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	30-36 / in Starts: 20-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 165 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	111 (53-38-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 165 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	100 (49-33-17)

Most Driven In
Self	7
K Hernandez	3
G Hendrick	3
T Herr	2
L Smith	1
K Oberkfell	1
O Smith	1
W McGee	0

Most Driven In By
Self	7
K Oberkfell	2
T Landrum	1
O Smith	1
S Mura	1
J GonzÃ¡lez	1
D Porter	1
W McGee	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	1437	11 (10)	Apr 17	STL		PHI	W,6-0	GS-5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	5	.55	-0.002	1.09	0.00%	-0.33	1B
2	1438	12	Apr 18	STL		PHI	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	4						PH
3	1439	14 (1)	Apr 21	STL	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	4	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.714	1.333	2.048	5	.50	0.100	1.12	0.13%	1.59	C
4	1440	15	Apr 23	STL	@	PHI	W,9-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.714	1.333	2.048	9						C
5	1441	17 (1)	Apr 25	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.636	1.000	1.636	5	1.32	0.027	3.06	0.04%	-0.09	1B
May		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	1442	23 (5)	May 2 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.571	.800	1.371	4	.71	0.066	1.46	0.08%	0.83	1B
7	1443	24	May 2 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.579	1.000	1.579	4	.68	0.181	1.37	0.22%	3.36	C
8	1444	29 (4)	May 8	STL		ATL	W,8-7	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.600	1.000	1.600	5	3.01	0.017	6.88	0.02%	0.17	PH
9	1445	30	May 9	STL		ATL	L,0-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.933	1.505	9	.45	-0.013	1.01	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
10	1446	31	May 10	STL		CIN	L,1-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.591	.938	1.528	9	.51	0.028	1.15	0.04%	0.12	PH
11	1447	33 (1)	May 13	STL	@	ATL	W,10-9	CG	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.421	.593	.895	1.487	5	.40	0.085	.88	0.11%	0.78	C
12	1448	35 (1)	May 15	STL	@	ATL	W,7-6	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.548	.773	1.321	5	1.81	-0.166	3.94	-0.22%	-1.00	C
13	1449	37 (1)	May 18	STL	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.543	.846	1.389	5	1.13	0.187	2.46	0.25%	0.54	C
14	1450	38	May 19	STL	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.414	.575	.931	1.506	5	1.81	0.332	4.12	0.45%	2.25	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
15	1451	62 (23)	Jun 16	STL		MON	L,3-8	7-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.419	.571	.935	1.507	9	.14	0.004	.48	0.01%	0.19	1B
16	1452	63	Jun 18 (1)	STL		NYM	L,3-5	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.419	.581	.935	1.517	9	.66	0.004	2.12	0.01%	0.13	PH
17	1453	65 (1)	Jun 19	STL		NYM	L,5-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.406	.568	.906	1.474	5	1.36	-0.036	4.27	-0.07%	-0.34	1B
18	1454	66	Jun 20	STL		NYM	L,4-5	10-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.406	.578	.906	1.484	3	1.70	0.049	5.33	0.09%	0.12	PH
19	1455	67	Jun 21	STL		PHI	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.406	.578	.906	1.484	9						PH
20	1456	68	Jun 22	STL		PHI	W,3-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.406	.578	.906	1.484	6						PH
21	1457	70 (1)	Jun 24	STL		PHI	L,2-10	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.394	.583	.879	1.462	5	.83	0.060	2.48	0.11%	0.35	C
22	1458	73 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.577	.861	1.438	7	.82	0.123	2.09	0.19%	1.13	C
23	1459	74	Jun 27	STL	@	CHC	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.389	.577	.861	1.438	9						PH
24	1460	75	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.554	.825	1.379	5	1.10	-0.020	3.90	-0.04%	0.22	C
25	1461	76	Jun 29	STL	@	PHI	W,15-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366	.544	.805	1.349	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	1B
26	1462	77	Jun 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.534	.786	1.320	2	2.11	-0.046	7.85	-0.10%	-0.46	PH
Jul		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
27	1463	79 (1)	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,1-2	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.372	.542	.791	1.333	9	3.36	0.141	8.25	0.21%	0.60	PH
28	1464	81 (1)	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.533	.773	1.306	9	.34	-0.008	.83	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
29	1465	82	Jul 6	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.354	.516	.729	1.245	5	1.31	0.016	3.50	0.03%	-0.08	C
30	1466	87 (4)	Jul 11	STL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.353	.515	.706	1.221	6	.91	-0.033	2.61	-0.06%	-0.34	C
31	1467	89 (1)	Jul 16	STL		CIN	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.340	.507	.679	1.186	5	1.16	0.005	3.01	0.01%	0.02	C
32	1468	91 (1)	Jul 18	STL		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.520	.679	1.199	5	.69	0.047	1.87	0.08%	0.49	C
