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Tony Rensa

George Anthony Rensa (Pug)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 29, 1901 in Parsons, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1930
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Phillies/Tigers/Yankees 1930-1939

Final Game: August 27, 1939
Died: January 4, 1987 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, PA
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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
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 2
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 2
1930 28 PHI NL 54 185 172 31 49 11 2 3 31 0 10 18 .285 .328 .424 .752 75 73 1 2 2
1931 29 PHI NL 19 35 29 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 2 .103 .257 .138 .395 6 4 0 0 2
1933 31 NYY AL 8 31 29 4 9 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 .310 .333 .448 .782 110 13 0 1 /2
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 2
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 2
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 2
6 Seasons 200 579 514 71 134 26 5 7 65 5 2 57 54 .261 .338 .372 .710 74 191 3 3 5
162 Game Avg. 162 469 416 58 109 21 4 6 53 4 46 44 .261 .338 .372 .710 74 155 2 4
CHW (3 yrs) 99 283 247 28 63 10 1 3 26 4 1 34 24 .255 .348 .340 .688 72 84 3 1 1
PHI (2 yrs) 73 220 201 33 52 12 2 3 33 0 16 20 .259 .317 .383 .700 66 77 1 2
NYY (1 yr) 8 31 29 4 9 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 3 .310 .333 .448 .782 110 13 0 1
DET (1 yr) 20 45 37 6 10 2 1 1 3 1 0 6 7 .270 .386 .459 .846 112 17 1 1
AL (5 yrs) 127 359 313 38 82 14 3 4 32 5 2 41 34 .262 .351 .364 .715 80 114 3 2 3
NL (2 yrs) 73 220 201 33 52 12 2 3 33 0 16 20 .259 .317 .383 .700 66 77 1 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1930 28 DET AL 45 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 2
1930 28 PHI NL 185 -8 0 0 0 -2 2 6 -2 -0.2 0 0.0 -0.2 $ 2
1931 29 PHI NL 35 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 2
1933 31 NYY AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /2
1937 35 CHW AL 65 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0.5 5 0.5 0.0 $ 2
1938 36 CHW AL 191 -7 -2 0 0 0 2 6 -1 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ 2
1939 37 CHW AL 27 -3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 2
6 Seasons 579 -20 -1 0 0 -3 7 18 1 0.2 4 0.4 -0.2 $
CHW (3 yrs) 283 -9 -1 0 0 -1 3 9 1 0.2 2 0.2 -0.0 $
PHI (2 yrs) 220 -12 0 0 0 -2 3 7 -4 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $
NYY (1 yr) 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
DET (1 yr) 45 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% PO Awards
1930 TOT MLB 28 C 67 52 47 217 177 27 13 6 .940 3.04 .978 4.65 6 39 17 30%
1930 DET AL 28 C 18 12 9 55 46 7 2 1 .964 2.94 .984 4.88 0 11 5 31%
1930 PHI NL 28 C 49 40 38 162 131 20 11 5 .932 3.08 .976 4.57 6 28 12 30%
1931 PHI NL 29 C 17 7 4 48 35 11 2 2 .958 2.71 .980 4.64 2 5 6 55%
1933 NYY AL 31 C 8 7 7 44 39 4 1 1 .977 5.38 .988 4.88 2 4 1 20%
1937 CHW AL 35 C 23 15 14 81 70 9 2 3 .975 3.43 .980 5.04 2 5 4 44%
1938 CHW AL 36 C 57 46 43 225 185 36 4 4 .982 3.88 .983 4.88 2 18 18 50%
1939 CHW AL 37 C 13 9 4 36 29 6 1 0 .972 2.69 .981 4.92 2 4 5 56%
6 Seasons C 185 136 119 651 535 93 23 16 .965 3.39 .981 4.80 16 75 51 40%
6 Seasons TOT 185 136 119 651 535 93 23 16 .965 3.39 .981 4.80 16 75 51 40%
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1930 NL  11 (3rd)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1930 NL  6 (5th)

Caught Stealing %† s c a p y
1938 AL  43.8 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1939 AL  born 1901-09-29 (10th)

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