Wayne Krenchicki Stats

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.

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"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 Krenchicki

Wayne Krenchicki Autograph on a 1987 Fleer Baseball Card (#322 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1987fle00' title='1987 Fleer Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Wayne Krenchicki Autograph on a 1987 Fleer Baseball Card (#322 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Wayne Richard Krenchicki
Nickname:   Chick or Chicki
Born On:   09-17-1954  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Trenton, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-16-2018 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Pittsfield, Illinois
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Ewing High School (Ewing, NJ)
College:   University of Miami
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   06-15-1979 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-22-1986
Draft:   1976 : 1st Round (7th)

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Wayne Krenchicki Pitching Stats

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Wayne Krenchicki Hitting Stats

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
8 Years 550 1,063 107 283 44 5 15 1 124 106 13 141 9 15 2 17 .266 .330 .359

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Wayne Krenchicki Fielding Stats

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
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

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Wayne Krenchicki Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
8 Years 7 8 .467 172 28 2 70.9 7.5 8.6 - - -

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Wayne Krenchicki Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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 - -

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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]

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Wayne Krenchicki Rookie Card | 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#661)
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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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