Gene Tenace

Gene Tenace, born Fiore Gino Tenacci, is an American former catcher and first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1969 through 1983 for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was most notably a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974, and he won the 1972 World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Although his career batting average was only .241, his on-base percentage of .388 is among the highest ever recorded by a qualifying catcher. He later coached, most notably for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.