Bill Renna
| Bill Renna | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 14, 1924 Hanford, California |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1953 for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 20, 1959 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .239 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 119 |
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William Beneditto Renna (born October 14, 1924 in Hanford, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1953 and 1959 seasons. Nicknamed "Big Bill," he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 218 pounds (99 kg), and batted and threw right-handed. Renna was one of the first of several Santa Clara University graduates to reach the MLB level.
Renna entered the majors in 1953 with the New York Yankees, playing for them one year before joining the Philadelphia Athletics (1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–56) and Boston Red Sox (1958–59). His most productive season came in 1954 with the Athletics, when he posted career-numbers in home runs (13), runs (52), RBI and games (123), while hitting .254. Primarily a pinch-hitter for the 1958 Red Sox, he collected 18 RBI on only 15 pinch-hits.
In a six-season career, Renna was a .239 hitter (219-for-918) with 28 home runs and 119 RBI in 370 games, including 123 runs, 36 doubles, 10 triples, two stolen bases, and a .315 on-base percentage.
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- Renna entered the baseball record books while playing for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. On June 29, 1952, the Blues belted 10 home runs against the St. Paul Saints to set a league mark for most home runs by one team. Kansas City collected 53 total bases and hit six homers in an inning, also AA marks, en route to a 17-4 win. Roy Partee hit three homers (including two in the big inning), while Renna, Vic Power and Kal Segrist added two apiece and Andy Carey hit one.
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- Boston Red Sox players
- Kansas City Athletics players
- New York Yankees players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- San Diego Padres (minor league) players
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- American people of Italian descent
- Baseball players from California
- 1924 births
- Living people
- San Francisco Dons baseball players
