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	23-27 / in Starts: 16-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	39 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	1 in 7 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 142 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	97 (43-34-20)
Avg. MLBer w/ 142 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	86 (42-29-15)

Most Driven In
D Baylor	6
B Grich	2
D Chalk	1
C Lansford	1
R Jackson	1
K Landreaux	1
L Bostock	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
C Lansford	2
R Jackson	2
D Baylor	2
T Solaita	1
I Hampton	1
Self	1
D Chalk	1
B Grich	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	937	9 (8)	Apr 16	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.00	-0.056	1.61	-0.05%	-0.25	DH
2	938	15 (5)	Apr 24	CAL		SEA	L,5-6	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	4.53	-0.104	7.69	-0.11%	-0.27	PH
3	939	17 (1)	Apr 26	CAL		SEA	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1						PR LF
4	940	18	Apr 27	CAL		SEA	W,5-1	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	4	1.16	-0.057	1.86	-0.06%	-0.83	PH
5	941	20 (1)	Apr 29	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	6-GF	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	4	.07	0.007	.12	0.01%	0.62	PH
6	942	21	Apr 30	CAL		TOR	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.538	.846	6	.08	-0.005	.14	-0.01%	0.42	RF
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
7	943	23 (1)	May 3	CAL		DET	L,4-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.500	.786	9	.10	-0.003	.15	0.00%	-0.09	PH
8	944	25 (1)	May 6	CAL		CLE	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.733	1.067	6	1.15	0.088	1.66	0.08%	3.36	PH LF
9	945	26	May 7	CAL		CLE	W,16-3	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.389	.421	.778	1.199	6	.69	0.050	1.14	0.05%	1.25	DH
10	946	27	May 9	CAL	@	DET	W,7-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.429	.737	1.165	6	1.63	-0.022	2.81	-0.02%	-0.59	PH
11	947	31 (3)	May 15	CAL	@	TOR	L,6-10	GS-7	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.381	.440	.714	1.154	7	.44	0.015	.83	0.02%	0.11	RF
12	948	32	May 16	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.483	.708	1.191	7	2.12	0.282	3.87	0.31%	1.78	RF
13	949	35 (2)	May 19	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-1	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.469	.667	1.135	3	.83	0.024	1.52	0.03%	0.13	DH
14	950	36	May 20	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.459	.613	1.072	3	1.86	-0.210	3.75	-0.25%	-0.83	RF
15	951	37	May 21	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.447	.594	1.041	9	1.83	-0.046	3.42	-0.05%	-0.22	PH
16	952	38	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.371	.452	.571	1.024	3	1.21	0.121	2.33	0.14%	0.60	DH
17	953	39	May 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.422	.526	.949	3	.45	-0.032	.92	-0.04%	-0.59	DH
18	954	41 (1)	May 26	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	GS-7	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.449	.525	.974	3	1.03	0.127	2.20	0.16%	0.90	DH
19	955	42	May 27	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.440	.512	.952	9	3.61	-0.080	7.82	-0.10%	-0.45	PH
20	956	43	May 28	CAL		MIL	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.431	.500	.931	1	.96	-0.024	2.01	-0.03%	-0.22	PH RF
21	957	44	May 29	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311	.418	.467	.885	6	.51	-0.086	1.08	-0.11%	-1.07	RF
22	958	45	May 30	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.397	.438	.834	6	1.02	-0.070	2.02	-0.08%	-1.04	RF
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
23	959	51 (5)	Jun 6	CAL		BAL	L,6-8	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.407	.438	.844	8	1.92	0.035	2.68	0.03%	0.13	PH
24	960	53 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.400	.429	.829	1	4.45	-0.119	9.40	-0.15%	-0.46	PH RF
25	961	54	Jun 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.391	.404	.794	7	1.14	-0.041	2.09	-0.05%	-0.25	RF
26	962	56 (1)	Jun 10	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG(12)	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.406	.439	.844	7	1.21	0.154	1.84	0.14%	1.07	RF
27	963	58 (1)	Jun 12	CAL	@	BOS	L,9-10	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.279	.392	.410	.802	6	2.13	-0.183	3.89	-0.20%	-1.09	DH
28	964	61 (2)	Jun 15	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.397	.406	.804	7	.48	-0.003	.78	0.00%	0.37	RF
29	965	63 (1)	Jun 17	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.383	.388	.771	7	.64	-0.051	1.22	-0.06%	-0.58	RF
30	966	66 (2)	Jun 21	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.388	.377	.765	7	.68	-0.021	1.50	-0.03%	-0.13	DH
31	967	70 (3)	Jun 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.375	.361	.736	6	.60	-0.022	1.65	-0.04%	-0.13	DH
32	968	74 (3)	Jun 28	CAL		KCR	W,9-5	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.385	.373	.758	6	.26	0.030	.61	0.04%	0.50	DH
33	969	75	Jun 29	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.380	.368	.749	1	4.72	-0.115	12.33	-0.18%	-0.73	PH LF
34	970	76	Jun 30	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.253	.375	.354	.729	6	1.33	-0.205	3.94	-0.37%	-1.30	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
35	971	77	Jul 1	CAL		TEX	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.371	.350	.721	8	.82	-0.020	2.67	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
36	972	86 (8)	Jul 9	CAL		SEA	L,7-11	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.376	.341	.718	4	1.08	0.074	3.13	0.13%	0.52	DH
37	973	92 (5)	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	L,3-8	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.381	.349	.730	2	.56	0.000	1.50	0.00%	0.00	DH
38	974	102 (9)	Jul 27	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.387	.349	.736	8	.41	0.020	1.05	0.03%	0.66	PH
39	975	105 (2)	Jul 30	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.400	.371	.771	2	.82	0.062	1.88	0.09%	0.69	RF
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
40	976	113 (7)	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.421	.391	.812	2	1.98	0.261	5.89	0.47%	2.26	RF
41	977	115 (1)	Aug 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.424	.383	.807	2	1.86	0.159	7.20	0.37%	0.76	DH
42	978	120 (4)	Aug 13	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.418	.371	.789	2	.59	-0.031	1.99	-0.06%	-0.35	LF
43	979	124 (3)	Aug 18	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.413	.360	.773	2	1.32	-0.124	4.52	-0.26%	-0.72	LF
44	980	133 (8)	Aug 29	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.409	.356	.766	6	1.25	-0.031	4.47	-0.07%	-0.09	PH
Sep/Oct		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
45	981	147 (13)	Sep 13	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS-6	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.415	.369	.784	2	1.43	0.123	5.14	0.27%	0.91	RF
46	982	149 (1)	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.412	.365	.778	8	4.38	-0.118	22.51	-0.37%	-0.35	PH
47	983	150	Sep 16	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.409	.362	.771	9	2.60	-0.058	7.91	-0.11%	-0.35	PH
48	984	152 (1)	Sep 18	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-10	GS-8	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.419	.364	.784	1	1.14	0.078	1.48	0.06%	1.17	RF
49	985	161 (8)	Sep 30	CAL		CHW	L,5-6	GS-7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.429	.361	.790	2	1.58	0.162	.00	0.00%	1.01	RF
50	986	162	Oct 1	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.433	.361	.794	2	5.40	0.255	.00	0.00%	1.00	PH RF
							23-27		142	108	16	29	5	1	1	14	30	0	13	2	1	1	2	3	0	3	.269	.433	.361	.794		1.21	0.190	2.68	-0.47%	7.04

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