Warren Richard Renick (born March 16, 1944) is a retired American

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and

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. Renick had a 14-year (1965–1978) professional playing career, including all or part of five seasons (1968–1972) in

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as a

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and

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for the

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. He threw and batted

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and was listed as tall and .

Playing career

Renick graduated from Madison South High School in his hometown of

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, attended

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, and signed with the Twins in 1964, the year before the institution of the

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. In , he was recalled from Triple-A

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in midyear, and in his debut major league

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on July 11, he homered off

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, ace left-hander of the

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. The blow helped Minnesota win the game, 5–4.

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br>box score: 1968-07-11
/ref> Renick started in 30 games at shortstop during the season's final three months. Beginning in , he was a backup third baseman and outfielder for Minnesota, setting career bests in

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(81),

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(41), doubles (eight),

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(seven) and

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in . Overall, he batted .221 lifetime with 122 career hits, 42 of them for

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. In the field, he appeared in 71 games (65 games started) at third base, 63 games (37 starts) in the outfield, and 48 games (33) at shortstop. Although Minnesota sent him to the

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at the end of the season, Renick continued his active career through 1978, playing his final two seasons in the

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' organization.

Coach and manager

In 1979, Renick began his coaching and managing career, starting as a minor league batting instructor in the

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' system. For 13 years between and , he was a member of the major league coaching staffs of the Royals, Expos, Twins (including serving as third-base coach for the

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champions),

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and

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. He also managed in the high minors for the Expos and

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; as skipper of the Triple-A

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, Renick was named American Association Manager of the Year in 1993 and 1996.

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