Gene Tenace, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gene Tenace

American baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Russellton, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Fury Gene Tenace (; born Fiore Gino Tennaci; October 10, 1946), better known as Gene Tenace, is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
He played as an catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 through 1983, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Tenace was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from Valley High School in Lucasville, Ohio and played for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, St.
Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He batted and threw right-handed.
Tenace was one of the top catchers of his era and won the 1972 World Series Most Valuable Player Award.
After his playing days ended, Tenace coached for several organizations, most notably for the Toronto Blue Jays.