Rennie Stennett Notable

b. April 5, 1949 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1971–1979, San Francisco Giants 1980–1981

Rennie Stennett divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1971, then the San Francisco Giants through 1981.

Across 1,237 games he batted .274, with 1,239 hits and 500 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 177 doubles and 75 stolen bases.

He played 1,049 games at second base, with 3,100 assists and 129 errors. He turned 687 double plays.

He was born in Colon, Colón, Panama on April 5, 1949, and died on May 18, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	2	1974, 1975

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1971	PIT	50	153	24	54	5	4	1	15	7	9	1	.353
1972	PIT	109	370	43	106	14	5	3	30	9	43	4	.286
1973	PIT	128	466	45	113	18	3	10	55	16	63	2	.242
1974	PIT	157	673	84	196	29	3	7	56	32	51	8	.291
1975	PIT	148	616	89	176	25	7	7	62	33	42	5	.286
1976	PIT	157	654	59	168	31	9	2	60	19	32	18	.257
1977	PIT	116	453	53	152	20	4	5	51	29	24	28	.336
1978	PIT	106	333	30	81	9	2	3	35	13	22	2	.243
1979	PIT	108	319	31	76	13	2	0	24	24	25	1	.238
1980	SFG	120	397	34	97	13	2	2	37	22	31	4	.244
1981	SFG	38	87	8	20	0	0	1	7	3	6	2	.230
Career	—	1237	4521	500	1239	177	41	41	432	207	348	75	.274

On this day & linked events

1949

Born April 5, 1949

Colon, Colón, Panama

2021

Died May 18, 2021

1971

Major-league debut: Rennie Stennett

Rennie Stennett made a major-league debut on July 10, 1971.

1981

Final major-league game: Rennie Stennett

Rennie Stennett played a final major-league game on August 24, 1981.

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