#189 Gene Tenace

October Classic Hero...obscurity of three years of backup catcher melted away with notoriety of four homers in 1972 World Series....A shocking turn of events instrumental in compensating for Oakland’s loss of Reggie Jackson in their upset win verses the Reds...Took home series MVP....Call it new found confidence but took over the regular backstop from then on and proceeded to slug 101 more home runs in a A’s uniform over the next 4 years....took the free agent road and accepted Ray Kroc’s payday located in San Diego...could not duplicate the power in Oakland but made a decent showing with an above average knowledge of the strike zone....never hit higher than .263 but OPS was very good based on high rate of walks...traded to St Louis for 1981 but used only sparingly....had to learn to be a catcher and defensive struggles ultimately took to first base....real name was Fury.