Gene Tenace
Fury Gene Tenace
Born: October 10, 1946
Russellton, PA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 20 (1965 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Athletics)
School: Valley HS (Lucasville, OH)
Career: 1965-1970
Major League Statistics
Gene Tenace compiled a career batting average of .269 with 66 home runs and 283 RBI in his 546-game career with the Shelby Rebels, Leesburg Athletics, Peninsula Grays, Birmingham A's and Iowa Oaks. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.61 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Rebels | 32 | 110 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 36 | .183 | .294 | .290 | .584 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 91 | 271 | 228 | 28 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 48 | .211 | .326 | .276 | .602 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 106 | 409 | 354 | 47 | 94 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 65 | .266 | .346 | .362 | .707 | 128 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 132 | 514 | 435 | 78 | 123 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 66 | 87 | .283 | .381 | .487 | .868 | 212 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 89 | 340 | 276 | 56 | 88 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 47 | .319 | .438 | .638 | 1.076 | 176 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | 93 | 374 | 319 | 54 | 90 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 81 | .282 | .383 | .514 | .897 | 164 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 546 | 2027 | 1712 | 273 | 460 | 86 | 13 | 66 | 283 | 32 | 11 | 265 | 365 | .269 | .371 | .450 | .821 | 770 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Shelby Rebels | OF | 20 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.200 | ||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 1B | 32 | 267 | 8 | 6 | 17 | .979 | 8.594 | ||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | OF | 21 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.762 | ||||
| 1966 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 3B | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .808 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | OF | 92 | 159 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .965 | 1.793 | ||||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | C | 7 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .932 | 5.857 | 4 | |||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 2B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 4.000 | ||||
| 1967 | A | FLOR | Leesburg Athletics | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | C | 95 | 553 | 58 | 12 | 13 | .981 | 6.432 | 15 | |||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 1B | 8 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .964 | 6.750 | ||||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 3B | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 1.750 | ||||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | OF | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.556 | ||||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | C | 80 | 438 | 46 | 6 | 7 | .988 | 6.050 | 9 | |||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 3B | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | C | 81 | 529 | 56 | 8 | 5 | .987 | 7.222 | 17 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Oaks | OF | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .462 | ||||
| Totals | 498 | 2153 | 216 | 57 | 52 | .977 | 4.757 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | Western Carolinas League | Shelby Rebels | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | A | Florida State League | Leesburg Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Grays | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Grays | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Oaks | OAK |
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