Merv Rettenmund
Mervin Weldon Rettenmund
Born: June 6, 1943
Flint, MI USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: Ball State University
Career: 1968-1980
Minor League Statistics
Merv Rettenmund compiled a career batting average of .271 with 66 home runs and 329 RBI in his 1023-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and California Angels. He began playing during the 1968 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 85 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | .297 | .452 | .469 | .921 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 226 | 190 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 28 | .247 | .338 | .395 | .733 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 106 | 385 | 338 | 60 | 109 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 59 | .322 | .394 | .544 | .938 | 184 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 589 | 491 | 81 | 156 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 87 | 60 | .318 | .422 | .448 | .870 | 220 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 346 | 301 | 40 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 37 | .233 | .325 | .339 | .663 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 390 | 321 | 59 | 84 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 57 | 38 | .262 | .378 | .411 | .789 | 132 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 252 | 208 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 39 | .216 | .337 | .332 | .669 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 226 | 188 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 22 | .239 | .356 | .314 | .669 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | 86 | 172 | 140 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 23 | .229 | .361 | .321 | .682 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 107 | 166 | 126 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 28 | .286 | .432 | .444 | .877 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | AL | California Angels | 50 | 142 | 108 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 13 | .269 | .433 | .361 | .794 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 35 | 90 | 76 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .263 | .360 | .329 | .688 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1023 | 3074 | 2555 | 393 | 693 | 114 | 16 | 66 | 329 | 68 | 28 | 445 | 382 | .271 | .381 | .406 | .786 | 1037 | 65 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 15 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 23 | 16 | 166.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.627 | 1.304 |
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 78 | 42 | 467.0 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 2.120 | 1.410 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 93 | 78 | 742.0 | 201 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .976 | 2.511 | 2.226 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 134 | 129 | 1171.0 | 292 | 7 | 7 | 4 | .977 | 2.298 | 2.231 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 98 | 80 | 712.0 | 174 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 2.275 | 1.837 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 90 | 78 | 720.7 | 196 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .985 | 2.498 | 2.222 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 69 | 58 | 497.3 | 103 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.918 | 1.536 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 61 | 44 | 419.3 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.146 | 1.639 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 43 | 25 | 270.3 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .977 | 2.830 | 1.977 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 27 | 14 | 170.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.111 |
| 1977 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | AL | California Angels | OF | 22 | 17 | 144.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.875 | 1.364 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | OF | 9 | 6 | 54.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 749 | 587 | 5536.7 | 1346 | 38 | 21 | 10 | .985 | 2.250 | 1.848 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1969 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 7 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .185 | .185 | .296 | .481 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 69 | 60 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | .183 | .290 | .300 | .590 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 2 | 1 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 1.500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | CF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | CF | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.925 | 2.600 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | LF | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | RF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .964 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 16 | 13 | 119.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.125 |
Awards
1971 - AL TSN All-Star OF
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