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Fury Gene Tenace (pronounced "tennis"), born Fiore Gino Tennaci (October 10, 1946 in Russellton, Pennsylvania), is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played in the 1970s. He was a key part of the Oakland Athletics powerhouse that won 3 consecutive World Series rings from 1972 to 1974. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Russellton is a census-designated place located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1989 • 1974 • 1973 • 1972 1930 • 1929 • 1913 • 1911 1910 AL Pennants (15) 1990 • 1989 • 1988 • 1974 1973 • 1972 • 1931 • 1930 1929 • 1914 • 1913 • 1911 1910 • 1905 • 1902 West Division titles (13) [1...
The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sports postseason each October. ...
Tenace was selected in baseball's first entry draft in 1965, being taken in the 20th round by the then Kansas City Athletics. Tenace made his major league debut in Oakland during the 1969 season, playing his first two years as an anonymous third catcher before serving as Dave Duncan's backup in 1971. See also: 1964 in sports, other events of 1965, 1966 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Ned Jarrett Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Clark USAC Racing - Mario Andretti Formula One Champion - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain...
Kansas City is a city covering parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties in Missouri, USA. Although it is the largest city in Jackson County, the suburb of Independence is the county seat. ...
See also: 1968 in sports, other events of 1969, 1970 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: LeeRoy Yarborough won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - David Pearson Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jackie...
Dave Duncan (born September 26, 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is a retired baseball player and current pitching coach. ...
See also: 1970 in sports, other events of 1971, 1972 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...
Tenace entered the 1972 season backing up Duncan, but became the team's regular catcher in the postseason. He put himself in the spotlight during Game 1 of the 1972 World Series, when he became the first player to homer in his first two World Series at-bats. He went 8 for 23 in the Series, with 4 home runs, to earn the World Series MVP Award. See also: 1971 in sports, other events of 1972, 1973 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship Formula...
The 1972 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Athletics winning the Series in seven games. ...
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his teams success in the World Series. ...
Tenace's heroics helped him earn a full-time job in Oakland's lineup. He served as the team's starting first baseman for 2 seasons, while still serving as the backup catcher. He had his roles reversed in 1975, starting at catcher while backing up first base. As a regular starter for the A's, Tenace had a low batting average but a fair amount of power, hitting 20 home runs in 4 consecutive years in Oakland, finishing among the top 10 home run hitters in the American League each year. He further made up for his lack of a high batting average by sporting a tremendous batting eye. He drew over 100 walks in a season three times for Oakland, and led the AL in walks in 1974, making up for a career-low .211 average that year. His best year with Oakland might have been in 1975, when he hit a career-high 29 home runs and started his only All-Star Game. The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that players team. ...
See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Benny Parsons won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship...
Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ...
In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. ...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
Tenace was one of several Athletics who became free agents after the 1976 season and participated in a newly created re-entry draft, in which teams acquired the rights to negotiate with veteran free agents. Tenace and teammate Rollie Fingers were the first players from that draft to sign, with both joining the San Diego Padres in December of that year. In 4 years as a starter with the Padres, his power numbers dropped in part due to the cavernous dimensions of San Diego Stadium, only reaching 20 home runs once; but his batting eye remained, recording 3 more seasons of 100 walks, with a career best of 125 in 1977. He recorded an on base percentage of over .390 in each of his years in San Diego, and finished 3rd in the National League in that department in 3 consecutive years. Roland Fingers giving his trademark handlebar moustache a twirl. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (2) 1998 • 1984 West Division titles (4) 2005 • 1998 • 1996 • 1984 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames San Diego Padres (1969-present) Major league home ballparks PETCO...
See also: 1976 in sports, other events of 1977, 1978 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 USAC Racing - Tom Sneva wins the season championship Indianapolis 500 - won by A.J. Foyt. ...
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ...
This article refers to the American baseball league. ...
After the 1980 season, Tenace, Fingers, and two others joined the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade for Terry Kennedy and 6 minor leaguers (Fingers was then traded to the Milwaukee Brewers four days later). In his two years in St. Louis, Tenace primarily played against left-handed batters, platooning with Darrell Porter. He was part of the Cardinals team that won the World Series in 1982. Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 •1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 • 1987 • 1985 • 1982 1968 • 1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1934...
Terry Kennedy, born Terrance Edward Kennedy (on June 4, 1956 in Euclid, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1998-present) Central Division (1998-present) American League (1969-1997) Central Division (1994-1997) East Division (1972-1993) West Division (1969-1971) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None AL Pennants (1) 1982 Central Division titles (0) None AL East...
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952-August 5, 2002), American baseball player, was one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse. ...
1982 World Series Logo The 1982 World Series matched the St. ...
He played his final season as a pinch-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1983, and retired after being released the following year in spring training. Major league affiliations National League (1887-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1886) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1925 1909 NL Pennants (9) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1927 1925 • 1909 • 1903 • 1902 1901 Central Division titles (0) None East Division...
See also: 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva Formula One Championship - Nelson...
A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ...
He retired with a .241 average and 201 home runs, but had a fine on-base percentage of .388, among the best for players during his era. Remarkably, less than half of his career trips to first base came via base hits, reaching 1,075 times through walks (984) and being hit by pitches (91) as opposed to only 1,060 hits.
Appropriately, Tenace became a hitting coach after retiring as a player. He was a hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991 when manager Cito Gaston was sidelined with a herniated disc. Tenace served as the team's interim manager for 33 games while Gaston recovered, going 19-14 and keeping Toronto competitive en route to an eventual division title. Tenace stayed with Toronto during their consecutive World Series championships in the following two years, giving him 6 rings in 6 World Series appearances as a player and a coach. Major league affiliations American League (1977-present) East Division (1977-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1992 • 1993 AL Pennants (2) 1992 • 1993 East Division titles (5) 1985 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 1993 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Toronto Blue Jays (1977-present) Major league home...
Clarence Edwin Cito Gaston (born March 17, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball best known for managing the Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series championships in 1992 and 1993. ...
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External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers Entry
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