Merv Rettenmund
Mervin Weldon Rettenmund
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 6, 1943 in Flint, MI
High School: Southwestern (Flint, MI)
School: Ball State University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1968
Final Game: June 22, 1980
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1968 BAL AL 25 OF 23 16 166.0 30 29 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -1.4 0.8 2.3 -1.6 -1 1.63 1.30 .980 2.08 1.80
1968 BAL AL 25 CF 13 7 65.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -12.9 0.3 0.5 -0.2 -1 1.80 1.00 .985 2.53 2.25
1968 BAL AL 25 RF 13 9 94.0 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 6.4 0.5 1.6 -1.1 0 1.72 1.38 .978 1.88 1.57
1968 BAL AL 25 LF 4 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0 1.29 0.25 1.000 1.80 1.45
1969 BAL AL 26 OF 78 42 467.0 111 107 3 1 0 .991 0.1 0.3 2.1 2.3 0.0 -2 2.12 1.41 .977 2.13 1.84
1969 BAL AL 26 LF 44 19 218.1 52 51 0 1 0 .981 1.4 7.7 2.4 2.4 0.1 -1 2.10 1.16 .979 1.99 1.60
1969 BAL AL 26 RF 22 10 114.0 24 23 1 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -16.8 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 -1 1.89 1.09 .975 1.91 1.60
1969 BAL AL 26 CF 18 13 134.2 40 38 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 2.7 0.3 -0.5 0.9 0 2.67 2.22 .982 2.50 2.18
1970 BAL AL 27 OF 93 78 741.2 212 201 6 5 1 .976 9.8 15.9 7.8 7.2 0.5 2 2.51 2.23 .980 2.14 1.85
1970 BAL AL 27 CF 44 43 367.0 121 116 2 3 0 .975 3.9 12.8 3.9 4.3 -0.4 0 2.89 2.68 .985 2.62 2.30
1970 BAL AL 27 RF 36 19 196.1 49 46 2 1 1 .980 2.3 14.1 1.3 0.7 0.6 1 2.20 1.33 .976 1.98 1.59
1970 BAL AL 27 LF 30 16 178.1 44 41 2 1 0 .977 3.6 24.2 2.6 2.2 0.3 1 2.17 1.43 .977 1.81 1.48
1971 BAL AL 28 OF 134 129 1170.2 306 292 7 7 4 .977 4.8 4.9 5.8 0.5 5.2 -1 2.30 2.23 .982 2.24 1.96 MVP-19
1971 BAL AL 28 RF 72 58 543.2 128 123 3 2 1 .984 1.1 2.4 2.1 -1.6 3.7 -1 2.09 1.75 .980 2.05 1.70 MVP-19
1971 BAL AL 28 LF 47 34 326.2 75 70 2 3 1 .960 1.9 7.0 1.9 1.6 0.3 0 1.98 1.53 .981 1.93 1.60 MVP-19
1971 BAL AL 28 CF 40 37 300.1 110 106 2 2 2 .982 1.8 7.2 1.8 0.5 1.2 0 3.24 2.70 .983 2.73 2.32 MVP-19
1972 BAL AL 29 OF 98 80 712.0 182 174 6 2 2 .989 1.9 3.2 1.9 -1.0 2.8 0 2.28 1.84 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 BAL AL 29 RF 79 56 546.0 134 128 4 2 1 .985 2.3 5.1 2.3 -0.1 2.4 0 2.18 1.67 .980 2.12 1.76
1972 BAL AL 29 CF 23 21 140.0 43 42 1 0 1 1.000 1.1 9.4 1.1 -0.1 1.1 0 2.76 1.87 .986 2.65 2.29
1972 BAL AL 29 LF 6 3 26.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -69.2 -1.5 -0.8 -0.7 0 1.38 0.67 .975 1.90 1.53
1973 BAL AL 30 OF 90 78 720.2 203 196 4 3 1 .985 12.7 21.1 11.7 6.6 5.1 1 2.50 2.22 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 BAL AL 30 RF 81 71 644.1 184 176 4 4 2 .978 12.2 22.7 11.2 5.2 6.0 1 2.51 2.22 .976 2.09 1.73
1973 BAL AL 30 LF 11 6 63.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 20.8 1.1 1.4 -0.3 0 2.13 1.36 .973 2.00 1.68
1973 BAL AL 30 CF 3 1 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -55.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.08 1.00 .967 2.77 2.53
1974 CIN NL 31 OF 69 58 497.1 106 103 3 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -3.9 -2.6 -4.4 1.9 1 1.92 1.54 .978 2.27 1.96
1974 CIN NL 31 RF 64 51 442.1 83 80 3 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -6.5 -3.4 -3.3 0.0 1 1.69 1.30 .975 2.04 1.66
1974 CIN NL 31 CF 8 7 55.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 17.5 0.8 -1.1 1.9 0 3.44 2.63 .986 2.77 2.42
1975 CIN NL 32 OF 61 44 419.1 100 99 1 0 1 1.000 1.4 4.0 0.4 1.3 -0.8 1 2.15 1.64 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 CIN NL 32 RF 39 32 290.1 61 61 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -7.4 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0 1.89 1.56 .974 2.05 1.74
1975 CIN NL 32 LF 21 10 113.0 30 29 1 0 1 1.000 2.2 23.4 1.2 1.6 -0.4 1 2.39 1.43 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 CIN NL 32 CF 3 2 16.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 75.0 1.0 0.1 1.0 0 5.62 3.33 .980 2.70 2.43
1975 CIN NL 32 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 .900 3.15 2.60
