pmeares17
02-24-2002, 08:33 PM
Rennie Stennett: #6
Years as a Buc: 1971-1979: Second Base
Total ML seasons: 11 seasons; after 9 years with the Bucs, Stennett played 2 seasons with the Giants and retired in 1981.
Career Highlights: On September 16, 1975 at Chicago, Rennie Stennett was 7-for-7 in a nine inning game; he had 2 doubles and a triple while scoring 5 Runs. He is the only major League player to go 7-7 in a nine inning game since 1892 (his feat is displayed at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown). Rennie also put together a 20-game hitting streak that year. A .274 career hitter, Stennett twice played in 157 games in a season for the Bucs (1974 and 1976). In 1976 he belted 31 doubles and 9 triples, both career best marks. In 1973, he smacked a career high 10 home runs. Rennie Stennett played more games at second base for the Bucs than anyone except Maz and Claude Ritchey.
Best Year: In 1977, he hit .336 with 20 doubles and stole 28 bases.
Years as a Buc: 1971-1979: Second Base
Total ML seasons: 11 seasons; after 9 years with the Bucs, Stennett played 2 seasons with the Giants and retired in 1981.
Career Highlights: On September 16, 1975 at Chicago, Rennie Stennett was 7-for-7 in a nine inning game; he had 2 doubles and a triple while scoring 5 Runs. He is the only major League player to go 7-7 in a nine inning game since 1892 (his feat is displayed at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown). Rennie also put together a 20-game hitting streak that year. A .274 career hitter, Stennett twice played in 157 games in a season for the Bucs (1974 and 1976). In 1976 he belted 31 doubles and 9 triples, both career best marks. In 1973, he smacked a career high 10 home runs. Rennie Stennett played more games at second base for the Bucs than anyone except Maz and Claude Ritchey.
Best Year: In 1977, he hit .336 with 20 doubles and stole 28 bases.