Rick Renick

[Al from SoDak]

Warren Richard Renick was born March 16, 1944, in London, Ohio.

Rick, as he was known, attended Ohio State University. The Twins signed Renick as an undrafted free agent.

Renick threw and batted right-handed. He was six-foot-one and 188 pounds.

Renick played five seasons of Major League Baseball exclusively with the Twins. He played all positions except catcher, second base, and center field with most of his action coming at third base, left field and shortstop. He was never a starter. His was most utilized on the division winning team of 1970 when he received 204 plates appearances. His career batting line was .221/.302/.373 for an OPS+ of 89. He finished with 20 home runs and 71 runs batted in.

Renick started a long coaching career in 1974 as a player/coach with the triple-A Tacoma Twins. From that point through 1986, Renick was a coach or manager for many different minor league teams. From 1987 to 1990 Renick was third base coach for the Twins, including their 1987 World Series season. From 1991 to 2002 he returned to the minor leagues coaching and managing different teams in different organizations.

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[ashbury]

Nitpick: I expect Rick would want you to know it's "The Ohio State University", with a capital T.  I never went there, but the graduates have burned this into my consciousness.