Bobby Fenwick

Bobby Fenwick
Infielder
Born: (1946-12-10) December 10, 1946 (age 78)
Naha, USCAR
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 1972, for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
May 8, 1973, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.179
Home runs0
Runs batted in5
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Robert Richard Fenwick (December 10, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball player who played infielder from 1972 to 1973.

Early life

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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

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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]

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