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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.0

2555

693

.271

393

RBI

329

OBP

.381

SLG

.406

OPS

.786

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-14 / in Starts: 14-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	66 (28-25-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (27-18-9)

Most Driven In
B Downing	2
L Harlow	2
B Grich	2
C Lansford	1
R Carew	1
J Rudi	1
Self	1
B Campaneris	0

Most Driven In By
B Grich	2
Self	1
D Baylor	1
C Lansford	1
R Carew	1
T Donohue	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	987	8 (7)	Apr 13	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.15	-0.019	.21	-0.02%	-1.23	DH
2	988	15 (6)	Apr 21	CAL		OAK	W,13-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	989	24 (8)	May 1	CAL		NYY	L,8-12	9-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	4.71	0.136	8.41	0.15%	1.00	PH
4	990	25	May 2	CAL		NYY	W,1-0	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	2	.91	-0.077	1.53	-0.08%	-0.87	LF
5	991	36 (10)	May 16	CAL		MIL	W,4-3	10-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	4.37	-0.112	6.80	-0.11%	-0.44	PH LF
6	992	39 (2)	May 19	CAL		CHW	W,10-6	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	7	.90	0.054	1.82	0.07%	0.94	CF
7	993	40	May 20	CAL		CHW	W,4-0	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	6	.44	-0.046	.95	-0.06%	-0.90	RF
8	994	41	May 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-7	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	5	.58	-0.043	1.15	-0.05%	-0.79	LF
9	995	42	May 23	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	6	1.69	-0.120	3.31	-0.14%	-0.72	DH
10	996	47 (4)	May 27 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.154	.179	.154	.332	6	.60	0.004	1.40	0.01%	-0.09	DH
11	997	49 (1)	May 30	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.188	.167	.354	7	1.31	-0.070	2.88	-0.09%	-0.87	DH
12	998	50	May 31	CAL	@	SEA	L,10-12	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.212	.167	.379	5	1.00	0.051	2.26	0.07%	0.27	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	999	51	Jun 1	CAL		CLE	L,4-7	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.235	.194	.429	5	.60	0.029	1.33	0.04%	0.39	PH
14	1000	54 (2)	Jun 4	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.270	.324	.594	7	.88	0.171	1.84	0.22%	1.73	DH
15	1001	55	Jun 5	CAL		TOR	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.216	.268	.297	.566	6	.88	-0.024	1.98	-0.03%	0.42	RF
16	1002	60 (4)	Jun 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.286	.316	.602	9	2.91	0.099	7.21	0.15%	0.66	PH
17	1003	70 (9)	Jun 20	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.304	.317	.621	2	.64	0.038	2.24	0.08%	0.53	RF
18	1004	75 (4)	Jun 26	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.300	.295	.595	1	1.11	-0.051	3.82	-0.11%	-0.39	DH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	1005	80 (4)	Jul 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,14-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.302	.298	.600	7	.39	-0.022	1.21	-0.04%	-0.23	RF
20	1006	92 (11)	Jul 14	CAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG(12)	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.339	.314	.653	7	1.92	0.299	5.53	0.52%	0.59	DH
21	1007	93	Jul 15	CAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.365	.364	.729	6	.80	0.086	2.35	0.15%	0.45	DH
22	1008	95 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.364	.351	.715	7	1.42	0.004	4.09	0.01%	0.01	DH
23	1009	102 (6)	Jul 26	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.358	.345	.703	9	2.02	-0.053	6.25	-0.10%	-0.32	PH
24	1010	103	Jul 27	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.357	.344	.701	8	.85	0.000	3.98	0.00%	0.12	DH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1011	108 (4)	Aug 1	CAL		SEA	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.370	.375	.745	8	1.52	0.165	4.90	0.32%	1.64	DH
26	1012	109	Aug 3	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.355	.358	.713	8	1.49	-0.125	7.21	-0.36%	-1.32	DH
27	1013	121 (11)	Aug 15	CAL		DET	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.351	.353	.704	6	.21	-0.006	.75	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
28	1014	123 (1)	Aug 18	CAL		TOR	W,7-5	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.363	.348	.710	7	1.15	0.063	4.49	0.15%	0.62	DH
29	1015	124	Aug 19	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.349	.333	.683	7	1.29	-0.087	4.97	-0.20%	-0.96	DH
30	1016	133 (8)	Aug 29	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.345	.329	.674	7	4.34	-0.123	19.16	-0.33%	-0.52	PH
31	1017	135 (1)	Aug 31	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-8	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.353	.329	.682	9	2.37	0.038	10.01	0.10%	0.24	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	1018	140 (4)	Sep 5	CAL		CHW	W,9-8	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.360	.338	.698	9	4.62	0.273	21.66	0.77%	1.73	PH
33	1019	147 (6)	Sep 14	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-7	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.368	.338	.706	9	4.36	0.014	16.63	0.03%	0.25	PH
34	1020	155 (7)	Sep 22	CAL		TEX	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.364	.333	.697	3	1.42	0.108	8.62	0.39%	1.17	PH
35	1021	161 (5)	Sep 29	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-6	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.360	.329	.688	3	1.51	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.81	PH
							21-14		90	76	7	20	2	0	1	10	11	1	14	1	1	1	2	3	1	0	.263	.360	.329	.688		1.24	0.576	3.69	1.48%	1.97

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