Ken Retzer
1961–1964 · bats L / throws R · Washington Senators (1961-71)
237G
.264AVG
.316OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
182H
14HR
72RBI
5SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · RBI | 72 | 71 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 754 | 690 | 65 | 182 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 52 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 253 | .264 | .316 | .367 | .683 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1962-06-10 to 1962-06-21
9longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1962-09-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 118 | 364 | 86 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 21 | .261 | .313 | .356 |
| Away | 119 | 390 | 96 | 8 | 38 | 24 | 29 | .266 | .308 | .377 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | .269 | .375 | .308 |
| May | 36 | 100 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 11 | .163 | .200 | .250 |
| June | 37 | 112 | 35 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 7 | .333 | .357 | .467 |
| July | 28 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | .247 | .320 | .393 |
| August | 50 | 169 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 5 | .296 | .331 | .415 |
| September | 59 | 200 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | .265 | .305 | .346 |
| October | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 32 | 110 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | .297 | .345 | .426 |
| minnesota-twins | 30 | 86 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | .287 | .326 | .412 |
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | .247 | .330 | .260 |
| baltimore-orioles | 27 | 99 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | .222 | .283 | .411 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 27 | 83 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | .296 | .349 | .380 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 93 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 3 | .330 | .355 | .500 |
| chicago-white-sox | 24 | 71 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .254 | .310 | .333 |
| cleveland-guardians | 22 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .246 | .254 | .295 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 16 | 53 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .340 | – | – |
| 1962 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 109 | 340 | 97 | 8 | 37 | 2 | .285 | – | – |
| 1963 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 95 | 265 | 64 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 17 | 32 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .094 | – | – |