Post Season and World Series Heroes that were otherwise mediocre

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Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Gene Tenace was mentioned a couple times, but I don't think he belongs in this thread. He's had people argue for him for the HOF, he's got a lifetime OBP of nearly .400, a lifetime OPS+ of 136 and is ranked by Baseball Reference as the 13th ranked catcher All-Time.

He was no underdog, even if he was under-rated in his day, before modern analytics turned him into a superstar.

+1

Yes, Tenace uncharacteristically slugged 4 HRs in the '72 World Series, despite only hitting 5 HRs in the regular season (in 227 at bats).

But I think he is arguably the best catcher not in the Hall of Fame. Steady hitter with a career OBP of .388

And in the 4 years following his breakout World Series ('73 - '76) he averaged over 25 HRs, so he did have some pop.