Merv Rettenmund

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: June 6, 1943 in Flint, MI us

High School: Southwestern HS (Flint, MI)

School: Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Debut: April 14, 1968 (Age 24-313d, 12,676th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 22, 1980 (Age 37-016d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Mervin Weldon Rettenmund

Pronunciation: \ret-en-MUND\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.0

2555

693

.271

393

RBI

329

OBP

.381

SLG

.406

OPS

.786

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-17 / in Starts: 8-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	42 (20-13-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
Self	2
D Buford	1
B Robinson	1
M Belanger	1
E Hendricks	1
C Blefary	1
F Robinson	0
M Fiore	0

Most Driven In By
D McNally	2
Self	2
B Robinson	1
A Etchebarren	1
C Blefary	1
F Robinson	1
L Haney	1
D Johnson	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	3 (2)	Apr 14	BAL		CAL	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.08	PH
2	2	6 (2)	Apr 18	BAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	13-13	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.48	0.115	3.32	0.16%	0.38	PH
3	3	8 (1)	Apr 20	BAL	@	CAL	W,10-1	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PR CF
4	4	9	Apr 21	BAL	@	CAL	W,11-4	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	1	3.53	0.007	7.05	0.01%	0.09	PH LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	128 (118)	Aug 25	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	11-GF(18)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000	9	3.19	-0.160	8.66	-0.26%	-0.61	PH CF RF
6	6	129	Aug 26 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.583	.625	1.208	8	.39	0.071	1.54	0.17%	1.12	RF
7	7	130	Aug 26 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.583	.625	1.208	3						PR
8	8	131	Aug 27 (1)	BAL		OAK	W,5-3	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.615	1.000	1.615	8	2.79	0.385	8.96	0.74%	1.77	PH
9	9	132	Aug 27 (2)	BAL		OAK	W,7-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.615	1.000	1.615	4						LF
10	10	134 (1)	Aug 29	BAL		WSA	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.900	1.471	7	3.10	-0.073	11.68	-0.16%	-0.19	CF
11	11	135	Aug 30	BAL	@	DET	L,1-9	8-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.600	1.000	1.600	9	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	0.20	PH
12	12	136	Aug 31	BAL	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.550	.800	1.350	2	.27	-0.007	.90	-0.01%	0.28	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	13	138 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	4-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.565	.765	1.330	2	.97	0.086	1.50	0.08%	0.51	CF
14	14	139	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.536	.810	1.345	2	1.29	0.091	1.48	0.06%	1.45	RF CF
15	15	140	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.484	.708	1.192	2	.79	-0.051	.99	-0.04%	-0.53	RF
16	16	142 (1)	Sep 6	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	11-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.708	1.208	9	3.10	0.132	1.73	0.04%	0.36	PH
17	17	143	Sep 7	BAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.296	.472	.630	1.102	2	.63	0.037	.13	0.00%	0.43	CF RF
18	18	145 (1)	Sep 9	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.459	.607	1.067	8	.11	-0.003	.09	0.00%	-0.18	PH
19	19	147 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG(10)	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.452	.548	1.001	5	2.09	-0.060	.60	-0.01%	-0.26	RF
20	20	148	Sep 12	BAL	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.489	.571	1.061	5	1.43	0.131	.29	0.02%	1.07	RF CF
21	21	150 (1)	Sep 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.289	.451	.526	.977	2	.78	-0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.27	CF RF
22	22	151	Sep 15	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317	.463	.561	1.024	7	.84	0.032	.02	0.00%	0.24	RF
23	23	152	Sep 16	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.458	.533	.991	2	.54	-0.058	.00	0.00%	0.18	CF RF LF
24	24	153	Sep 17	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.429	.490	.918	6	1.42	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-1.40	CF
25	25	154	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.418	.472	.890	6	1.18	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-1.12	RF
26	26	155	Sep 20	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.412	.463	.875	9	1.19	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.13	PH
27	27	158 (2)	Sep 23	BAL		DET	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.412	.463	.875	2						LF
28	28	159	Sep 24	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	5	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.452	.500	.952	5	1.43	0.334	.00	0.00%	2.32	RF
29	29	160	Sep 25	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.298	.468	.491	.959	5	.46	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.01	CF
30	30	161	Sep 26	BAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.457	.475	.932	5	.55	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.32	CF
31	31	162	Sep 27	BAL		CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.452	.469	.921	5	1.46	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.05	CF
							14-17		85	64	10	19	5	0	2	7	18	0	20	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.297	.452	.469	.921		1.12	0.667	1.13	0.79%	5.59

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