Merv Rettenmund Trades and Transactions

The Merv Rettenmund trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Merv Rettenmund has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"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)

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Merv Rettenmund

Merv Rettenmund Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#48)

Merv Rettenmund Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#48)
 

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Birth Name:   Mervin Weldon Rettenmund
Nickname:   Merv
Born On:   06-06-1943  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Flint, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Southwestern High School (Flint, MI)
College:   Ball State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-14-1968 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-22-1980
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Merv Rettenmund

Trades & Transactions

11-28-1964: Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles.
12-04-1973: Traded by Baltimore Orioles (with Junior Kennedy) to Cincinnati Reds for Ross Grimsley.
04-05-1976: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to San Diego Padres for Rudy Meoli.
11-02-1977: Granted free agency.
03-25-1978: Signed by California Angels.
06-24-1980: Released by California Angels.


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