1924
Born October 14, 1924
Hanford, CA, USA
Bill Renna Notable
b. October 14, 1924 · New York Yankees 1953, Philadelphia Athletics 1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1956, Boston Red Sox 1958–1959
Bill Renna played for four clubs across seven seasons as a right fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1953 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1959.
Across 370 games he batted .239, with 219 hits and 123 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 36 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 277 games in the outfield, with 441 putouts and 10 errors.
He was born in Hanford, CA, USA on October 14, 1924, and died on July 19, 2014. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NYY | 61 | 121 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 0 | .314 |
| 1954 | PHA | 123 | 422 | 52 | 98 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 41 | 60 | 1 | .232 |
| 1955 | KCA | 100 | 249 | 33 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 42 | 0 | .213 |
| 1956 | KCA | 33 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .271 |
| 1958 | BOS | 39 | 56 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .268 |
| 1959 | BOS | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .091 |
| Career | — | 370 | 918 | 123 | 219 | 36 | 10 | 28 | 119 | 99 | 166 | 2 | .239 |
On this day & linked events
2014