Merv Rettenmund Notable

b. June 6, 1943 · Baltimore Orioles 1968–1973, Cincinnati Reds 1974–1975, San Diego Padres 1976–1977, California Angels 1978–1980

Merv Rettenmund played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1968 and closing with the California Angels in 1980.

Across 1,023 games he batted .271, with 693 hits and 393 runs. He finished with 66 home runs, 114 doubles and 68 stolen bases.

He played 747 games in the outfield, with 1,346 putouts and 21 errors.

He was born in Flint, MI, USA on June 6, 1943, and died on December 7, 2024. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1971

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1968	BAL	31	64	10	19	5	0	2	7	18	20	1	.297
1969	BAL	95	190	27	47	10	3	4	25	28	28	6	.247
1970	BAL	106	338	60	109	17	2	18	58	38	59	13	.322
1971	BAL	141	491	81	156	23	4	11	75	87	60	15	.318
1972	BAL	102	301	40	70	10	2	6	21	41	37	6	.233
1973	BAL	95	321	59	84	17	2	9	44	57	38	11	.262
1974	CIN	80	208	30	45	6	0	6	28	37	39	5	.216
1975	CIN	93	188	24	45	6	1	2	19	35	22	5	.239
1976	SDP	86	140	16	32	7	0	2	11	29	23	4	.229
1977	SDP	107	126	23	36	6	1	4	17	33	28	1	.286
1978	CAL	50	108	16	29	5	1	1	14	30	13	0	.269
1979	CAL	35	76	7	20	2	0	1	10	11	14	1	.263
1980	CAL	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
Career	—	1023	2555	393	693	114	16	66	329	445	382	68	.271

On this day & linked events

1943

Born June 6, 1943

Flint, MI, USA

2024

Died December 7, 2024

1968

Major-league debut: Merv Rettenmund

Merv Rettenmund made a major-league debut on April 14, 1968.

1980

Final major-league game: Merv Rettenmund

Merv Rettenmund played a final major-league game on June 22, 1980.

Image: Baltimore Orioles, public domain