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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-1	GF	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
2	10 (6)	Apr 19 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
3	11	Apr 19 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
4	18 (6)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,18-2	GF	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (1)	May 1	BAL		MIN	W,9-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	22 (1)	May 3	BAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	23	May 5	BAL		KCR	W,7-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	24	May 6	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
9	27 (2)	May 9	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
10	28	May 10 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	29	May 10 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
12	32 (2)	May 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
13	35 (2)	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	37 (1)	May 21 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	38	May 21 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
16	39	May 22	BAL		BOS	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
17	40	May 23	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	41	May 24 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
19	43 (1)	May 25	BAL		CLE	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	45 (1)	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
21	48 (2)	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,1-6	GS	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	49	Jun 2	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	50	Jun 3	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	51	Jun 4	BAL	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	52	Jun 5	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	53	Jun 6	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	54	Jun 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	55	Jun 9	BAL		CAL	L,5-7	CG	47	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
29	56	Jun 10	BAL		CAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	57	Jun 11	BAL		CAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	58	Jun 12	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	40	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
32	59	Jun 13	BAL		OAK	L,7-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	60	Jun 14	BAL		OAK	W,4-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	61	Jun 15	BAL		MIL	L,6-9	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	62	Jun 17	BAL		MIL	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	63	Jun 19 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,12-10	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
37	64	Jun 19 (2)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	46	13.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	65	Jun 20	BAL		WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	66	Jun 21	BAL		WSA	W,4-2	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
40	67	Jun 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-8	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
41	70 (2)	Jun 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,13-8	GS	65	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF LF
42	73 (2)	Jun 28	BAL	@	WSA	L,3-4	GS	47	11.1	8	0	0	8	0	RF LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	77 (3)	Jul 2	BAL		CLE	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	79 (1)	Jul 4	BAL		DET	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	81 (1)	Jul 7	BAL		NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	82	Jul 8	BAL		NYY	W,9-8	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
47	83	Jul 9	BAL		NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
48	86 (2)	Jul 12 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	87	Jul 12 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,13-3	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
50	91 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
51	92	Jul 19 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	94 (1)	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
53	95	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	GS	50	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
54	96	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
55	97	Jul 24	BAL	@	MIN	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	RF
56	99 (1)	Jul 26	BAL	@	MIN	W,11-1	GS	35	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF RF
57	100	Jul 27	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	101	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	W,4-2	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
59	102	Jul 29	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	103	Jul 31	BAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	104	Aug 1	BAL		KCR	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	105	Aug 2	BAL		KCR	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	107 (1)	Aug 5	BAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	108	Aug 6 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	109	Aug 6 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
66	110	Aug 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	111	Aug 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	112	Aug 9 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	48	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	113	Aug 9 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,12-9	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
70	115 (1)	Aug 12	BAL	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
71	116	Aug 13	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	118 (1)	Aug 15	BAL	@	OAK	W,7-1	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF RF
73	120 (1)	Aug 17	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
74	121	Aug 18	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-0	GS	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
75	122	Aug 19	BAL	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	123	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	124	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,2-3	GS	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
78	125	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,6-5	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
79	129 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	BAL		MIL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	130	Aug 28 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	131	Aug 29	BAL		MIL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
82	132	Aug 30	BAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	134 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	135	Sep 2	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	137 (1)	Sep 4	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	GS	12	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	146 (8)	Sep 13	BAL		BOS	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	147	Sep 15	BAL	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
88	156 (8)	Sep 25	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-7	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	157	Sep 26	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
90	158	Sep 27	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	159	Sep 29 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	161 (1)	Sep 30	BAL		WSA	W,6-2	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
93	162	Oct 1	BAL		WSA	W,3-2	GF	14	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							110gm		741.2	203	6	5	214	1