Wayne Krenchicki
[edit] Biography
Wayne Krenchicki (Wayne Richard Krenchicki) was born on September 17, 1954 in Trenton, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on June 15, 1979 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1982, his rookie year, he hit .283 with 2 home runs and 21 RBI. Krenchicki played for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Montreal Expos over the course of his 8 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Wayne Krenchicki's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1984, when he hit for a .298 average. However, others believe that it was 1982, when he hit for a .283 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 16
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .190
| .190
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 9
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .200
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 33
| 56
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .214
| .267
| .286
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 94
| 187
| 19
| 53
| 2
| 21
| .283
| .324
| .358
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 3
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 59
| 133
| 18
| 37
| 1
| 16
| .278
| .333
| .353
| 7
| 0
| 11
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 51
| 77
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 11
| .273
| .345
| .299
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 110
| 210
| 24
| 58
| 1
| 27
| .276
| .338
| .333
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 97
| 181
| 18
| 54
| 6
| 22
| .298
| .358
| .470
| 9
| 2
| 19
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 90
| 173
| 16
| 47
| 4
| 25
| .272
| .369
| .393
| 9
| 0
| 28
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 101
| 221
| 21
| 53
| 2
| 23
| .240
| .306
| .312
| 6
| 2
| 22
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 433
| 839
| 80
| 228
| 14
| 102
| .272
| .338
| .372
| 32
| 5
| 90
| 102
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 13
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 117
| 224
| 27
| 55
| 1
| 22
| .246
| .296
| .313
| 12
| 0
| 16
| 39
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 550
| 1063
| 107
| 283
| 15
| 124
| .266
| .330
| .359
| 44
| 5
| 106
| 141
| 2
| 9
| 7
| 13
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 3
| 29
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 2
| 28
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 6
| 3
| 30
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 16
| 9
| 85
| 16
| 37
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 40
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 70
| 38
| 390.1
| 35
| 93
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1982
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 3
| 32
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 1
| 15
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| SS
| 5
| 1
| 18.2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 48
| 41
| 281
| 29
| 56
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 39
| 17
| 190
| 7
| 41
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1983
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 2B
| 8
| 1
| 16
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1983
| Total
|
| 3B
| 87
| 58
| 471
| 36
| 97
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 62
| 33
| 365
| 25
| 91
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1984
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 1
| 9.1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 52
| 42
| 369
| 34
| 84
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 41
| 39
| 294.2
| 305
| 24
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 15
| 142.2
| 20
| 34
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 40
| 11
| 131
| 20
| 47
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 306
| 191
| 1794
| 161
| 409
| 27
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 47
| 40
| 314
| 321
| 25
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 27
| 13
| 133.2
| 27
| 53
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 7, 1976).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cincinnati Reds (February 16, 1982) completing trade in which Cincinnati Reds traded Paul Moskau to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later (February 9, 1982).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Pat Underwood (June 30, 1983).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Cincinnati Reds (November 21, 1983).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Montreal Expos in exchange for Norm Charlton and a player to be named later (March 31, 1986); Cincinnati Reds received Tim Barker (April 2, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
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