Bob Brenly
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Brenly at Wrigley Field on May 28, 2009
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: February 25, 1954 Coshocton, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 14, 1981, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1989, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 91 | ||
| Runs batted in | 333 | ||
| Games managed | 565 | ||
| Win–loss record | 303–262 | ||
| Winning % | .536 | ||
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Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954) is an American baseball sportscaster and a former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a catcher with the San Francisco Giants. After retiring as a player, he worked as a broadcaster with the Chicago Cubs, then as a coach with the Giants, then as a broadcaster for Fox. He was hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks for the 2001 season, and won the franchise's only championship his first year. In 2004, he was released by the Diamondbacks and again became a broadcaster with the Cubs until 2012. He now serves as a color commentator for Diamondbacks broadcasts.
Brenly attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and was a member of the Bobcat baseball team. By the time Brenly graduated in 1976, he had earned All-America honors and matched Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt's school-record 10 home runs in a single season.
Bob Brenly's only curtain call in baseball occurred during a minor league game (teams and date unknown). Brenly's team was on the road, and the home team's fans designated him as the game's "Beer Batter," where if the player struck out, beer in the stadium would be sold at half price for the rest of the inning. Brenly struck out three times that game, and the fans stood on their feet and cheered for him after the third time as he came back out from the dugout and acknowledged the crowd.
Brenly was drafted as an amateur free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 1976. He made his major league debut in 1981 at the age of 27. He replaced Milt May as the Giants starting catcher in 1983 and posted a .224 batting average along with 7 home runs and 34 runs batted in. Brenly had his best season offensively in 1984 when, he was hitting for a .318 batting average at mid-season to earn a spot as a reserve player for the National League in the 1984 All-Star game. He finished the season with a career-high .291 batting average with 20 home runs and 80 runs batted in. Brenly won the 1984 Willie Mac Award for his spirit and leadership.
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