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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	3 (1)	Apr 7	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
3	4	Apr 8	SDP	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	46	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	5	Apr 10	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	8.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
5	6	Apr 11	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	7	Apr 12	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	8	Apr 13	SDP		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	9	Apr 14	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
9	10	Apr 15 (1)	SDP		CIN	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
10	12 (1)	Apr 17	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	14 (1)	Apr 19	SDP		SFG	L,10-14	GS	32	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	15	Apr 20	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	16	Apr 21	SDP	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	17	Apr 22	SDP	@	ATL	L,7-8	GS	46	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B C
15	18	Apr 24	SDP	@	MON	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
16	19	Apr 25	SDP	@	MON	L,6-9	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
17	20	Apr 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
18	21	Apr 28	SDP	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
19	22	Apr 29	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
20	23	Apr 30	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	24	May 1	SDP	@	NYM	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
22	25	May 3	SDP		MON	W,10-2	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
23	26	May 4	SDP		MON	L,1-12	GS	29	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
24	27	May 5	SDP		MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
25	28	May 6	SDP		MON	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	C
26	29	May 7	SDP		PHI	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
27	30	May 8	SDP		PHI	L,8-9	CG	49	12.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
28	33 (2)	May 11	SDP		NYM	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
29	34	May 12	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	3	1B
30	37 (2)	May 15	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C 1B
31	39 (1)	May 18	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
32	40	May 19	SDP	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	39	11.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
33	42 (1)	May 20 (2)	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	43	May 21	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
35	44	May 22	SDP		LAD	W,7-6	GS	44	10.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B C
36	45	May 23	SDP		LAD	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	46	May 25	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
38	47	May 26	SDP		HOU	L,0-9	GS	30	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
39	48	May 27	SDP		HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
40	50 (1)	May 29 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
41	52 (1)	May 30	SDP		ATL	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
42	53	May 31	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	54	Jun 1	SDP	@	PIT	L,8-9	GF	20	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
44	55	Jun 2	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
45	56	Jun 3	SDP	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
46	57	Jun 5	SDP	@	CHC	W,11-3	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	C 1B
47	58	Jun 6	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B C
48	59	Jun 7	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B C
49	60	Jun 8	SDP	@	STL	W,8-7	GS	48	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	C 1B
50	61	Jun 9	SDP	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
51	62	Jun 10	SDP	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
52	63	Jun 12	SDP		PIT	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
53	64	Jun 13	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
54	65	Jun 14	SDP		PIT	W,2-1	GS	37	10.0	13	2	1	16	1	1B
55	66	Jun 15	SDP		CHC	L,2-3	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
56	67	Jun 16	SDP		CHC	L,2-5	GS	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B C
57	68	Jun 17	SDP		CHC	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
58	69	Jun 18	SDP		STL	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C 1B
59	70	Jun 19	SDP		STL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
60	71	Jun 20	SDP		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
61	72	Jun 22	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
62	73	Jun 23	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	35	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	C 1B
63	74	Jun 24	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
64	75	Jun 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	34	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C 1B
65	76	Jun 26	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
66	78 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	SDP		ATL	L,2-5	GS	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B C
67	79	Jun 28	SDP		ATL	W,6-5	GS	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C 1B
68	80	Jun 29	SDP		HOU	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
69	81	Jun 30	SDP		HOU	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	83 (1)	Jul 2	SDP		LAD	L,3-6	CG	54	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
71	84	Jul 3	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
72	85	Jul 4	SDP		LAD	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
73	86	Jul 6	SDP	@	NYM	W,6-5	GS	51	12.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B C
74	87	Jul 7	SDP	@	NYM	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
75	88	Jul 8 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
76	89	Jul 8 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
77	90	Jul 10	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	C
78	91	Jul 11	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
79	92	Jul 12	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	38	8.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
80	93	Jul 13 (1)	SDP	@	MON	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
81	95 (1)	Jul 14	SDP	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
82	96	Jul 15	SDP	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
83	97	Jul 19	SDP		NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
84	98	Jul 20	SDP		NYM	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
85	99	Jul 21	SDP		NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
86	101 (1)	Jul 23	SDP		PHI	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
87	102	Jul 24	SDP		MON	W,4-3	GS	56	14.0	10	1	0	11	0	C 1B
88	103	Jul 25	SDP		MON	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
89	104	Jul 26	SDP		SFG	L,2-6	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
90	105	Jul 27	SDP		SFG	L,3-4	GS	42	11.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B C
91	106	Jul 28	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
92	107	Jul 29	SDP		SFG	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
93	108	Jul 31	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	109	Aug 1	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	110	Aug 2	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
96	111	Aug 3	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
97	112	Aug 4	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
98	113	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-9	GS	23	5.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
99	114	Aug 7	SDP	@	SFG	L,2-3	GS	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B C
100	115	Aug 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,7-10	GS	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B C
101	116	Aug 9	SDP	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
102	117	Aug 10	SDP		CIN	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
103	118	Aug 12 (1)	SDP		CIN	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
104	119	Aug 12 (2)	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
105	120	Aug 14	SDP	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C 1B
106	121	Aug 15	SDP	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
107	122	Aug 16	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B C
108	123	Aug 17	SDP	@	CHC	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
109	124	Aug 18	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
110	125	Aug 19	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
111	126	Aug 20	SDP	@	STL	L,3-6	GS	33	7.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
112	129 (2)	Aug 24	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
113	130	Aug 25	SDP		PIT	L,3-4	GS	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	4	1B
114	131	Aug 26	SDP		PIT	L,2-9	GS	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C 1B
115	132	Aug 27	SDP		CHC	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
116	133	Aug 28	SDP		CHC	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
117	134	Aug 29	SDP		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	135	Aug 31	SDP		STL	L,7-8	GS	68	15.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	136	Sep 1	SDP		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
120	137	Sep 2	SDP		STL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
121	138	Sep 3	SDP		SFG	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
122	139	Sep 4	SDP		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	3	1	13	1	1B
123	140	Sep 5	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	50	9.2	14	0	0	14	1	1B
124	141	Sep 6	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
125	142	Sep 7	SDP	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	18	0	0	18	0	1B
126	143	Sep 8	SDP	@	ATL	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	144	Sep 9	SDP	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
128	145	Sep 11	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
129	146	Sep 12	SDP	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
130	147	Sep 13	SDP	@	LAD	L,6-8	GS	24	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
131	149 (1)	Sep 15	SDP		ATL	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
132	150	Sep 17	SDP		HOU	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
133	151	Sep 18	SDP		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
134	152	Sep 19	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
135	153	Sep 20	SDP		CIN	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
136	154	Sep 21	SDP		LAD	W,3-1	GS	19	5.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
137	155	Sep 22	SDP		LAD	W,10-8	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
138	156	Sep 23	SDP		LAD	L,2-5	GS	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B C
139	157	Sep 25	SDP	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
140	158	Sep 26	SDP	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
141	160 (1)	Sep 29	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
142	161	Sep 30	SDP	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
							166gm		1192.0	995	83	8	1086	65