1976 SDP NL 33 OF 43 25 270.1 87 79 6 2 1 .977 5.9 26.2 3.9 1.8 2.2 2 2.83 1.98 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 SDP NL 33 LF 34 19 209.0 75 68 5 2 1 .973 6.8 39.0 4.8 1.7 3.1 2 3.14 2.15 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 SDP NL 33 RF 11 6 56.1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -12.8 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 0 2.08 1.18 .977 2.14 1.83
1976 SDP NL 33 CF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.88 2.50
1977 SDP NL 34 OF 27 14 170.0 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -3.3 -23.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 -1 1.59 1.11 .977 2.26 1.93
1977 SDP NL 34 LF 23 14 159.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -24.2 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 -1 1.75 1.35 .971 1.93 1.51
1977 SDP NL 34 RF 3 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0 2.00 0.67 .950 2.10 1.77
1977 SDP NL 34 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1977 SDP NL 34 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1978 CAL AL 35 OF 22 17 144.0 31 30 0 1 0 .968 -4.3 -35.8 -3.3 -1.8 -1.7 -1 1.88 1.36 .981 2.47 2.13
1978 CAL AL 35 DH 18
1978 CAL AL 35 RF 18 15 122.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 -4.7 -46.2 -3.7 -1.5 -2.3 -1 1.62 1.22 .978 2.24 1.85
1978 CAL AL 35 LF 5 2 22.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 21.8 0.4 -0.3 0.6 0 2.86 1.40 .971 2.21 1.78
1979 CAL AL 36 DH 17
1979 CAL AL 36 OF 9 6 54.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -53.3 -1.4 -1.2 -0.1 -1 1.00 0.67 .983 2.47 2.13
1979 CAL AL 36 LF 4 1 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -53.3 -0.8 -1.0 0.2 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.20 1.80
1979 CAL AL 36 RF 4 4 30.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.4 -56.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -1 0.90 0.75 .967 2.25 1.88
1979 CAL AL 36 CF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.85 2.60
1980 CAL AL 37 DH 1
12 Seasons OF 747 587 5533.0 1404 1346 37 21 10 .985 24.8 5.4 24.8 13.7 11.1 0 2.25 1.85 .980 2.24 1.94
12 Seasons RF 442 331 3088.1 722 693 19 10 5 .986 6.0 2.3 7.0 1.5 5.7 -1 2.07 1.61 .977 2.07 1.71
11 Seasons LF 229 124 1340.2 336 318 11 7 3 .979 11.9 10.7 9.9 9.0 0.7 2 2.21 1.44 .977 1.96 1.59
11 Seasons CF 155 132 1104.0 362 350 7 5 3 .986 6.9 7.5 7.9 3.2 4.7 -1 2.91 2.30 .984 2.65 2.30
3 Seasons DH 36
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 3.00 0.50 .900 3.00 2.55
13 Seasons TOT 749 587 5536.0 1405 1346 38 21 10 .985 24.8 5.4 24.8 13.8 11.0 0 0 2.25 1.85 .965 2.24 1.95
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1968 BAL AL 25 31 16 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 13 23 9 2
1969 BAL AL 26 95 42 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 18 22 78 19 4
1970 BAL AL 27 106 78 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 44 36 93 19 4
1971 BAL AL 28 141 129 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 40 72 134 9 0
1972 BAL AL 29 102 80 102 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 23 79 98 11 1
1973 BAL AL 30 95 78 95 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 81 90 0 15 0
1974 CIN NL 31 80 58 80 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 64 69 0 20 0
1975 CIN NL 32 93 44 93 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 3 39 62 0 39 0
1976 SDP NL 33 86 25 86 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1 11 43 0 49 2
1977 SDP NL 34 107 14 107 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 1 3 27 0 86 0
1978 CAL AL 35 50 31 50 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18 23 14 18 1
1979 CAL AL 36 35 20 35 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 9 14 13 0
1980 CAL AL 37 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
13 Seasons 1023 616 1023 800 0 0 0 0 2 0 229 155 442 749 29 308 14
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 3 30.0% 6 1 10.0% 0 386 57% 73% 27% 36 50%
1969 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 16 5 31.3% 11 0 0.0% 1 478 54% 81% 28% 52 46%
1970 BAL AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 9 6 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 20 10 50.0% 9 1 5.0% 1 837 60% 80% 30% 73 64%
1971 BAL AL 28 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 36 13 1 18 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 9 5 0 67 23 34.3% 42 2 3.0% 1 2278 57% 79% 28% 245 51%
