Wayne Krenchicki was born on Friday, September 17, 1954, in Trenton, New Jersey. Krenchicki was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 15, 1979, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Wayne Krenchicki baseball stats page.
"WAYNE KRENCHICKI: Labeled the best short-stop in Miami history, the Trenton New Jersey native was the Hurricanes' driving force to their first College World Series appearance and subsequent runners-up finish in 1974. In his three-years, Krenchicki set a UM career records for his hits (204) and runs scored (145) as well as seasonal marks for doubles (17, 1975) and total bases (117, 1975). In all, he hit .316 (198 of 626), slugged for a .436 percentage (273 TB), swiped 67 bases and rapped 35 doubles, 11 triples and six home runs." - The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1990, Wayne Krenchicki Biography, Full Write-Up)
Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Autograph on a 1987 Fleer Baseball Card (#322 | Checklist) |
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Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1979 | 25 | Orioles | 16 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .190 | .238 |
1980 | 26 | Orioles | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 |
1981 | 27 | Orioles | 33 | 56 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .267 | .286 |
1982 | 28 | Reds | 94 | 187 | 19 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .324 | .358 |
1983 | 29 | Reds | 51 | 77 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .345 | .299 |
1983 | 29 | Tigers | 59 | 133 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .333 | .353 |
1984 | 30 | Reds | 97 | 181 | 18 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .298 | .358 | .470 |
1985 | 31 | Reds | 90 | 173 | 16 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .369 | .393 |
1986 | 32 | Expos | 101 | 221 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .306 | .312 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 550 | 1,063 | 107 | 283 | 44 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 124 | 106 | 13 | 141 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 17 | .266 | .330 | .359 |
Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1979 Orioles | 2B | 6 | 3 | 87 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.10 |
1979 Orioles | 3B | 7 | 2 | 84 | 16 | 2.3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 4.50 |
1980 Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1980 Orioles | SS | 6 | 3 | 90 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.10 |
1981 Orioles | 2B | 7 | 4 | 120 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.28 |
1981 Orioles | 3B | 6 | 3 | 84 | 8 | 1.3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.25 |
1981 Orioles | SS | 16 | 9 | 255 | 55 | 3.4 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.61 |
1982 Reds | 2B | 9 | 3 | 96 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.22 |
1982 Reds | 3B | 70 | 38 | 1,170 | 134 | 1.9 | 128 | 35 | 93 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.95 |
1983 Reds | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1983 Reds | 3B | 39 | 17 | 570 | 49 | 1.3 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.27 |
1983 Tigers | 1B | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1983 Tigers | 2B | 6 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 2.7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 9.00 |
1983 Tigers | 3B | 48 | 41 | 843 | 91 | 1.9 | 85 | 29 | 56 | 6 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 2.72 |
1983 Tigers | SS | 6 | 1 | 54 | 11 | 1.8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 5.00 |
1984 Reds | 1B | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 9.00 |
1984 Reds | 2B | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1984 Reds | 3B | 62 | 33 | 1,095 | 120 | 1.9 | 116 | 25 | 91 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.86 |
1985 Reds | 2B | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.14 |
1985 Reds | 3B | 52 | 42 | 1,107 | 122 | 2.3 | 118 | 34 | 84 | 4 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.88 |
1986 Expos | 1B | 41 | 39 | 882 | 332 | 8.1 | 329 | 305 | 24 | 3 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.07 |
1986 Expos | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1986 Expos | 3B | 24 | 15 | 426 | 57 | 2.4 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 3.42 |
1986 Expos | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 308 | 191 | 5,379 | 597 | 1.9 | 570 | 161 | 409 | 27 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.86 | |
1B Totals | 47 | 40 | 939 | 350 | 7.4 | 346 | 321 | 25 | 4 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.95 | |
2B Totals | 37 | 11 | 393 | 68 | 1.8 | 67 | 20 | 47 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 4.60 | |
SS Totals | 28 | 13 | 399 | 83 | 3.0 | 80 | 27 | 53 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.41 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
8 Years | 421 | 255 | 7,113 | 1,098 | 2.6 | 1,063 | 529 | 534 | 35 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.04 |
Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1979 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1981 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1982 Reds | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28 | 6 | n/a | 93.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1983 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133.0 | 4.9 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1984 Reds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 40 | 1 | n/a | 30.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1985 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 41 | 1 | n/a | 43.3 | 8.7 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
1986 Expos | 2 | 4 | .333 | 39 | 2 | n/a | 110.5 | 6.9 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 7 | 8 | .467 | 172 | 28 | 2 | 70.9 | 7.5 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
Wayne KrenchickiWayne Krenchicki Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1979 Baltimore Orioles | 12 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Baltimore Orioles | 6 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1981 Baltimore Orioles | 6 | $44,100.00 | - | - |
1982 Cincinnati Reds | 19 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Cincinnati Reds | 12, 15 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Detroit Tigers | 15 | " " | - | - |
1984 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $175,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Montreal Expos | 15 | $320,000.00 | - | - |
Wayne Krenchicki Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Wayne Richard Krenchicki was a Major League Baseball player who roamed the infield for the Baltimore Orioles (1979-1981), Cincinnati Reds (1982-1983, 1984-1985), Detroit Tigers (1983), and Montreal Expos (1986). Chicki, his nickname, was drafted in the first round of the 1976 Draft, the second first round pick out of the University of Miami, but seven selections higher than the previous player. Do you know who it was? [Answer]
Wayne Krenchicki Rookie Card | 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#661)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Wayne Krenchicki hit fifteen regular season home runs, off fourteen different pitchers, in ten different ballparks, but never went deep off a lefty twirler?
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