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Ken Retzer

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Full Name: Kenneth Leo Retzer Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185 First Game: September 9, 1961
Birthdate: April 30, 1934 Final Game: October 3, 1964
Birthplace: Wood River, Illinois MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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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