| Rick Renick | |
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 Renick in 1987 during his coaching tenure with theMinnesota Twins. | |
| Infielder /Outfielder | |
| Born: (1944-03-16)March 16, 1944 (age 81) London, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 11, 1968, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1972, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .221 |
| Home runs | 20 |
| Runs batted in | 71 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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| As player As coach | |
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Warren Richard Renick (born March 16, 1944) is an American former professionalbaseball player,manager andcoach. Renick had a 14-year (1965–1978) professional playing career, including all or part of five seasons (1968–1972) inMajor League Baseball as athird baseman,left fielder andshortstop for theMinnesota Twins. He threw and battedright-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
Renick graduated from Madison South High School in his hometown ofLondon, Ohio, attendedOhio State University, and signed with the Twins in 1964, the year before the institution of theMajor League Baseball Draft. In1968, he was recalled fromTriple-ADenver in midyear, and in his debut major leagueat bat on July 11, hehomered offMickey Lolich, ace left-hander of theDetroit Tigers. The blow helped Minnesota win the game, 5–4.[1] Renick started in 30 games at shortstop during the season's final three months.
Beginning in1969, he was a backup third baseman and outfielder for Minnesota, setting career bests ingames played (81),hits (41),doubles (eight),home runs (seven) andruns batted in in1970. Overall, hebatted .221 lifetime with 122 career hits, 42 of them forextra bases. In the field, he appeared in 71 games (65 games started) at third base, 63 games (37 starts) in the outfield, and 48 games (33) at shortstop. Although Minnesota sent him to theminor leagues at the end of the1972 season, Renick continued his active career through 1978, playing his final two seasons in theMontreal Expos' organization.
In 1979, Renick began his coaching and managing career, starting as a minor league batting instructor in theKansas City Royals' system. For 13 years between1981 and2002, he was a member of the major league coaching staffs of the Royals, Expos, Twins (including serving as third-base coach for the1987 World Series champions),Pittsburgh Pirates andFlorida Marlins. He also managed in the high minors for the Expos andChicago White Sox; as skipper of the Triple-ANashville Sounds, Renick was namedAmerican Association Manager of the Year in 1993 and 1996.
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