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Ken Retzer
Kenneth Leo Retzer

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 9, 1961
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 3, 1964
Born April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 27 WSA AL  16   53    7   18   4  0   1    3   1  0   4   5  .340  .386  .472  134   25   0   0   0   0   1
 1962 28 WSA AL 109  340   36   97  11  2   8   37   2  0  26  21  .285  .334  .400   97  136   4   2   4   0   8
 1963 29 WSA AL  95  265   21   64  10  0   5   31   2  0  17  20  .242  .290  .336   75   89   1   2   2   2   4
 1964 30 WSA AL  17   32    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   5   4  .094  .237  .094   -3    3   0   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      237  690   65  182  25  2  14   72   5  0  52  50  .264  .316  .367   87  253   5   4   7   3  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        472   44  124  17  1  10   49   3  0  36  34  .264  .316  .367   87  173   3   3   5   2  10
 Career High    109  340   36   97  11  2   8   37   2  0  26  21  .285  .334  .400   97  136   4   2   4   2   8

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 27 WSA AL   57   36   10   7.4   100| .340  .258| .386  .332| .472  .401| .858  .734| 134  .701   2.6   0.2 100%
 1962 28 WSA AL  372  257   45   4.7   103| .285  .263| .334  .335| .400  .410| .734  .745|  97  .515  -2.0  -0.2 100%
 1963 29 WSA AL  287  208   26   3.4    95| .242  .255| .290  .322| .336  .394| .626  .716|  75  .402  -8.8  -0.9 100%
 1964 30 WSA AL   38   30    1   0.9    96| .094  .256| .237  .324| .094  .397| .331  .721|  -3  .055  -4.4  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       754  531   82   4.2    99| .264  .259| .316  .329| .367  .403| .683  .732|  87  .473 -12.7  -1.4 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1961 27 WSA AL   C   16     71    8    1    2  .988  .989  4.94  5.44  5.35  6.21   15  133.0   1   5    7   6
 1962 28 WSA AL   C   99    488   44    8    5  .985  .989  5.37  5.57  6.00  6.30   91  798.0   6  23   29  19
 1963 29 WSA AL   C   81    320   35    7    5  .981  .989  4.38  5.78  5.09  6.64   72  627.3   7  15   38  15
 1964 30 WSA AL   C   13     56   10    2    1  .971  .990  5.08  6.07  6.60  7.07   11   90.0   3   5    4   8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1961 27 WSA AL   C   16     71    8    1    2  .988  .989  4.94  5.44  5.35  6.21   15  133.0   1   5    7   6
 1962 28 WSA AL   C   99    488   44    8    5  .985  .989  5.37  5.57  6.00  6.30   91  798.0   6  23   29  19
 1963 29 WSA AL   C   81    320   35    7    5  .981  .989  4.38  5.78  5.09  6.64   72  627.3   7  15   38  15
 1964 30 WSA AL   C   13     56   10    2    1  .971  .990  5.08  6.07  6.60  7.07   11   90.0   3   5    4   8
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 209    935   97   18   13  .983  .989  4.94  5.67  5.63  6.46  189 1648.3  17  48   78  48
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       209    935   97   18   13  .983  .989  4.94  5.67  5.64  6.47  189   1648

An Important note about our fielding stats

Transactions
Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
September 6, 1961: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for a player to be named later. The Washington Senators sent Chet Boak (October, 1961) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
October 15, 1964: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Minnesota Twins for Joe McCabe.
April 10, 1966: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros for Walt Bond.
January 4, 1967: Traded by the Houston Astros with Lee Maye to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Landis, Jim Weaver, and Doc Edwards.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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