Ken Retzer

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL us

Died: May 17, 2020 in Sun City, AZ

Schools: Jefferson City Junior College (Jefferson City, MO), University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)

Debut: September 9, 1961 (Age 27-132d, 11,892nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 30-156d)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Kenneth Leo Retzer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

690

182

.264

RBI

OBP

.316

SLG

.367

OPS

.683

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-12 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 38 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	23 (13-8-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 38 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
K Hunt	1
C Hinton	0

Most Driven In By
D Blasingame	1
J Kennedy	0

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	221	1	Apr 13	WSA		LAA	L,0-4	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7	.81	0.007	1.81	0.01%	0.07	C
2	222	2	Apr 15	WSA		LAA	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.375	.000	.375	7	.85	0.062	1.66	0.07%	0.03	C
3	223	3	Apr 16	WSA		MIN	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.364	.125	.489	7	.99	-0.049	2.10	-0.06%	-0.45	C
4	224	4	Apr 17	WSA		MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.286	.091	.377	7	1.02	-0.079	1.98	-0.09%	-0.52	C
5	225	5	Apr 18	WSA		MIN	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	7	.41	-0.020	.87	-0.03%	-0.19	C
6	226	9 (3)	Apr 24	WSA	@	KCA	W,6-1	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	7						C
7	227	10	Apr 25	WSA	@	KCA	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	1.19	-0.034	2.10	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
8	228	13 (2)	Apr 28	WSA	@	LAA	L,1-2	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	1.92	0.076	4.18	0.10%	0.49	PH
9	229	14	Apr 29	WSA	@	LAA	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	8	.29	0.014	.59	0.02%	1.00	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	230	20 (5)	May 5	WSA	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.158	.431	7	1.34	-0.100	2.30	-0.10%	-0.64	C
11	231	21	May 6 (1)	WSA		NYY	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	7	.64	-0.050	.92	-0.04%	-0.66	C
12	232	25 (3)	May 9	WSA		BOS	W,5-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.259	.130	.390	7	1.27	0.042	1.38	0.03%	0.51	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	233	148 (122)	Sep 16 (1)	WSA	@	CLE	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.250	.125	.375	8	.40	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
14	234	152 (3)	Sep 20	WSA	@	CHW	L,3-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.276	.125	.401	9	5.03	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.16	C
15	235	154 (1)	Sep 23	WSA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.250	.111	.361	7	1.15	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-1.18	C
16	236	160 (5)	Oct 1	WSA	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.257	.103	.361	8	.93	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
17	237	161	Oct 3	WSA	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.237	.094	.331	7	.55	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
							5-12		38	32	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.094	.237	.094	.331		1.02	-0.297	1.26	-0.14%	-2.40

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