Bobby Fenwick
PositionInfielder
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateDecember 10, 1946 (age 79)
Birth placeNaha, USMGR
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateApril 26
Debutyear1972
DebutteamHouston Astros
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateMay 8
Finalyear1973
FinalteamSt. Louis Cardinals
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.179
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value0
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value5
Teams

Robert Richard Fenwick (December 10, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball player who played infielder from to .

Early life

Fenwick is notable for being the first MLB position player born in Japan, being born in Naha, Okinawa during the American occupation following WW2 (when it was the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands).

He attended Anoka High School in Minnesota then went on to play in college for University of Minnesota.

Baseball career

Fenwick was the 16th pick in the 1st round of the 1967 June Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He played for the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. He was traded along with Ray Busse by the Astros to the Cardinals for Skip Jutze and Milt Ramírez on November 29, 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ "White Sox Acquire Henderson And Send Bradley to the Giants," The New York Times, Thursday, November 30, 1972. Retrieved March 10, 2020