Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p William Beneditto Renna (born October 14, 1924 in Hanford, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1953 and 1959 seasons. Nicknamed "Big Bill," he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 218 pounds (99 kg), and batted and threw right-handed. He was one of the first of several Santa Clara University graduates to reach the MLB level.Renna entered the majors in 1953 with the New York Yankees, playing for them for that one season before joining the Philadelphia Athletics (1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–56) and Boston Red Sox (1958–59). His most productive season came in 1954 with the Athletics, when he posted career numbers in home runs (13), runs scored (52), RBI and games (123), while hitting .254. Primarily a pinch-hitter for the 1958 Red Sox, he collected 18 RBI on 15 pinch-hits.In a six-season career, Renna was a .239 hitter (219-for-918) with 28 home runs and 119 RBI in 370 games, including 123 runs, 36 doubles, 10 triples, two stolen bases and a .315 on-base percentage.. }
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- Bill_Renna abstract "William Beneditto Renna (born October 14, 1924 in Hanford, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1953 and 1959 seasons. Nicknamed "Big Bill," he was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 218 pounds (99 kg), and batted and threw right-handed. He was one of the first of several Santa Clara University graduates to reach the MLB level.Renna entered the majors in 1953 with the New York Yankees, playing for them for that one season before joining the Philadelphia Athletics (1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–56) and Boston Red Sox (1958–59). His most productive season came in 1954 with the Athletics, when he posted career numbers in home runs (13), runs scored (52), RBI and games (123), while hitting .254. Primarily a pinch-hitter for the 1958 Red Sox, he collected 18 RBI on 15 pinch-hits.In a six-season career, Renna was a .239 hitter (219-for-918) with 28 home runs and 119 RBI in 370 games, including 123 runs, 36 doubles, 10 triples, two stolen bases and a .315 on-base percentage.".