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Name Team Age
Ken Retzer Retired (1974, Age 39) Died (2009, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1954)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League 0 16 years (7 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ D 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/4/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 4 8
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
B+ (73.5 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1955 WAS 9 37 4 9 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 2 .641 .317 .324 .243
1956 WAS 3 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .077 .077 .077
1958 WAS 20 82 13 18 4 1 2 6 12 18 0 0 3 .685 .319 .366 .220
1959 WAS 138 537 89 146 26 1 21 87 59 85 7 2 7 .787 .346 .441 .272
1960 WAS 139 521 80 146 22 4 21 79 66 87 19 10 4 .821 .362 .459 .280
1961 WAS 128 430 79 122 23 3 20 75 55 70 12 10 1 .857 .366 .491 .284
1962 WAS 124 451 82 144 31 3 20 89 53 66 19 12 5 .924 .390 .534 .319
1963 WAS 141 515 81 157 24 5 24 76 53 83 15 9 3 .884 .373 .511 .305
1964 WAS 141 500 79 146 24 4 26 100 58 81 12 13 6 .880 .368 .512 .292
1965 WAS 141 512 80 154 27 4 29 87 52 67 9 8 3 .904 .365 .539 .301
1966 WAS 129 463 68 131 23 3 19 76 63 67 23 19 3 .838 .369 .469 .283
1967 WAS 139 496 81 162 24 5 28 99 51 70 16 8 1 .953 .388 .565 .327
1968 WAS 116 462 84 149 16 8 22 80 51 64 20 11 2 .923 .388 .535 .323
1969 WAS 137 518 72 150 28 5 27 114 44 89 16 17 4 .864 .345 .519 .290
1970 WAS-BAL 132 516 93 164 32 6 24 116 57 85 11 12 7 .926 .383 .543 .318
1971 BAL 114 479 93 150 19 4 21 75 55 71 19 6 7 .885 .384 .501 .313
1972 BAL 134 528 66 151 17 5 12 69 54 76 6 5 4 .759 .354 .405 .286
1973 BAL 130 518 69 148 21 3 17 78 45 67 3 9 3 .779 .343 .436 .286
1974 BRO 126 447 58 118 25 1 9 72 41 70 2 2 11 .709 .325 .385 .264
Total 2141 8025 1271 2366 386 65 343 1381 873 1226 209 153 76 .852 .364 .487 .295
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01Ken Retzer has retired from the Brooklyn Raiders
1974-03-13A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Bananas and the Brooklyn Raiders. The Brooklyn Raiders receive Tom McCarthy, Ken Retzer from the Baltimore Bananas in exchange for Terry Cole, Mike Bonner, Draft Pick - 1974 Round 3 (BRO).
1971-06-03Ken Retzer of the Baltimore Bananas is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1970-07-14A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Baltimore BANDITs. The Baltimore BANDITs receive Danny O"Connell, Ken Retzer from the Washington Senators in exchange for Roy Hobbs, Jackie Morrisette, Ken Singleton.
1968-06-21Ken Retzer of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1966-08-24Ken Retzer of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1963-09-30Ken Retzer of the Washington Senators is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1960-03-05The Washington Senators have renamed Buck Barrow to Ken Retzer.
1959-03-01The Washington Pilots have promoted Wheezer DeArmond to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have promoted Easy Rawlins to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have designated Joe Hovlik for assignment.
1958-10-23The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors. The Washington Pilots have sent Easy Rawlins to the minors.
1958-10-03The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have sent Wheezer DeArmond to the minors.
1958-09-27The Washington Pilots have promoted Easy Rawlins to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors.
1958-09-22The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team.
1958-05-14The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors.
1958-04-24The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team.
1956-10-03The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors.
1956-09-30The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have sent Sam Cady to the minors.
1956-07-24The Washington Pilots have promoted Sam Cady to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors.
1956-07-23The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team. The Washington Pilots have sent Ed Gorman to the minors.
1955-10-03The Washington Pilots have sent Buck Barrow to the minors.
1955-09-22The Washington Pilots have promoted Buck Barrow to the major league team.
1954-04-01The Washington Pilots have renamed Dee Guindon to Buck Barrow.