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Ken Reitz

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 24, 1951 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: March 31, 2021 in St. Charles, MO

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 31st round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA).

High School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)

Debut: September 5, 1972 (Age 21-073d, 13,294th in major league history)
vs. MON 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 3, 1982 (Age 30-344d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Kenneth John Reitz

Nicknames: Zamboni

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.2

4777

1243

.260

366

RBI

548

OBP

.290

SLG

.359

OPS

.649

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1969	18	STL-min	A,WRk,Rk	70	263	249	21	74	14	0	3	32	2	2	7	21	.297	.332	.390	.722		97		6	1	0			CDR,CNS,CDS · MIDW,FLIN,GULF
1970	19	STL-min	A	127	545	513	51	149	33	1	6	75	1	0	17	38	.290	.309	.394	.702		202		0	7	8			SPT · FLOR
1971	20	STL-min	AA	131	533	505	48	137	29	0	7	53	2	0	14	57	.271	.293	.370	.663		187		4	4	6			ARK · DIXA
1972	21	STL-min	AAA	118	490	462	52	129	26	1	15	66	1	0	21	64	.279	.311	.437	.748		202		2	1	4			TUL · AA
1972	21	STL	NL	21	81	78	5	28	4	0	0	10	0	1	2	4	.359	.370	.410	.781	123	32	4	0	0	1	0	5/H
1973	22	STL	NL	147	446	426	40	100	20	2	6	42	0	1	9	25	.235	.256	.333	.589	62	142	18	4	4	3	2	*5H/6
1974	23	STL	NL	154	612	579	48	157	28	2	7	54	0	0	23	63	.271	.299	.363	.662	85	210	25	2	3	5	7	*5/H64
1975	24	STL	NL	161	627	592	43	159	25	1	5	63	1	1	22	54	.269	.298	.340	.637	74	201	18	5	2	6	9	*5/H	GG
1976	25	SFG	NL	155	614	577	40	154	21	1	5	66	5	4	24	48	.267	.293	.333	.626	76	192	24	1	3	9	5	*5/H6
1977	26	STL	NL	157	620	587	58	153	36	1	17	79	2	6	19	74	.261	.291	.412	.703	88	242	17	7	5	2	4	*5
1978	27	STL	NL	150	578	540	41	133	26	2	10	75	1	0	23	61	.246	.280	.357	.637	78	193	13	5	3	7	5	*5/H
1979	28	STL	NL	159	643	605	42	162	41	2	8	73	1	0	25	85	.268	.299	.382	.681	84	231	13	4	4	5	7	*5/H
1980	29	STL	NL	151	561	523	39	141	33	0	8	58	0	1	22	44	.270	.300	.379	.679	86	198	16	3	8	5	5	*5/H	AS
1981	30	CHC	NL	82	286	260	10	56	9	1	2	28	0	0	15	56	.215	.261	.281	.541	52	73	9	3	2	6	3	*5/H
1982	31	PIT	NL	7	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.091	.000	.091	-73	0	0	1	0	0	0	/5H
1983	32	STL-min	AAA	3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143	.286		1		0	0	0	0		LOU · AA
1985	34	TEX-min	AA	45	140	126	13	28	4	0	6	17	1	1	11	29	.222	.281	.397	.677		50		0	1	2	1		TUL · TL
11 Yrs				1344	5079	4777	366	1243	243	12	68	548	10	14	184	518	.260	.290	.359	.649	79	1714	157	35	34	49	47
162 Game Avg.				162	612	576	44	150	29	1	8	66	1	2	22	62	.260	.290	.359	.649	79	207	19	4	4	6	6

STL (8 yrs)				1100	4168	3930	316	1033	213	10	61	454	5	10	145	410	.263	.292	.369	.661	81	1449	124	30	29	34	39
CHC (1 yr)				82	286	260	10	56	9	1	2	28	0	0	15	56	.215	.261	.281	.541	52	73	9	3	2	6	3
PIT (1 yr)				7	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.091	.000	.091	-73	0	0	1	0	0	0
SFG (1 yr)				155	614	577	40	154	21	1	5	66	5	4	24	48	.267	.293	.333	.626	76	192	24	1	3	9	5