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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
2	2	Apr 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
3	3	Apr 9	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
4	4	Apr 10	SDP	@	ATL	L,7-8	GS	44	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	C 1B
5	5	Apr 11	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C 3B
6	6	Apr 14	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	GS	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
7	11 (4)	Apr 21	SDP		ATL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
8	14 (2)	Apr 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	9.2	8	2	0	10	1	1B
9	16 (1)	Apr 26	SDP	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
10	17	Apr 28	SDP	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
11	19 (1)	Apr 30	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	20	May 1	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
13	21	May 2	SDP	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
14	22	May 3	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	2	10	1	1B
15	23	May 5	SDP	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
16	24	May 6	SDP	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
17	26 (1)	May 9	SDP		CHC	L,5-8	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
18	27	May 10	SDP		CHC	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C 1B
19	28	May 11	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C 1B
20	29	May 12	SDP		PIT	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
21	30	May 13	SDP		PIT	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
22	32 (1)	May 15	SDP		STL	W,4-3	CG	52	14.0	16	0	1	17	2	1B
23	33	May 16	SDP		STL	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
24	34	May 17	SDP		STL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
25	35	May 19	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
26	36	May 20	SDP	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
27	37	May 21 (1)	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
28	38	May 21 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B C
29	39	May 22	SDP		LAD	L,1-8	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
30	40	May 23	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
31	41	May 24	SDP		LAD	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
32	42	May 26	SDP		CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
33	43	May 27	SDP		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
34	44	May 28	SDP		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
35	45	May 29	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-9	GS	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B C
36	46	May 30	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-10	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	47	May 31	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	48	Jun 2	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
39	49	Jun 3	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	50	Jun 4	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
41	51	Jun 5	SDP	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
42	52	Jun 6 susp	SDP	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	53	Jun 7	SDP	@	MON	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
44	54	Jun 9	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
45	55	Jun 10	SDP	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
46	56	Jun 11	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
47	57	Jun 12	SDP		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
48	58	Jun 13	SDP		NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
49	59	Jun 14 (1)	SDP		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
50	60	Jun 14 (2)	SDP		MON	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
51	61	Jun 15	SDP		MON	L,1-3	GS	33	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
52	62	Jun 16	SDP		PHI	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
53	63	Jun 17	SDP		PHI	W,7-0	GS	26	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
54	67 (3)	Jun 22	SDP		ATL	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
55	72 (4)	Jun 26	SDP		SFG	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
56	73	Jun 27	SDP		SFG	L,1-9	GF	13	2.2	3	0	0	3	0	1B
57	74	Jun 28 (1)	SDP		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
58	75	Jun 28 (2)	SDP		SFG	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
59	76	Jun 30	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	78 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
61	79	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
62	80	Jul 3	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	C 1B
63	81	Jul 4	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-5	GS	26	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
64	82	Jul 5	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	42	9.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B C
65	83	Jul 6	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B C
66	84	Jul 7	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-11	GS	38	6.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
67	86 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
68	87	Jul 9	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
69	88	Jul 13	SDP	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
70	89	Jul 14	SDP	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
71	90	Jul 15	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
72	91	Jul 16 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
73	92	Jul 16 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
74	93	Jul 17	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
75	94	Jul 18	SDP	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
76	95	Jul 19	SDP	@	STL	W,5-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
77	96	Jul 20	SDP	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
78	97	Jul 21	SDP		CHC	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
79	98	Jul 22	SDP		CHC	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
80	99	Jul 23	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
81	100	Jul 25	SDP		PIT	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
82	101	Jul 26	SDP		PIT	W,6-5	GF	10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
83	102	Jul 27	SDP		PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
84	103	Jul 28	SDP		STL	W,8-3	GS	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C 1B
85	104	Jul 29	SDP		STL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
86	105	Jul 30	SDP		STL	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C 1B
87	106	Jul 31	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	107	Aug 1	SDP		LAD	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	C
89	108	Aug 2	SDP		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
90	109	Aug 4	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	30	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
91	110	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
92	111	Aug 6	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	12	3	0	15	3	1B
93	112	Aug 7	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
94	113	Aug 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	31	7.2	7	0	1	8	0	1B
95	114	Aug 9	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
96	115	Aug 10	SDP		CIN	W,15-3	GS	29	7.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
97	116	Aug 11	SDP		CIN	L,0-2	GS	25	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
98	122 (5)	Aug 18	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	GF	9	3.0	5	1	0	6	0	PH 1B
99	123	Aug 19	SDP	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
100	124	Aug 20	SDP	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
101	125	Aug 21	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B C
102	126	Aug 22	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
103	127	Aug 23	SDP	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
104	128	Aug 24	SDP		NYM	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
105	129	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
106	130	Aug 26	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
107	131	Aug 27	SDP		NYM	W,3-0	GS	34	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C 1B
108	132	Aug 28	SDP		PHI	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
109	133	Aug 29	SDP		PHI	L,5-9	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
110	134	Aug 30	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	GS	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B C
111	135	Aug 31	SDP		MON	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	136	Sep 1	SDP		MON	L,2-3	CG	46	12.0	20	1	0	21	1	1B
113	137	Sep 2	SDP		MON	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
114	138	Sep 4	SDP	@	ATL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
115	140 (1)	Sep 6	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-3	GS	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B C
116	142 (1)	Sep 8	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
117	143	Sep 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-10	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
118	144	Sep 10	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
119	145	Sep 11	SDP		ATL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
120	146	Sep 12	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
121	147	Sep 13	SDP		CIN	W,6-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	1B
122	148	Sep 14	SDP		CIN	W,8-1	GF	10	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
123	149	Sep 15	SDP		HOU	L,4-8	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
124	150	Sep 16	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
125	151	Sep 17	SDP		HOU	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
126	152	Sep 19	SDP		SFG	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
127	153	Sep 20	SDP		SFG	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
128	154	Sep 21	SDP		SFG	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
129	155	Sep 22	SDP	@	LAD	W,12-3	GS	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C 1B
130	156	Sep 23	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
131	157	Sep 24	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
132	158	Sep 26	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
133	159	Sep 27	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
134	160	Sep 29	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
135	161	Sep 30	SDP		LAD	L,0-7	GS	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B C
136	162	Oct 1	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
							152gm		1081.2	944	79	8	1031	68