Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics Autographed Signed 8x10 Photo COA #3

Description: Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics 1969-76, San Diego Padres 1977-80, St. Louis Cardinals 1981-82 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1983 8x10 Photo Autographed September 9, 2007 w/ COA...RUNDOWN Great looking autographed photo by former Oakland Athletics catcher...Gene Tenace. Gene began his career in 1969 with the Oakland Athletics. He played for the Athletics 1969-76, San Diego Padres 1977-80, St. Louis Cardinals 1981-82 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1983. During his career, he played in 1555 games and banged out 1060 hits (including 179 doubles, 20 triples and 201 HR's) in 4390 at bats for a .241 batting average. Gene drew 984 walks, batted in 674 runs and scored 653 runs. Gene was named to the 1975AL All-Star team, led all NL catchers with a .998 fielding percentage in 1979, was a member of the 1972-73-74 World Champion Oakland Athletics and was also a member of the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Gene signed this 8x10 photo on Sunday September 9, 2007. From Wikipedia, the free encylopedia... Fury Gene Tenace (pronounced /?t??n?s/, born Fiore Gino Tennaci on October 10, 1946 in Russellton, Pennsylvania), is a former catcher and first baseman in professional baseball who played in the 1970s. He was a key part of the Oakland Athletics powerhouse that won 3 consecutive World Series from 1972 to 1974. 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. 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. 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 to Ray Fosse. 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, drew 106 walks, finished 18th in the MVP voting and started his only All-Star Game. 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. After the 1980 season, Tenace, Fingers, and two others joined the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade for Terry Kennedy and six 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 pitchers, platooning with Darrell Porter. He was a member of the Cardinals team that won the 1982 World Series. 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. 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. 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. Tenace became a coach after retiring as a player. At the Major League level, he coached with the Houston Astros in 1986 and 1987,[1] and coached with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1990 to 1997.[2] When manager Cito Gaston was sidelined with a herniated disc in 1991, Tenace served as the team's interim manager,[3] going 19-14 and keeping Toronto competitive en route to an eventual division title. He was part of Toronto's World Series winning teams in 1992 and 1993, giving him 6 rings in 6 World Series appearances as a player and a coach. He is currently a hitting instructor for the St. Louis Cardinals organization.[4] Tenace did a voice cameo in an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Regarding Margie". The word, "MCVIKES" will not appear on your photo. This autographed photo was placed inside a plastic page, the label was placed on top of the plastic page and this photo was then scanned. If you buy it, you will like it. Lifetime guarantee in regards to this autographed photo which also comes with a COA from Gearhart Enterprises, Inc. Member of the UACC. UACC Registered Dealer #RD189. Be sure to check out our other auctions. Thanks for bidding and enjoy! Winning bidder to pay thru PayPal. Payment must be received ten days from the end of the auction, or negative feedback will be left. To all winning bidders, positive feedback will be given shortly after receiving payment. Thanks!! On August-28-09 at 01:46:47 PDT, seller added the following information:

Price: 25 USD

Location: Rockford, Illinois

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