1972 BAL AL 29 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 18 8 0 9 3 0 2 2 0 8 2 1 13 9 0 50 24 48.0% 25 1 2.0% 3 2251 65% 79% 29% 212 62%
1973 BAL AL 30 4 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 32 14 1 18 3 0 5 5 0 6 1 1 8 7 0 69 30 43.5% 37 2 2.9% 2 2697 66% 81% 28% 297 60%
1974 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 25 16 1 14 4 0 5 2 0 5 3 0 6 4 0 55 29 52.7% 25 1 1.8% 2 1903 63% 79% 28% 172 48%
1975 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 0 4 0 0 6 3 0 2 0 0 6 4 0 32 16 50.0% 16 0 0.0% 0 1280 59% 82% 28% 116 53%
1976 SDP NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 28.6% 4 1 14.3% 0 243 64% 85% 28% 23 57%
1977 SDP NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 59% 85% 31% 3 67%
1978 CAL AL 35 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 4 25.0% 12 0 0.0% 0 575 49% 74% 25% 61 36%
1979 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 114 56% 73% 32% 9 33%
12 Seasons 10 0 10 0 2 19 0 6 6 5 151 71 3 84 15 2 26 19 0 31 8 3 54 33 1 346 146 42.2% 191 9 2.6% 10 13081 61% 79% 28% 1299 55%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 60% 78% 26% 52%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 60% 77% 17% 3 33%
1969 BAL AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 5 38.5% 8 0 0.0% 0 894 60% 80% 29% 92 55%
1970 BAL AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 8 2 1 6 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 22 11 50.0% 10 1 4.5% 1 745 65% 79% 30% 87 49%
1971 BAL AL 28 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 21 20 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 4 4 0 41 27 65.9% 14 0 0.0% 2 1343 67% 81% 29% 161 44%
1972 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 1 1 33.3% 0 119 54% 82% 21% 15 27%
1973 BAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 250 68% 84% 31% 29 52%
1975 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 3 3 0 18 13 72.2% 4 1 5.6% 0 473 52% 86% 34% 57 51%
1976 SDP NL 33 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 1 1 5 4 0 7 1 0 7 4 0 1 0 1 9 9 0 29 18 62.1% 10 1 3.4% 4 934 61% 83% 30% 136 53%
1977 SDP NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 1 0 7 2 0 4 1 0 3 3 0 25 10 40.0% 15 0 0.0% 0 746 66% 80% 24% 76 41%
1978 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 101 37% 76% 26% 10 70%
1979 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 78 60% 78% 31% 8 25%
11 Seasons 7 0 7 0 3 11 0 5 1 4 49 39 1 49 9 1 27 18 0 13 3 2 26 24 0 164 93 56.7% 67 4 2.4% 7 5713 62% 81% 29% 674 48%
MLB Averages 57.7% 2.7% 60% 78% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1968 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 269 62% 71% 25% 21 62%
1969 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 12 4 33.3% 8 0 0.0% 2 569 70% 76% 28% 67 60%
1970 BAL AL 27 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 10 0 15 2 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 6 6 0 45 20 44.4% 25 0 0.0% 2 1538 69% 76% 26% 200 59%
1971 BAL AL 28 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 12 8 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 1 7 6 0 42 16 38.1% 25 1 2.4% 1 1304 62% 81% 27% 169 63%
1972 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 13 4 30.8% 8 1 7.7% 0 591 70% 76% 25% 67 63%
1973 BAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 56 89% 82% 30% 6 50%
1974 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 259 56% 76% 25% 33 64%
1975 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 76 54% 79% 25% 14 71%
1976 SDP NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 21 57% 76% 29% 2 0%
1977 SDP NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 57% 71% 14% 0
1979 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 44% 84% 36% 1 100%
11 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 7 0 1 3 2 38 26 0 41 2 0 5 2 0 25 3 2 21 17 0 130 50 38.5% 78 2 1.5% 5 4715 66% 77% 27% 580 61%
MLB Averages 42.8% 2.2% 60% 78% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1975 CIN NL 32 10 50% 80% 30% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1977 SDP NL 34 5 80% 60% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 15 60% 73% 27% 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50%
MLB Averages 60% 78% 27% 89% 66%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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