Merv Rettenmund
1968–1980 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres
1,023G
.271AVG
.381OBP
.406SLG
693H
66HR
329RBI
68SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,023 | 3,074 | 2,555 | 393 | 693 | 114 | 16 | 66 | 329 | 445 | 382 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 1,037 | .271 | .381 | .406 | .787 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1973-08-07 to 1973-08-28
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1977-04-23 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1969-07-16 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1970-08-01 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 517 | 1521 | 347 | 30 | 171 | 237 | 185 | .277 | .384 | .413 |
| Away | 506 | 1553 | 346 | 36 | 158 | 208 | 197 | .266 | .357 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 132 | 381 | 79 | 7 | 34 | 65 | 54 | .259 | .378 | .390 |
| May | 185 | 539 | 116 | 14 | 71 | 67 | 61 | .256 | .340 | .402 |
| June | 180 | 572 | 119 | 13 | 52 | 74 | 74 | .246 | .337 | .366 |
| July | 176 | 537 | 130 | 11 | 54 | 73 | 59 | .286 | .378 | .421 |
| August | 166 | 511 | 130 | 17 | 68 | 73 | 71 | .302 | .397 | .497 |
| September | 174 | 519 | 116 | 4 | 48 | 88 | 63 | .277 | .393 | .360 |
| October | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .333 | .533 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 74 | 254 | 60 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 28 | .273 | .362 | .409 |
| cleveland-guardians | 71 | 239 | 59 | 4 | 32 | 38 | 30 | .304 | .406 | .464 |
| detroit-tigers | 68 | 239 | 57 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 24 | .291 | .389 | .413 |
| new-york-yankees | 68 | 236 | 55 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 20 | .264 | .326 | .370 |
| chicago-white-sox | 58 | 206 | 47 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 25 | .272 | .359 | .376 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 53 | 189 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 24 | .284 | .402 | .471 |
| athletics | 51 | 170 | 37 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 28 | .247 | .300 | .467 |
| atlanta-braves | 46 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 16 | .195 | .337 | .280 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .297 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 190 | 47 | 4 | 25 | 6 | .247 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 106 | 338 | 109 | 18 | 58 | 13 | .322 | – | – |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 491 | 156 | 11 | 75 | 15 | .318 | – | – |
| 1972 | Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 301 | 70 | 6 | 21 | 6 | .233 | – | – |
| 1973 | Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 321 | 84 | 9 | 44 | 11 | .262 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 208 | 45 | 6 | 28 | 5 | .216 | – | – |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | 93 | 188 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 5 | .239 | – | – |
| 1976 |  San Diego Padres | 86 | 140 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .229 | – | – |
| 1977 | San Diego Padres | 107 | 126 | 36 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1978 |  California Angels | 50 | 108 | 29 | 1 | 14 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1979 | California Angels | 35 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1980 | California Angels | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |