Gotta love those classic A’s uniforms!
Tenace of course went on to become an important cog in the three-peat World Champion teams of 1972-1974, switching between catching duties and first base, consistently posting on-base-percentages hovering around .400 with the help of his ability to draw walks.
As a matter of fact in three different seasons Tenace collected more walks than hits in full seasons where he walked over 100 times.
Part of the first big wave of Free Agency, he’d move on to the San Diego Padres in 1977 where he’d play for four seasons before playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1981 & 1982, then one last season in the Big Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1983.
By the time he retired he ended up with a .241 career average, with 201 homers and 674 runs batted in, with 1060 hits and 984 walks over 1555 games and 4390 at-bats, with an All-Star start in 1975.
