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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	OAK	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 10	OAK	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 11	OAK	@	CAL	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	4	Apr 12	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	5	Apr 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 14	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
7	7	Apr 17	OAK		BAL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
8	8	Apr 18	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
9	9	Apr 19	OAK		DET	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
10	10	Apr 20	OAK		DET	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	45 (34)	May 30	OAK		CHW	L,3-4	CG	46	12.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
12	46	May 31	OAK		KCR	W,10-1	GS	30	7.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	47	Jun 1	OAK		KCR	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
14	48	Jun 2	OAK		KCR	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
15	49	Jun 4	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	48	11.0	15	0	1	16	0	1B
16	50	Jun 5	OAK	@	NYY	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
17	51	Jun 6 (1)	OAK	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
18	52	Jun 6 (2)	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	34	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
19	53	Jun 8	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
20	54	Jun 9	OAK	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	2	1B
21	55	Jun 10	OAK	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
22	56	Jun 11	OAK	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
23	57	Jun 12	OAK	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
24	58	Jun 13	OAK	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
25	59	Jun 15	OAK		BOS	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	60	Jun 16	OAK		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
27	61	Jun 17	OAK		BOS	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
28	62	Jun 18	OAK		MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
29	63	Jun 19	OAK		MIL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
30	64	Jun 20	OAK		MIL	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
31	67 (2)	Jun 23	OAK	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
32	68	Jun 24	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
33	69	Jun 25	OAK		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
34	70	Jun 26	OAK		MIN	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
35	71	Jun 27	OAK		MIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
36	72	Jun 28	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	41	10.1	17	0	0	17	1	1B
37	73	Jun 29	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
38	74	Jun 30	OAK	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	75	Jul 1	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
40	76	Jul 2	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
41	77	Jul 3	OAK	@	KCR	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
42	78	Jul 4	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
43	79	Jul 5	OAK		BAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
44	80	Jul 6	OAK		BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
45	81	Jul 7	OAK		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
46	82	Jul 8	OAK		BAL	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
47	83	Jul 9	OAK		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
48	84	Jul 10	OAK		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
49	85	Jul 11	OAK		CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
50	86	Jul 15	OAK	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	44	10.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B C
51	87	Jul 16	OAK	@	DET	L,0-1	GS	40	10.1	4	1	0	5	0	C 1B
52	88	Jul 17	OAK	@	DET	W,3-0	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	C 1B
53	89	Jul 18	OAK	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
54	90	Jul 19 (1)	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
55	91	Jul 19 (2)	OAK	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
56	92	Jul 20	OAK	@	CLE	W,7-4	GS	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
57	93	Jul 21	OAK	@	NYY	L,1-10	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
58	94	Jul 22	OAK	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	C
59	95	Jul 23	OAK		KCR	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
60	96	Jul 24	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	GS	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
61	97	Jul 25	OAK		KCR	W,9-2	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
62	98	Jul 26	OAK		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
63	99	Jul 27	OAK		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
64	100	Jul 28	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
65	101	Jul 30	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
66	102	Jul 31	OAK	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	103	Aug 1 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	56	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	C 1B
68	104	Aug 1 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
69	105	Aug 2	OAK	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
70	106	Aug 3	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
71	107	Aug 4	OAK	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
72	108	Aug 6	OAK		CAL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
73	109	Aug 7	OAK		CAL	W,9-1	GS	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C 1B
74	110	Aug 8 (1)	OAK		CAL	W,9-3	GS	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	C 1B
75	111	Aug 8 (2)	OAK		CAL	W,13-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
76	112	Aug 10	OAK		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
77	113	Aug 11	OAK		MIL	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
78	114	Aug 12	OAK		MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
79	115	Aug 13	OAK		BOS	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
80	116	Aug 14	OAK		BOS	W,7-3	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
81	117	Aug 15	OAK		BOS	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
82	118	Aug 16	OAK	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
83	119	Aug 17	OAK	@	MIL	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C 1B
84	120	Aug 18	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
85	121	Aug 20	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	1B
86	122	Aug 21	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	123	Aug 22	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	51	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
88	124	Aug 23	OAK	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	125	Aug 24	OAK	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
90	126	Aug 25	OAK	@	BAL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
91	127	Aug 27	OAK		DET	L,1-8	GS	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
92	128	Aug 28	OAK		DET	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
93	129	Aug 29	OAK		DET	W,2-1	GS	44	12.0	7	1	0	8	0	C 1B
94	130	Aug 30	OAK		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
95	131	Aug 31	OAK		NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	132	Sep 1	OAK		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
97	133	Sep 3	OAK	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
98	134	Sep 4	OAK	@	CAL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
99	135	Sep 5	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
100	136	Sep 6	OAK	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	37	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
101	137	Sep 7	OAK		CHW	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
102	138	Sep 8	OAK		CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
103	139	Sep 9	OAK		CHW	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
104	140	Sep 10	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	141	Sep 11	OAK	@	TEX	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
106	142	Sep 12	OAK	@	TEX	W,9-6	GS	40	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C 1B
107	143	Sep 14 (1)	OAK	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
108	144	Sep 14 (2)	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B C
109	145	Sep 15	OAK		MIN	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
110	146	Sep 16	OAK		MIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
111	147	Sep 17	OAK		TEX	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
112	148	Sep 18	OAK		TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
113	149	Sep 19 (1)	OAK		TEX	L,1-9	GS	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B C
114	150	Sep 19 (2)	OAK		TEX	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
115	151	Sep 21	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
116	152	Sep 22	OAK	@	KCR	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
117	153	Sep 23	OAK	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
118	154	Sep 24	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	155	Sep 25	OAK	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
120	156	Sep 27	OAK		KCR	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
121	157	Sep 28	OAK		KCR	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
122	158	Sep 29	OAK		KCR	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
123	159	Oct 1	OAK		CAL	L,0-2	GS	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
124	160	Oct 2	OAK		CAL	W,9-8	GF	20	6.0	3	2	0	5	0	PH C
							135gm		1085.2	840	56	8	904	50