finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1980 right flint , michigan 1968 june 22 .271 66 329 outfielder california angels batting average home runs runs batted in april 14 6 june 1943 merv rettenmund
 baltimore orioles merv rettenmund right
merv rettenmund

mervin weldon rettenmund -lrb- born june 6 , 1943 -rrb- is an american former major league baseball player and coach .
he played thirteen seasons with the baltimore orioles -lrb- 1968 -- 73 -rrb- , the cincinnati reds -lrb- 1974 -- 75 -rrb- , the san diego padres -lrb- 1976 -- 77 -rrb- and the california angels -lrb- 1979 -- 80 -rrb- .
he helped the orioles win the 1969 and 1971 american league pennant , the 1970 world series and the 1973 al eastern division , the reds win the 1975 world series and the angels win the 1979 al western division .
he also served as hitting coach for the 1989 world series champion oakland athletics , as well as the athletics ' 1990 a.l. pennant-winners , and the 1998 national league champion padres .
he finished 19th in voting for the 1971 al mvp for playing in 141 games and having 491 at bats , 81 runs , 156 hits , 23 doubles , 4 triples , 11 home runs , 75 rbi , 15 stolen bases , 87 walks , .318 batting average -lrb- which was third best in the american league to bobby murcer of the new york yankees -lsb- .331 -rsb- , and tony oliva of the minnesota twins -lsb- .337 -rsb- -rrb- , .422 on-base percentage , .448 slugging percentage , 220 total bases , 4 sacrifice hits , 3 sacrifice flies and 2 intentional walks .
in 13 seasons he played in 1,023 games and had 2,555 at bats , 393 runs , 693 hits , 114 doubles , 16 triples , 66 home runs , 329 rbi , 68 stolen bases , 445 walks , .271 batting average , .381 on-base percentage , .406 slugging percentage , 1,037 total bases , 36 sacrifice hits , 20 sacrifice flies and 15 intentional walks .
after his major league career , rettenmund served as hitting coach for the texas rangers -lrb- 1983 -- 85 -rrb- , the athletics -lrb- 1989 -- 90 -rrb- , the padres -lrb- 1991 -- 99 -rrb- , the atlanta braves -lrb- 2000 -- 01 -rrb- , and the detroit tigers -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
after three years out of the majors , rettenmund returned as hitting coach of the padres in june , 2006 , replacing dave magadan .
however , he himself was replaced in mid-season the next year -lrb- july 31 , 2007 -rrb- , by wally joyner rettenmund currently resides in san diego , california .