33	1469	93 (1)	Jul 20	STL		ATL	L,6-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.520	.679	1.199	5						PH
34	1470	96 (2)	Jul 24	STL		HOU	W,5-1	CG	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.544	.684	1.229	5	.55	0.106	1.47	0.17%	1.62	C
35	1471	99 (2)	Jul 28	STL		NYM	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.368	.544	.684	1.229	7						PH
36	1472	100	Jul 29	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.362	.538	.672	1.210	9	2.27	-0.056	8.11	-0.12%	-0.22	PH
37	1473	101	Jul 30	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356	.531	.661	1.192	9	1.26	-0.031	4.46	-0.07%	-0.10	PH
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
38	1474	103 (1)	Aug 1	STL	@	MON	L,4-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.537	.667	1.203	4	4.74	-0.106	15.90	-0.21%	-0.45	PH C
39	1475	104	Aug 2	STL		PIT	L,2-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.542	.667	1.209	6	3.32	0.095	11.31	0.19%	0.38	PH
40	1476	106 (1)	Aug 4	STL		PIT	L,2-5	GS-8	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.552	.677	1.229	5	1.51	0.094	5.05	0.19%	0.87	C
41	1477	107	Aug 5	STL		PIT	W,7-3	CG(5)	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.365	.556	.667	1.222	5	.55	0.030	1.61	0.05%	0.10	C
42	1478	108	Aug 6	STL		MON	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.549	.656	1.206	6	4.06	-0.083	12.46	-0.15%	-0.39	PH
43	1479	110 (1)	Aug 8	STL		MON	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.354	.543	.646	1.190	6	2.49	-0.060	8.67	-0.13%	-0.15	PH
44	1480	115 (4)	Aug 14	STL	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.526	.618	1.144	5	1.66	-0.130	6.95	-0.33%	-1.31	C
45	1481	116	Aug 15 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.520	.592	1.112	5	.28	-0.044	1.18	-0.11%	-0.57	C
46	1482	120 (3)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.510	.613	1.123	5	1.12	-0.030	4.01	-0.06%	0.90	C
47	1483	121	Aug 20	STL		SFG	L,7-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.510	.613	1.123	5						PH
48	1484	123 (1)	Aug 22	STL		SFG	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.514	.623	1.137	5	1.64	0.099	6.11	0.22%	0.85	C
49	1485	124	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,11-3	CG	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.527	.642	1.169	5	.59	0.202	2.22	0.46%	3.36	C
50	1486	126 (1)	Aug 25	STL		LAD	L,3-11	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.526	.667	1.193	5	.97	0.044	3.68	0.10%	0.80	C
51	1487	127	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.525	.659	1.184	5	1.19	-0.029	4.84	-0.07%	-0.18	C
52	1488	128	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	SDP	L,4-9	5-GF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.337	.529	.651	1.180	5	.70	0.027	2.78	0.06%	-0.06	PH C
53	1489	130 (1)	Aug 30	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.520	.629	1.149	6	.78	-0.011	3.17	-0.03%	-0.20	C
54	1490	131	Aug 31	STL	@	LAD	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.516	.622	1.138	9	2.77	-0.051	11.10	-0.12%	-0.28	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
55	1491	132	Sep 1	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	GS-10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.500	.596	1.096	4	1.12	-0.105	4.60	-0.26%	-1.13	C
56	1492	133	Sep 3	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.489	.577	1.066	5	1.79	-0.174	6.74	-0.39%	-1.05	C
57	1493	137 (3)	Sep 7	STL		MON	L,4-7	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300	.489	.600	1.089	6	1.04	0.211	5.65	0.69%	1.75	C
58	1494	139 (1)	Sep 10	STL		NYM	L,1-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.493	.600	1.093	7	1.70	0.049	8.01	0.14%	0.12	PH
59	1495	141 (1)	Sep 12	STL		NYM	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288	.479	.577	1.056	5	1.09	-0.119	5.42	-0.35%	-1.37	C
60	1496	142	Sep 13	STL	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.469	.561	1.030	6	.90	-0.067	7.52	-0.34%	-0.47	C
61	1497	147 (4)	Sep 18 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.463	.550	1.013	5	.73	-0.074	3.53	-0.22%	-0.97	C
62	1498	151 (3)	Sep 21	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.458	.535	.993	5	1.63	-0.091	2.59	-0.09%	-0.95	C
63	1499	153 (1)	Sep 23	STL		PIT	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.455	.530	.985	6	1.20	-0.025	.88	-0.01%	-0.24	C
64	1500	154	Sep 24	STL		CHC	W,3-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.274	.452	.530	.982	5	4.83	0.105	6.78	0.09%	0.05	PH C
65	1501	159 (4)	Sep 29	STL	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.447	.517	.964	6	1.05	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.48	C
66	1502	162 (2)	Oct 3	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	8-GF(14)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.436	.500	.936	5	2.64	-0.348	.00	0.00%	-1.63	PH 1B
							30-36		165	124	18	32	9	0	7	18	36	1	31	4	0	1	3	1	1	1	.258	.436	.500	.936		1.17	0.562	3.39	0.85%	8.41

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Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

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