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Ken Retzer
Kenneth Leo Retzer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1961
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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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
1961 27 WSA AL 16 57 53 7 18 4 0 1 3 1 0 4 5 .340 .386 .472 .858 134 25 1 0 0 0 0 2
1962 28 WSA AL 109 372 340 36 97 11 2 8 37 2 0 26 21 .285 .334 .400 .734 97 136 8 0 4 2 4 2
1963 29 WSA AL 95 287 265 21 64 10 0 5 31 2 0 17 20 .242 .290 .336 .626 75 89 4 2 1 2 2 2
1964 30 WSA AL 17 38 32 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .094 .237 .094 .331 -3 3 1 1 0 0 1 2
4 Seasons 237 754 690 65 182 25 2 14 72 5 0 52 50 .264 .316 .367 .683 87 253 14 3 5 4 7
162 Game Avg. 162 515 472 44 124 17 1 10 49 3 0 36 34 .264 .316 .367 .683 87 173 10 2 3 3 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1961 WSA AL 27 C 16 15 133.0 80 71 8 1 2 .988 1.0 9.0 1 5.35 4.94 .989 6.21 5.44 1 5 7 6 46%
1962 WSA AL 28 C 99 91 798.0 540 488 44 8 5 .985 1.0 1.5 1 6.00 5.37 .989 6.30 5.57 6 23 29 19 40%
1963 WSA AL 29 C 81 72 627.1 362 320 35 7 5 .981 -2.0 -3.8 -2 5.09 4.38 .989 6.64 5.78 7 15 38 15 28%
1964 WSA AL 30 C 13 11 90.0 68 56 10 2 1 .971 1.0 13.3 1 6.60 5.08 .990 7.07 6.07 3 5 4 8 67%
4 Seasons C 209 189 1648.1 1050 935 97 18 13 .983 1.0 0.7 1 5.63 4.94 .989 6.46 5.67 17 48 78 48 38%
4 Seasons TOT 209 189 1648.1 1050 935 97 18 13 .983 1.0 0.7 1 5.63 4.94 .972 6.46 5.67 17 48 78 48 38%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

September 6, 1961: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Chet Boak (October, 1961) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

October 15, 1964: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Minnesota Twins for Joe McCabe.

April 10, 1966: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros for Walt Bond.

January 4, 1967: Traded by the Houston Astros with Lee Maye to the Cleveland Indians for Doc Edwards, Jim Landis and Jim Weaver.

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