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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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.0

2555

693

.271

393

RBI

329

OBP

.381

SLG

.406

OPS

.786

OPS+

123

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	BAL		NYY	W,3-1	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	2	Apr 17	BAL		NYY	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	3	Apr 18	BAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
4	4	Apr 19	BAL		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 20	BAL		DET	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 21	BAL	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
7	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	9 (1)	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	10	Apr 26	BAL	@	KCR	L,3-5	CG	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	11	Apr 28	BAL		CAL	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	14 (2)	May 2	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	15	May 5	BAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	16	May 6	BAL		KCR	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	17	May 7	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
15	18	May 10	BAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	21 (2)	May 13	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
17	22	May 14	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
18	23	May 15	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	24	May 16	BAL	@	DET	W,8-3	GF	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
20	25	May 17	BAL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
21	26	May 19	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	27	May 20	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
23	28	May 21	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	29	May 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	30	May 24	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	31	May 25	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	32	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,2-0	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	33	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	34	May 28	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
30	35	May 29	BAL		CLE	W,6-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
31	36	May 30	BAL		BOS	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	37	Jun 1	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	38	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	39	Jun 3	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	41 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
36	42	Jun 5	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	43	Jun 6	BAL		MIN	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
38	47 (3)	Jun 11	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	48	Jun 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
40	49	Jun 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
41	51 (1)	Jun 16	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
42	52	Jun 17	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
43	53	Jun 18	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	54	Jun 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	56 (1)	Jun 21	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
46	57	Jun 24 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	58	Jun 24 (2)	BAL		DET	L,1-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
48	59	Jun 25	BAL		DET	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
49	60	Jun 26	BAL		MIL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
50	61	Jun 27	BAL		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	62	Jun 28	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	63	Jun 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	64	Jun 30	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	65	Jul 1	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
55	66	Jul 2	BAL	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
56	67	Jul 3	BAL	@	DET	W,15-3	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
57	68	Jul 4	BAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	20	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	71 (2)	Jul 7	BAL		TEX	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
59	72	Jul 8 (1)	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	74 (1)	Jul 9	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	77 (2)	Jul 12	BAL		KCR	L,4-11	GF	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
62	78	Jul 14 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-4	GS	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
63	79	Jul 14 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	80	Jul 15	BAL		CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
65	82 (1)	Jul 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	83	Jul 18	BAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
67	84	Jul 19	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	85	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
69	87 (1)	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
70	91 (3)	Jul 29	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	GS	42	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF RF
71	92	Jul 30	BAL		NYY	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	93	Jul 31 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	95 (1)	Aug 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	96	Aug 2 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	98 (1)	Aug 3	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
76	99	Aug 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	101 (1)	Aug 6	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	102	Aug 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	103	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	105 (1)	Aug 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	106	Aug 11	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
82	107	Aug 12 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
83	108	Aug 12 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	109	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,8-2	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	118 (8)	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,7-1	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	119	Aug 25	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	135 (15)	Sep 9 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
88	136	Sep 10	BAL		MIL	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	137	Sep 11	BAL		MIL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	138	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	23	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	139	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,5-6	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
92	141 (1)	Sep 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-3	GF	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
93	142	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
94	143	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
95	144	Sep 20 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
96	151 (6)	Sep 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
97	152	Oct 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	153	Oct 3 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
							108gm		712.0	173	6	2	181	2