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Bill Renna
William Beneditto Renna (Big Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 218 lb.

Born: October 14, 1924 in Hanford, CA
Schools: University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1953
Final Game: May 20, 1959
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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1953 28 NYY AL 61 137 121 19 38 6 3 2 13 0 1 13 31 .314 .385 .463 .848 131 56 2 1 2 O
1954 29 PHA AL 123 474 422 52 98 15 4 13 53 1 3 41 60 .232 .302 .379 .681 86 160 7 3 4 4 *9/87
1955 30 KCA AL 100 284 249 33 53 7 3 7 28 0 3 31 42 .213 .305 .349 .654 76 87 4 2 2 0 0 9/7
1956 31 KCA AL 33 51 48 12 13 3 0 2 5 1 0 3 10 .271 .314 .458 .772 102 22 1 0 0 0 0 7/9
1958 33 BOS AL 39 62 56 5 15 5 0 4 18 0 0 6 14 .268 .339 .571 .910 140 32 1 0 0 0 1 7
1959 34 BOS AL 14 27 22 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 .091 .259 .091 .350 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 /7
6 Seasons 370 1035 918 123 219 36 10 28 119 2 7 99 166 .239 .315 .391 .707 91 359 15 6 8 4 1
162 Game Avg. 162 453 402 54 96 16 4 12 52 1 3 43 73 .239 .315 .391 .707 91 157 7 3 4
KCA (3 yrs) 256 809 719 97 164 25 7 22 86 2 6 75 112 .228 .304 .374 .678 84 269 12 5 6 4 0
BOS (2 yrs) 53 89 78 7 17 5 0 4 20 0 0 11 23 .218 .315 .436 .751 100 34 1 0 0 0 1
NYY (1 yr) 61 137 121 19 38 6 3 2 13 0 1 13 31 .314 .385 .463 .848 131 56 2 1 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1953 NYY AL 28 OF 40 58 57 0 1 0 .983 1.43 .981 2.18 32-5-3
1954 PHA AL 29 OF 115 113 977.0 246 226 13 7 5 .972 -2.7 -3.3 -3.7 -1.0 -2.7 1 2.20 2.08 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 PHA AL 29 RF 114 111 968.0 242 223 12 7 5 .971 -2.7 -3.3 -2.7 -0.1 -2.6 0 2.18 2.06 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 PHA AL 29 CF 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1954 PHA AL 29 LF 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.90
1955 KCA AL 30 OF 79 62 540.2 124 118 5 1 2 .992 1.2 2.7 0.2 0.5 -0.3 1 2.05 1.56 .981 2.40 2.08
1955 KCA AL 30 RF 72 61 517.2 127 120 6 1 2 .992 1.9 4.4 0.9 1.0 -0.1 1 2.19 1.75 .981 2.05 1.73
1955 KCA AL 30 LF 8 1 23.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -36.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0 1.17 0.38 .967 2.27 1.78
1956 KCA AL 31 OF 25 7 104.2 20 18 1 1 0 .950 -1.3 -14.9 -1.3 0.1 -1.5 0 1.63 0.76 .980 2.34 2.04
1956 KCA AL 31 LF 22 6 89.2 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -1.7 -22.8 -1.7 0.0 -1.8 0 1.61 0.73 .976 2.10 1.69
1956 KCA AL 31 RF 3 1 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 32.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 1.80 1.00 .967 2.10 1.80
1958 BOS AL 33 LF 11 9 66.1 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 9.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.44 1.64 .978 2.09 1.62
1958 BOS AL 33 OF 11 9 66.1 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 9.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.31 1.55 .982 2.27 1.94
1959 BOS AL 34 LF 7 5 40.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -18.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.90 0.57 .975 2.07 1.69
1959 BOS AL 34 OF 7 5 40.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -18.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.12 0.71 .980 2.23 1.96
6 Seasons OF 277 196 1728.2 470 441 19 10 7 .979 -2.9 -2.0 -4.9 -0.7 -4.3 2 2.39 1.66 .980 2.38 2.12 81-6-192
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 189 173 1500.2 372 346 18 8 7 .978 -0.4 -0.3 -1.4 1.0 -2.4 1 2.18 1.93 .977 2.05 1.79
5 Seasons (incomplete) LF 49 22 227.0 43 40 2 1 0 .977 -2.4 -12.7 -3.4 -1.7 -1.8 1 1.67 0.86 .977 2.11 1.69
1 Season (incomplete) CF 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
6 Seasons TOT 277 196 1728.2 470 441 19 10 7 .979 -2.9 -2.0 -4.9 -0.7 -4.3 2 2.39 1.66 .959 2.38 2.12 81-6-192

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 16, 1953: Traded by the New York Yankees with Don Bollweg, Jim Finigan, Johnny Gray, Vic Power and Jim Robertson to the Philadelphia Athletics for Loren Babe, Harry Byrd, Tom Hamilton, Carmen Mauro and Eddie Robinson.

June 14, 1956: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Moe Burtschy and cash to the New York Yankees for Eddie Robinson and Lou Skizas.

March 14, 1957: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Eli Grba and Gordie Windhorn.

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