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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.
Notable Events & Trivia
- Renick had a home run in his first Major League plate appearance. It came against Mickey Lolich of the Tigers on July 11, 1968.
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Rick Renick Statistics
| Batting | Batting Ratios | Win Probability | Baserunning | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | PA | rOBA | Rbat+ | BAbip | ISO | HR% | SO% | BB% | WPA | cWPA | RE24 | RS% | SB% | XBT% | Pos | Awards |
| 1968 | 24 | MIN | AL | 106 | .328 | 105 | .346 | .186 | 2.8 | 39.6 | 8.5 | -0.4 | 0.0% | 3.53 | 48.1 | 81.8 | 6/H | ||
| 1969 | 25 | MIN | AL | 154 | .314 | 81 | .282 | .129 | 3.2 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.6% | -2.32 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 44.4 | H5/769 | |
| 1970 | 26 | MIN | AL | 204 | .339 | 100 | .238 | .162 | 3.4 | 14.2 | 10.8 | -0.8 | -0.8% | -1.88 | 22.8 | 0.0 | 46.2 | H57/6 | |
| 1971 | 27 | MIN | AL | 52 | .321 | 87 | .290 | .111 | 1.9 | 26.9 | 9.6 | -0.5 | -0.3% | 1.07 | 20.0 | 80.0 | H/57 | ||
| 1972 | 28 | MIN | AL | 110 | .283 | 70 | .182 | .151 | 3.6 | 22.7 | 13.6 | -1.5 | -1.2% | -8.09 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | H7/3596 | |
| 5 Yrs | 626 | .320 | 90 | .258 | .152 | 3.2 | 22.7 | 10.1 | -3.1 | -1.7% | -7.69 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 50.9 | H576/39 | ||||
| MLB Average | .322 | 100 | .275 | .117 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 8.6 | 28.6 | 62.7 | 46.2 | |||||||||
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The Twins Almanac for March 11–17
This week's Almanac celebrates the birthdays of former Twins Kirby Puckett, Johan Santana, Butch Wynegar, Rick Renick, and Mickey Hatcher, and Minnesotan major leaguers Robb Quinlan, Hy Vandenberg, and Lou Polchow. It was also this week in history that the Twins played their first exhibition game, signed 20-game winner John Smiley, and 15,000 fans, family and friends paid tribute to Kirby Puckett in a moving memorial service at the Metrodome.
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