Hunter Andrew Pence, born 13 April 1983, Fort Worth,Texas. Height: 6-4, Weight: 210; Bats R, Throws R; College: University of Texas-Arlington. hrows R; College: University of Texas-Arlington.

Hunter Pence Player Page >> Batting Fielding Minors Bullpen Oracle Hunter Pence Hunter A. Pence Bats: Right , Throws: Right Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb. Born: April 13, 1983 in Arlington, TX High School: Arlington (Arlington, TX) School: University of Texas at Arlington Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft. Signed July 14, 2004. (All Transactions) Debut: April 28, 2007 About biographical information Studyofsports.com sponsor(s) this page. We discuss historical biography, statistical relevance and comparative data in an attempt to further educate novice sports fans and allow them a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for their passion. You can sponsor a page. Page Expires: 2010-06-17 Alert Me! Hunter Pence Batting >> Minors Game Logs [+] 2007 2009 2008 Splits [+] Career 2007 2009 2008 HR Log vs. Pitcher Finders [+] Game Streak Event Standard BattingGlossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE SHARE [X] · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards 2007 24 HOU NL 108 484 456 57 147 30 9 17 69 11 5 26 95 .322 .360 .539 .899 129 246 10 1 0 1 0 89 RoY-3 2008 25 HOU NL 157 642 595 78 160 34 4 25 83 11 10 40 124 .269 .318 .466 .783 105 277 14 4 0 3 2 *9 2009 26 HOU NL 159 647 585 76 165 26 5 25 72 14 11 58 109 .282 .346 .472 .818 115 276 25 1 0 3 1 *9 AS 3 Seasons 424 1773 1636 211 472 90 18 67 224 36 26 124 328 .289 .340 .488 .828 115 799 49 6 0 7 3 162 Game Avg. 162 677 625 81 180 34 7 26 86 14 10 47 125 .289 .340 .488 .828 115 305 19 2 0 3 1 p>Hunter's Pence roots: He is a Texan, but his father was born to a Minnesota farm couple and his line goes back to Michael Pence of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Shenandoah County, Virginia, and Adams County, Ohio.

Until Hunter arrived in Houston this season, It had been 85 years since anyone with the name Pence played in a major league ballgame. And it barely happened then.

In 1922, a young man named Elmer Clare Pence ("Bats R, Throws R"), born 17 Aug 1900 in Calavaras County, California, appeared briefly in one game for the Chicago White Sox. Roni Pence sent word that Elmer played but one inning in the Major Leagues, had a putout while patrolling right field. He never got a chance to bat and then was heard from no more. So the line score for his career is no hits, no runs, no errors, 1 putout. He died 18 Sep 1968 in San Francisco.

The White Sox had a monopoly on the name Pence, for the preceding season, still reeling from the Black Sox scandal, the Pale Hose desparately sought players. One of these was a right-handed pitcher named Russell "Rusty" Pence, born March 11, 1900, in Marine, Madison County, Illinois. Rusty appeared in 4 games for the White Sox in 1921, pitching 5 and a third innings. He gave up 6 hits, walked 7, struck out 2 and allowed 7 earned runs. His won-lost record was 0-0. Rusty accomplished something that Elmer did not: He came to bat one time. Unfortunately, he was hitless, leaving the Pence Family batting average at .000 until Hunter arrived

The other great American game is politics - and in 2000 the Pence family broke a drought that had lasted 108 years when a young man named Michael Pence, born June 7, 1959, in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, was elected to the 107th U.S. Congress from Indiana's Sixth Congressional District. Mike, a Republican, is only the second person with the name Pence to have been elected to Congress.

The other was Lafayette Pence, born more than 100 years before Mike on December 23, 1857. Lafe Pence was elected as a Populist ("Silver Democrat") from Colorado's First District (Denver) to the 53rd Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). He failed re-election.

Lafe Pence, renarkably, was also born in Bartholomew County, Indiana, as was Abraham Lincoln Pence, the father of Elmer Pence, the oh-so-brief Major League baseball player. What is even more remarkable is that the three men, sharing the same surname and all born in Bartholomew County, were not related.

And, as a closing coincidence, my third great-grandfather, John Pence, was one of the first elected associate judges in this same Bartholomew County in 1821. Judge Pence was not related to the family of Elmer, the family of Mike nor the family of Lafayette! -- Dick Pence, October, 2004