Ken Retzer
[edit] Biography
Ken Retzer (Kenneth Leo Retzer) was born on April 30, 1934 in Wood River, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1961 for the Washington Senators. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .285 with 8 home runs and 37 RBI. Retzer played for the Washington Senators for his entire 4 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Retzer's best season was 1962, when he hit for a .285 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| 16
| 53
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 3
| .340
| .386
| .472
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| 109
| 340
| 36
| 97
| 8
| 37
| .285
| .334
| .400
| 11
| 2
| 26
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| 95
| 265
| 21
| 64
| 5
| 31
| .242
| .290
| .336
| 10
| 0
| 17
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| 17
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .094
| .237
| .094
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 237
| 690
| 65
| 182
| 14
| 72
| .264
| .316
| .367
| 25
| 2
| 52
| 50
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 7
| 14
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| WAS
| A
| C
| 16
| 15
| 133
| 71
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .988
|
| 1962
| WAS
| A
| C
| 99
| 91
| 798
| 488
| 44
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 19
| 4
| .985
|
| 1963
| WAS
| A
| C
| 81
| 72
| 627.1
| 320
| 35
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 38
| 15
| 1
| .981
|
| 1964
| WAS
| A
| C
| 13
| 11
| 90
| 56
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 1
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 209
| 189
| 1648.1
| 935
| 97
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 17
| 78
| 48
| 6
| .983
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1954).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for a player to be named later (September 6, 1961); Cleveland Indians received Chet Boak (October, 1961).
- Traded by Washington Senators to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Joe McCabe (October 15, 1964).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Houston Astros in exchange for Walt Bond (April 10, 1966).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Lee Maye to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Landis, Jim Weaver and Doc Edwards (January 4, 1967).
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