Rennie Stennett Stats

Did you know that Rennie Stennett is the only Major League player during the 20th century to have seven hits in seven at bats in a nine-inning game ? On September 16, 1975 , Stennett collected a lead-off double, off Rick Reuschel , and scored, then a single in the same inning, off Tom Dettore , and eventually scored again. In the third, Stennett collected his third hit in as many at-bats, another single off Dettore , another run scored. In the fifth, a second lead-off double, surrendered by Dettore , who didn't make it through the inning. Now facing Buddy Schultz , Rennie had the same results, adding a fourth single to his stats. Then in the eighth, facing Rick's brother Paul Reuschel , Stennett tripled for a record tying seven hits - a feat yet to be matched during a 9-inning game through today.

The only other player in baseball history with seven-hits in seven at-bats during a nine-inning game was Wilbert Robinson, on June 10, 1892. [ Hits in a Game Records ]

Rennie Stennent 7-Hits Game | New-Journal | September 19, 1975 | Page 27
Rennie Stennett was the fourth player born in Panama (twentieth in baseball history) to take the field for the Pittsburgh Pirates , joining Dave Roberts , Manny Sanguillen and Ed Acosta .

90. Rennie Stennett

The Pirates farm system in the years 1969-1976 was churning out players like newspapers, producing at least 15 top-100 players-- Manny Sanguillen , Al Oliver , Richie Hebner , Fred Patek , Dave Parker and Richie Zisk , to name a few.

Stennett, a native of Panama , played the outfield in the minors in 1969 and 1970, converted to second base in 1971, and was so impressive that by the end of the season he was the Pirates regular second baseman, blasting aside Dave Cash , who had spent three years being groomed as ( Bill ) Mazeroski's successor.

Stennett forced the Pirates to trade not only Cash , but also Willie Randolph . In 1974 he had 196 hits, fifth in the National League, plus he probably has as much range as any major league second baseman of that era.

Source of Excerpt: Bill James. The New Bill James Historical Abstract . Free Press. June 13, 2003. Page 530.

On September 17, 1975 , the day after Stennett went 7-for-7, he led off the game with a single, then in the third inning, another lead-off single, before he flied out to center field in the fourth inning, nine straights hits - tying himself with Willie Stargell and Max Carey , each one shy of the Pittsburgh Pirates record for most consecutive hits (10), set originally by Jake Stenzel in 1893, then tied by Kiki Cuyler in 1925.