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, 13,280th 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

-3.1

4777

1243

.260

366

RBI

548

OBP

.290

SLG

.359

OPS

.649

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-10 / in Starts: 11-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	57 (27-17-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
T Simmons	3
J Cruz	2
J Torre	2
L Brock	1
T Sizemore	1
B Carbo	1

Most Driven In By
J Roque	1
B Stein	1
R Wise	1
J Cruz	1
T Sizemore	1
D Anderson	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SF	ROE	GDP	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	130 (129)	Sep 5	STL		MON	W,5-3	CG	4	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.500	.667	1.167	7	1.00	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.60	3B
2	2	131	Sep 6	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.571	.500	.571	1.071	6	.93	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.30	3B
3	3	132	Sep 7	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.417	.455	.871	6	1.47	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.47	3B
4	4	133	Sep 8 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	4	4	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.563	.667	1.229	6	1.97	0.326	.00	0.00%	2.28	3B
5	5	134	Sep 8 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,9-4	CG(13)	6	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.571	.545	.619	1.165	6	1.20	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-1.28	3B
6	6	135	Sep 9	STL	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.480	.542	1.022	6	.68	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.37	3B
7	7	136	Sep 10	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.414	.464	.878	7	1.66	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.21	3B
8	8	137	Sep 11	STL	@	MON	L,0-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.414	.400	.448	.848	9	.23	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
9	9	139 (1)	Sep 13	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG(11)	6	5	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.417	.471	.887	3	1.25	0.215	.00	0.00%	1.01	3B
10	10	140	Sep 14	STL	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.395	.400	.447	.847	7	.82	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-1.04	3B
11	11	141	Sep 15	STL		PIT	W,10-4	CG	4	4	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.432	.500	.932	7	.47	0.071	.00	0.00%	1.11	3B
12	12	142	Sep 16	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.435	.438	.500	.938	7	.76	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-1.40	3B
13	13	143	Sep 17	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.420	.423	.480	.903	7	1.25	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.53	3B
14	14	144	Sep 19	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.407	.421	.463	.884	7	2.37	0.255	.00	0.00%	-0.30	3B
15	15	145	Sep 20	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.379	.393	.431	.824	6	2.47	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-1.26	3B
16	16	146	Sep 21	STL		PHI	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.385	.435	.820	7	1.10	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.40	3B
17	17	147	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	L,0-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.377	.424	.801	7	1.48	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.77	3B
18	18	148	Sep 23 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-15	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.348	.361	.406	.767	6	.19	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.14	3B
19	19	151 (2)	Sep 27	STL		NYM	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.356	.368	.411	.779	6	.82	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.96	3B
20	20	152	Sep 29	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.375	.416	.791	6	1.19	0.110	.00	0.00%	1.00	3B
21	21	153	Sep 30	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.359	.370	.410	.781	6	.42	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	3B
							11-10		81	78	5	28	4	10	2	4	1	1	4	1	.359	.370	.410	.781		1.22	0.168	.00	0.00%	-1.86

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