Merv Rettenmund was born on Sunday, June 6, 1943, in Flint, Michigan. Rettenmund was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1968, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Merv Rettenmund baseball stats page.
"Left-handers are even supposed to pitch differently; conventional wisdom has it that a left-hander's ball 'moves more.' Even so astute an analyst as Earl Weaver acknowledged that this appeared to be so. Weaver did stop short of citing the explanation offered by his former player, Merv Rettenmun, who said lefties' pitches move more 'because they throw against the earth's rotation.'" - Author Daniel Okrent in Nine Innings: The Anatomy of a Baseball Game (Mariner Books, 04/10/2000, Chapter 8, Page 217)
Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#48) |
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Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1968 | 25 | Orioles | 31 | 64 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .452 | .469 |
1969 | 26 | Orioles | 95 | 190 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .247 | .338 | .395 |
1970 | 27 | Orioles | 106 | 338 | 60 | 109 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .322 | .394 | .544 |
1971 | 28 | Orioles | 141 | 491 | 81 | 156 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 75 | 87 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .318 | .422 | .448 |
1972 | 29 | Orioles | 102 | 301 | 40 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .233 | .325 | .339 |
1973 | 30 | Orioles | 95 | 321 | 59 | 84 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 57 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .262 | .378 | .411 |
1974 | 31 | Reds | 80 | 208 | 30 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .216 | .337 | .332 |
1975 | 32 | Reds | 93 | 188 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .239 | .356 | .314 |
1976 | 33 | Padres | 86 | 140 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .361 | .321 |
1977 | 34 | Padres | 107 | 126 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .432 | .444 |
1978 | 35 | Angels | 50 | 108 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .269 | .433 | .361 |
1979 | 36 | Angels | 35 | 76 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .360 | .329 |
1980 | 37 | Angels | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,023 | 2,555 | 393 | 693 | 114 | 16 | 66 | 3 | 329 | 445 | 15 | 382 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 65 | .271 | .381 | .406 |
Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1968 Orioles | CF | 13 | 7 | 195 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1968 Orioles | LF | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
1968 Orioles | RF | 13 | 9 | 282 | 18 | 1.4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
1969 Orioles | CF | 18 | 13 | 402 | 40 | 2.2 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.69 |
1969 Orioles | LF | 44 | 19 | 654 | 52 | 1.2 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.11 |
1969 Orioles | RF | 22 | 10 | 342 | 24 | 1.1 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
1970 Orioles | CF | 44 | 43 | 1,101 | 121 | 2.8 | 118 | 116 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.89 |
1970 Orioles | LF | 30 | 16 | 534 | 44 | 1.5 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.17 |
1970 Orioles | RF | 36 | 19 | 588 | 49 | 1.4 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.20 |
1971 Orioles | CF | 40 | 37 | 900 | 110 | 2.8 | 108 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.24 |
1971 Orioles | LF | 47 | 34 | 978 | 75 | 1.6 | 72 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.99 |
1971 Orioles | RF | 72 | 58 | 1,629 | 128 | 1.8 | 126 | 123 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.09 |
1972 Orioles | CF | 23 | 21 | 420 | 43 | 1.9 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.76 |
1972 Orioles | LF | 6 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1972 Orioles | RF | 79 | 56 | 1,638 | 134 | 1.7 | 132 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.18 |
1973 Orioles | CF | 3 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1973 Orioles | LF | 11 | 6 | 189 | 15 | 1.4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
1973 Orioles | RF | 81 | 71 | 1,932 | 184 | 2.3 | 180 | 176 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.52 |
1974 Reds | CF | 8 | 7 | 165 | 21 | 2.6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.44 |
1974 Reds | RF | 64 | 51 | 1,326 | 83 | 1.3 | 83 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1975 Reds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1975 Reds | CF | 3 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
1975 Reds | LF | 21 | 10 | 339 | 30 | 1.4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.39 |
1975 Reds | RF | 39 | 32 | 870 | 61 | 1.6 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
1976 Padres | CF | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1976 Padres | LF | 34 | 19 | 627 | 75 | 2.2 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.14 |
1976 Padres | RF | 11 | 6 | 168 | 13 | 1.2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.09 |
1977 Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1977 Padres | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1977 Padres | LF | 23 | 14 | 477 | 31 | 1.3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.75 |
1977 Padres | RF | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1978 Angels | LF | 5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
1978 Angels | RF | 18 | 15 | 366 | 23 | 1.3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.62 |
1979 Angels | CF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1979 Angels | LF | 4 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1979 Angels | RF | 4 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 442 | 331 | 9,258 | 722 | 1.6 | 712 | 693 | 19 | 10 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.08 | |
LF Totals | 229 | 124 | 4,017 | 336 | 1.5 | 329 | 318 | 11 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.21 | |
CF Totals | 155 | 132 | 3,309 | 362 | 2.3 | 357 | 350 | 7 | 5 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.91 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
12 Years | 828 | 587 | 16,593 | 1,421 | 1.7 | 1,399 | 1,361 | 38 | 22 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.28 |
Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1968 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 32.0 | 3.2 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1969 Orioles | 6 | 1 | .857 | 19 | 4 | n/a | 47.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1970 Orioles | 13 | 7 | .650 | 19 | 4 | n/a | 18.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1971 Orioles | 15 | 6 | .714 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 44.6 | 8.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1972 Orioles | 6 | 4 | .600 | 11 | 1 | n/a | 50.2 | 8.1 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1973 Orioles | 11 | 2 | .846 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 8.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1974 Reds | 5 | 1 | .833 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 34.7 | 5.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1975 Reds | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 39 | 0 | n/a | 94.0 | 8.5 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1976 Padres | 4 | 1 | .800 | 49 | 2 | n/a | 70.0 | 6.1 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1977 Padres | 1 | 2 | .333 | 86 | 0 | n/a | 31.5 | 4.5 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1978 Angels | 0 | 3 | .000 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 108.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1979 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 76.0 | 5.4 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1980 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 68 | 28 | .708 | 308 | 14 | 36 | 38.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Merv RettenmundMerv Rettenmund Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1968 Baltimore Orioles | 14, 47 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1970 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1971 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1972 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1973 Baltimore Orioles | 14 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Cincinnati Reds | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1975 Cincinnati Reds | 26 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1976 San Diego Padres | 16 | $42,500.00 | - | - |
1977 San Diego Padres | 16 | $34,000.00 | - | - |
1978 California Angels | 8 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1979 California Angels | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 California Angels | 7 | Undetermined | - | - |
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