Padres, Gene Tenace (Photo by Alan Band/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Here we look back at an underappreciated player in San Diego Padres history.
According to Baseball Reference, the all-time on-base percentage leader in San Diego Padres history isn’t Tony Gwynn, but rather the underappreciated Gene Tenace, who suited up for the Padres between 1977 and 1980 and put up an impressive .403 mark.
Tenace’s playing career was notable for a few reasons. One of them is that he was taken in MLB’s first ever amateur draft, when he was selected in the 20th round by the Kansas City Athletics.