| Steve Renko | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1944-12-10)December 10, 1944 (age 80) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 1969, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 23, 1983, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 134–146 |
| Earned run average | 3.99 |
| Strikeouts | 1,455 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Steve Renko, Jr. (born December 10, 1944) is a former American right-handedMajor League Baseball pitcher. He played for theMontreal Expos (1969–1976),Chicago Cubs (1976–1977),Chicago White Sox (1977),Oakland Athletics (1978),Boston Red Sox (1979–1980),California Angels (1981–1982) andKansas City Royals (1983).
Renko attended theUniversity of Kansas, where he played baseball,basketball,American football.andTrack and Field[1]
Renko was a 24-year-old minor league pitcher for the New York Mets when he was traded to the Montreal Expos in 1969. It was the Expos' inaugural year in Major League Baseball, and the Mets became the 1969 World Series champions. Renko pitched for the Expos during their first seven seasons (1969-1975), leading the team in wins in 1973 with 15 victories. Renko ranks in the top five of all Expos pitchers with 68 career victories.
He helped the Angels win the 1982American League Western Division with a win/loss of 11-6.
He was a 15-game winner in 1971 and 1973.
He led theNational League inearned runs allowed (115) in 1971.
He led the National League inwild pitches (19) in 1974.
He ranks 99th on the careerhome runs allowed List (248).
In 15 seasons, he had a 134-146win-loss record, 451 games, 365 games started, 57 complete games, 9 shutouts, 36 games finished, 6 saves, 2,494 innings pitched, 2,438 hits allowed, 1,233 runs allowed, 1,107 earned runs allowed, 248 home runs allowed, 1,010 walks allowed, 1,455strikeouts, 22 hit batsmen, 73 wild pitches, 10,704 batters faced, 86 intentional walks, 4 balks, and a 3.99earned run average. In 1979, he carried ano-hitter into the ninth inning against the Oakland A's in Oakland, only to be broken up by aRickey Henderson double with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Renko pitched 3 career one-hitters.
As a hitter, Renko was above average for a pitcher, posting a .215batting average (114-for-531) with 44runs, 6home runs, 42RBI, 3stolen bases, and 25bases on balls.