Ken Retzer

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL us

Died: May 17, 2020 in Sun City, AZ

Schools: Jefferson City Junior College (Jefferson City, MO), University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)

Debut: September 9, 1961 (Age 27-132d, 11,892nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 30-156d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Kenneth Leo Retzer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

690

182

.264

RBI

OBP

.316

SLG

.367

OPS

.683

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-9 / in Starts: 7-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	37 (21-8-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-5)

Most Driven In
G Green	1
Self	1
W Tasby	0

Most Driven In By
B Klaus	1
C Cottier	1
C Osteen	1
C Veal	1
Self	1
D O'Connell	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	GDP	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	143 (142)	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	7	.74	0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
2	2	144	Sep 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.857	1.357	7	.57	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.52	C
3	3	145	Sep 11	WSA		BOS	L,4-14	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.455	.500	.727	1.227	7	.54	0.056	.00	0.00%	0.24	C
4	4	146	Sep 12	WSA		BOS	W,5-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.533	.714	1.248	6	.76	0.044	.00	0.00%	0.55	C
5	5	147	Sep 13	WSA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.444	.474	.611	1.085	6	.89	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
6	6	148	Sep 15	WSA		KCA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.391	.500	.891	6	.90	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-2.46	C
7	7	149	Sep 16	WSA		KCA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.407	.615	1.023	6	1.13	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.40	C
8	8	150	Sep 17	WSA		KCA	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.367	.552	.918	6	1.08	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.89	C
9	9	151	Sep 19	WSA		MIN	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.355	.394	.548	.942	8	1.50	0.088	.00	0.00%	0.68	C
10	10	152	Sep 21	WSA		MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.432	.600	1.032	6	1.02	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.97	C
11	11	153	Sep 23 (1)	WSA	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.421	.463	.605	1.069	6	.60	0.069	.00	0.00%	0.54	C
12	12	154	Sep 23 (2)	WSA	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.390	.432	.561	.993	6	.48	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.81	C
13	13	157 (2)	Sep 27	WSA	@	LAA	L,6-8	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.381	.435	.548	.982	8	1.77	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH C
14	14	158	Sep 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,4-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.370	.420	.522	.942	6	.83	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
15	15	160 (1)	Sep 30	WSA	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.360	.407	.500	.907	7	.91	0.097	.00	0.00%	0.98	C
16	16	161	Oct 1	WSA	@	KCA	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.386	.472	.858	7	2.49	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.70	C
							7-9		57	53	7	18	4	1	2	4	5	1	1	1	.340	.386	.472	.858		.97	0.337	.00	0.00%	0.75

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