	5	1	0	5	3	0	8	6	.298	.385	.421	.806	103	24		0	0	0	2/H
1938	36	CHW	AL	59	191	165	15	41	5	0	3	19	1	1	25	16	.248	.351	.333	.684	70	55		1	0	0	2/H
1939	37	CHW	AL	14	27	25	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	.200	.231	.200	.431	10	5	3	0	1	0	2/H
1940	38	BOS-min	A1	95	255	255		66	10	2	0						.259	.259	.314	.573		80						LRK · SOUA
1942	40	PHI-CLE-min	B,A	90	261	261		62	10	1	0						.238	.238	.284	.521		74						TRE,WKB · ISLG,EL
1943	41	PIT-min	A	59	185	159	20	38	5	1	0	19	1		23	12	.239	.335	.283	.618		45		0	3			ALB · EL
1944	42	PIT-min	A	51	184	152	21	38	13	2	0	29	0		29	12	.250	.374	.362	.735		55		1	2			ALB · EL
1945	43	PIT-min	A	58	201	170	26	39	5	1	1	23	3		28	17	.229	.345	.288	.633		49		2	1			ALB · EL
1946	44	CLE-min	C	79	303	260	33	73	16	2	0	38	5		39	16	.281	.381	.358	.738		93		3	1			PFD · CAML
1947	45	CLE-min	C	109	426	355	42	92	19	2	0	53	5		64	28	.259	.372	.324	.696		115		0	7			PFD · CAML
1948	46	CLE-min	D	52	154	154		45	5	0	0						.292	.292	.325	.617		50						UNC · KITL
1949	47	CLE-min	D	38	114	96	14	20	4	1	0	12	1		18	9	.208	.333	.271	.604		26			0			UNC · KITL
6 Yrs				200	579	514	71	134	26	5	7	65	5	2	57	54	.261	.338	.372	.710	75	191	3	3	5	0
162 Game Avg.				162	469	416	58	109	21	4	6	53	4	2	46	44	.261	.338	.372	.710	75	155		2	4	0

CHW (3 yrs)				99	283	247	28	63	10	1	3	26	4	1	34	24	.255	.348	.340	.688	72	84		1	1	0
PHI (2 yrs)				73	220	201	33	52	12	2	3	33	0	0	16	20	.259	.317	.383	.700	66	77		1	2	0
NYY (1 yr)				8	31	29	4	9	2	1	0	3	0	1	1	3	.310	.333	.448	.782	111	13		0	1	0
DET (1 yr)				20	45	37	6	10	2	1	1	3	1	0	6	7	.270	.386	.459	.846	112	17		1	1	0

AL (5 yrs)				127	359	313	38	82	14	3	4	32	5	2	41	34	.262	.351	.364	.715	80	114		2	3	0
NL (2 yrs)				73	220	201	33	52	12	2	3	33	0	0	16	20	.259	.317	.383	.700	66	77		1	2	0

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