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Bill Renna

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 218lb (190cm, 98kg)

Born: October 14, 1924 in Hanford, CA us

Died: July 19, 2014 in San Jose, CA

Buried: Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA

High School: Hanford HS (Hanford, CA)

Schools: Menlo College (Atherton, CA), University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA), Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1953 (Age 28-182d, 10,978th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 20, 1959 (Age 34-218d)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: William Beneditto Renna

Nicknames: Big Bill

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

918

219

.239

123

RBI

119

OBP

.316

SLG

.391

OPS

.707

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 21	KCA		CHW	W,15-1	GF	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	7 (2)	Apr 25	KCA		CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	10 (2)	May 1	KCA	@	BOS	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	13 (2)	May 4	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-10	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	15 (1)	May 6 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,10-7	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	16	May 6 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-3	GF	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	18 (1)	May 9	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
8	24 (5)	May 16	KCA		BAL	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	25	May 17	KCA		BOS	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	26	May 18	KCA		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
11	27	May 19	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
12	30 (2)	May 22	KCA		WSH	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	31	May 23	KCA		WSH	W,7-6	GF	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	32	May 25	KCA	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
15	33	May 26	KCA	@	DET	L,6-12	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
16	35 (1)	May 27 (2)	KCA	@	DET	W,5-0	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
17	36	May 28	KCA		CHW	W,6-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
18	38 (1)	May 30 (1)	KCA		DET	L,3-11	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	40 (1)	Jun 1	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-5	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	41	Jun 2	KCA	@	BOS	W,11-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	44 (2)	Jun 6	KCA	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	45	Jun 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
23	51 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-3	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	52	Jun 12	KCA	@	WSH	W,9-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
25	53	Jun 13	KCA	@	WSH	W,13-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							25gm		104.2	18	1	1	20	0