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	18-20 / in Starts: 17-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	106 (47-40-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	80 (41-25-13)

Most Driven In
Self	7
S Bando	5
R Jackson	3
F Alou	2
B Odom	1
T Davis	1
D Mincher	1
A Lewis	0

Most Driven In By
Self	7
B Campaneris	3
J Rudi	2
V Blue	1
D Mincher	1
B Brooks	1
D Green	1
C Hunter	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	17	87 (86)	Jul 12 (2)	OAK		MIL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.88	-0.015	.58	-0.01%	-0.19	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
2	18	117 (29)	Aug 13	OAK		CLE	L,3-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.68	-0.074	5.12	-0.08%	-0.30	PH
3	19	122 (4)	Aug 18	OAK		DET	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	2.62	0.093	4.27	0.09%	0.65	PH
4	20	123	Aug 19	OAK		DET	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	7	.41	-0.001	.48	0.00%	-0.34	C
5	21	124	Aug 21	OAK	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	7	2.51	-0.005	3.62	0.00%	-0.67	C
6	22	125	Aug 22	OAK	@	CLE	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	9	2.84	0.115	3.13	0.08%	0.38	C
7	23	126	Aug 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.563	1.063	7	1.39	0.282	1.44	0.18%	2.58	C
8	24	127	Aug 25	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.550	1.050	6	1.05	-0.016	1.14	-0.01%	-0.22	C
9	25	128	Aug 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.444	.478	.923	7	1.84	-0.133	1.75	-0.08%	-0.99	C
10	26	129	Aug 27	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-6	4-4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.464	.542	1.006	9	1.16	0.077	.73	0.03%	1.16	PH
11	27	130	Aug 28	OAK	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.407	.500	.593	1.093	5	.57	0.136	.22	0.03%	1.87	C
12	28	131	Aug 29	OAK	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.567	1.067	5	.85	0.012	.60	0.01%	0.30	C
13	29	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.512	.676	1.189	7	1.79	0.103	1.42	0.05%	0.64	C
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
14	30	133	Sep 1	OAK		CHW	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.410	.500	.667	1.167	5	2.61	0.481	1.64	0.18%	1.64	C
15	31	134	Sep 2	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.469	.619	1.088	7	1.32	-0.104	.75	-0.04%	-0.76	C
16	32	135	Sep 3	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.370	.453	.652	1.105	7	1.76	-0.057	1.15	-0.02%	-0.34	C
17	33	136	Sep 4	OAK		KCR	W,5-0	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.380	.456	.720	1.176	7	.24	0.094	.22	0.05%	1.73	C
18	34	137	Sep 5	OAK		KCR	W,8-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.358	.443	.679	1.122	7	.96	-0.087	.92	-0.05%	-1.30	C
19	35	138	Sep 6	OAK		KCR	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.446	.719	1.165	7	1.23	-0.027	1.28	-0.02%	1.87	C
20	36	139	Sep 7 (1)	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.435	.683	1.118	7	.76	-0.018	.77	-0.01%	-0.38	C
21	37	141 (1)	Sep 9	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.425	.651	1.075	7	1.17	-0.055	3.10	-0.09%	-0.54	C
22	38	142	Sep 10 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.416	.621	1.037	7	.64	-0.039	.98	-0.04%	-0.79	C
23	39	143	Sep 10 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-7	7-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.410	.612	1.022	9	.42	-0.010	.34	-0.01%	-0.28	PH
24	40	144	Sep 11	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304	.415	.594	1.009	7	1.29	0.068	.21	0.01%	0.69	C
25	41	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.395	.562	.957	7	1.55	-0.150	.24	-0.01%	-1.11	C
26	42	146	Sep 13 (1)	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.411	.560	.971	7	1.18	0.048	.34	0.01%	0.00	C
27	43	147	Sep 13 (2)	OAK	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG(12)	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.406	.543	.949	7	1.31	-0.161	.29	-0.02%	-0.20	C
28	44	149 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	OAK	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.541	.941	7	1.62	0.044	.20	0.00%	0.39	C
29	45	151 (1)	Sep 18	OAK		CAL	W,3-2	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.406	.541	.947	9	6.37	0.347	1.21	0.04%	1.00	PH
30	46	153 (1)	Sep 20	OAK		CAL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.402	.535	.937	8	3.34	-0.072	.31	0.00%	-0.34	PH
31	47	154	Sep 21	OAK		MIN	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.406	.523	.928	7	1.00	-0.026	.01	0.00%	0.00	C
32	48	155	Sep 22	OAK		MIN	L,3-5	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.402	.517	.919	9	1.18	-0.033	.03	0.00%	-0.21	PH
33	49	156	Sep 23	OAK		MIN	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.398	.511	.909	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
34	50	158 (1)	Sep 26	OAK	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.411	.548	.959	7	1.41	0.375	.00	0.00%	2.70	C
35	51	159	Sep 27	OAK	@	CAL	L,4-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.405	.567	.972	6	.96	0.159	.00	0.00%	1.12	C
36	52	160	Sep 29	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.408	.556	.964	6	1.07	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-1.62	C
37	53	161	Sep 30	OAK		MIL	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.419	.559	.978	6	1.41	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.14	C
38	54	162	Oct 1	OAK		MIL	W,5-4	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.305	.430	.562	.992	6	1.07	0.130	.00	0.00%	1.12	C
							18-20		128	105	19	32	6	0	7	20	23	2	30	0	0	0	5	2	0	2	.305	.430	.562	.992		1.32	1.520	.85	0.26%	10.28

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