George Anthony Rensa (September 29, 1901 – January 4, 1987) was a Major League Baseball player. Rensa played for the New York Yankees,

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and the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Parsons, Pennsylvania and died in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In 200 games over six seasons, Rensa posted a .261 batting average (134-for-514) with 71 runs, 7

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. Defensively, he recorded a .965

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as a catcher.

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