Merv Rettenmund
1968–1980 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres
1,023G
.271AVG
.381OBP
.406SLG
More career statistics
693H
66HR
329RBI
68SB
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1973-04-27 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
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 | – | – |