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George Rettger

George Edward Rettger

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 29, 1868 in Cleveland, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1891
Teams (by GP): Browns/Spiders/Reds 1891-1892

Final Game: July 16, 1892
Died: June 5, 1921 in Lakewood, OH
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1891	22	STL	AA	7	3	.700	3.40	14	12	2	10	1	1	92.2	85	63	35	4	51	49	8	0	6	420	118	1.468	8.3	0.4	5.0	4.8	0.96
1892	23	TOT	NL	2	3	.400	4.21	7	6	1	4	0	0	47.0	40	32	22	2	41	13	2	0	5	224	81	1.723	7.7	0.4	7.9	2.5	0.32
1892	23	CLV	NL	1	3	.250	4.26	6	5	1	3	0	0	38.0	32	27	18	2	31	12	1	0	5	178	80	1.658	7.6	0.5	7.3	2.8	0.39
1892	23	CIN	NL	1	0	1.000	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	5	4	0	10	1	1	0	0	46	86	2.000	8.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	0.10
1893	24	-min	B	23	8	.742		32	31		30	1																				ATA · SOUA
1895	26	-min	A	21	19	.525	3.67	42	41		35	1		341.0	480	284	139										12.7					MLW · WL
1897	28	-min	A	22	9	.710	2.52	42	33		26	4		296.2	365	193	83		61	70	10		3			1.436	11.1		1.9	2.1	1.15	CLB,MLW · WL
1898	29	-min	A	24	12	.667		44	39		31	0		326.0	325	157			64	58	9		0			1.193	9.0		1.8	1.6	0.91	MLW · WL
1900	31	-min	A	7	11	.389		22	17		16	1		176.0	181	89			43	31						1.273	9.3		2.2	1.6	0.72	MLW · AL
2 Seasons				9	6	.600	3.67	21	18	3	14	1	1	139.2	125	95	57	6	92	62	10	0	11	644	104	1.554	8.1	0.4	5.9	4.0	0.67
162 Game Avg.				16	10	.600	3.67	37	31	5	24	2	2	244	218	166	99	10	160	108	17	0	19	1123	104	1.554	8.1	0.4	5.9	4.0	0.67

STL (1 yr)				7	3	.700	3.40	14	12	2	10	1	1	92.2	85	63	35	4	51	49	8	0	6	420	118	1.468	8.3	0.4	5.0	4.8	0.96
CLV (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.26	6	5	1	3	0	0	38.0	32	27	18	2	31	12	1	0	5	178	80	1.658	7.6	0.5	7.3	2.8	0.39
CIN (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	5	4	0	10	1	1	0	0	46	86	2.000	8.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	0.10

NL (1 yr)			NL	2	3	.400	4.21	7	6	1	4	0	0	47.0	40	32	22	2	41	13	2	0	5	224	81	1.723	7.7	0.4	7.9	2.5	0.32
AA (1 yr)			AA	7	3	.700	3.40	14	12	2	10	1	1	92.2	85	63	35	4	51	49	8	0	6	420	118	1.468	8.3	0.4	5.0	4.8	0.96

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1891	22	STL	AA	92.2	12	63	71	1	1.0	8	1.2	$
1892	23	CLV	NL	38.0	5	27	25	1	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
1892	23	CIN	NL	9.0	1	5	6	0	1.0	1	0.1	$
2 Seasons				139.2	18	95	102	2	1.0	7	1.1	$

STL (1 yr)				92.2	12	63	71	1	1.0	8	1.2	$
CLV (1 yr)				38.0	5	27	25	1	1.0	-2	-0.2	$
CIN (1 yr)				9.0	1	5	6	0	1.0	1	0.1	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1891	22	STL	AA	15	48	42	5	3	0	0	1	2	1	5	10	.071	.188	.143	.330	-8	6	1		1/O
1892	23	TOT	NL	8	27	23	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	4	4	.130	.259	.174	.433	30	4	0		/1O
1892	23	CLV	NL	6	18	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.133	.278	.133	.411	23	2	0		/1
1892	23	CIN	NL	2	9	8	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	.125	.222	.250	.472	43	2	0		/O1
1893	24	-min	B	34	106	106	22	31	2	0	6					.292	.292	.481	.774		51			ATA · SOUA
1895	26	-min	A	46	162	162	27	42	3	4	3		4			.259	.259	.383	.642		62			MLW · WL
1897	28	-min	A	84	131	130	19	24	3	2	0		0			.185	.185	.238	.423		31		1	MLW,CLB · WL
1898	29	-min	A	44	121	117	20	29	7	2	0		2			.248	.248	.342	.590		40		4	MLW · WL
1900	31	-min	A	29	83	82	11	17	4	0	1		0			.207	.207	.293	.500		24		1	MLW · AL
1901	32	-min	A																					KSY · WL
2 Seasons				23	75	65	6	6	1	0	1	5	1	9	14	.092	.213	.154	.367	5	10	1
162 Game Avg.				162	528	458	42	42	7	0	7	35	7	63	99	.092	.213	.154	.367	5	70	7

STL (1 yr)				15	48	42	5	3	0	0	1	2	1	5	10	.071	.188	.143	.330	-8	6	1
CLV (1 yr)				6	18	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.133	.278	.133	.411	23	2	0
CIN (1 yr)				2	9	8	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	.125	.222	.250	.472	43	2	0

NL (1 yr)				8	27	23	1	3	1	0	0	3	0	4	4	.130	.259	.174	.433	30	4	0
AA (1 yr)				15	48	42	5	3	0	0	1	2	1	5	10	.071	.188	.143	.330	-8	6	1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1891	22	STL	AA	48	-8	0	0	0	0	2	1	-5	-0.4	-5	-0.4	0.0	$	1/O
1892	23	CLV	NL	18	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1892	23	CIN	NL	9	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/O1
2 Seasons				75	-10	0	0	0	0	2	2	-6	-0.5	-6	-0.5	0.0	$

STL (1 yr)				48	-8	0	0	0	0	2	1	-5	-0.4	-5	-0.4	0.0	$
CLV (1 yr)				18	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
CIN (1 yr)				9	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	G
1891	STL	AA	22	P	14	92.2	24	5	17	2	.917	2.14	1.57	.908	2.55	2.46
1891	STL	AA	22	OF	1		3	2	0	1	.667		2.00	.907		1.90	0-0-1
1892	TOT	NL	23	P	7	47.0	14	3	9	2	.857	2.30	1.71	.901	2.49	2.41
1892	CLV	NL	23	P	6	38.0	11	1	8	2	.818	2.13	1.50	.901	2.49	2.42
1892	CIN	NL	23	OF	1		0	0	0	0			0.00			1.90	0-0-1
1892	CIN	NL	23	P	1	9.0	3	2	1	0	1.000	3.00	3.00	.900	2.50	2.40
	2 Seasons			P	21	139.2	38	8	26	4	.895	2.19	1.62	.905	2.53	2.44
	2 Seasons			OF	2		3	2	0	1	.667		1.00	.907		1.90	0-0-2
	2 Seasons			TOT	23	139.2	41	10	26	5	.878	2.19	1.57	.905	2.53	2.40	0-0-2

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

August 13, 1891: Jumped from Minneapolis (Western Association) to the St. Louis Browns.
July 5, 1892: Released by the Cleveland Spiders.
July 13, 1892: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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