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Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Merv Rettenmund, who played for four major league teams over parts of 13 seasons and later won a second World Series ring as a coach, has died according to multiple reports. He was 81.RIP Merv Rettenmund, the former Orioles great and long-time MLB hitting coach. One of my all-time favorite people in the game. I was blessed to have a chance to speak to him and say good-bye last week. Rettenmund, 81, died of cancer at his San Diego home. What a wonderful man.— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 8, 2024
Rettenmund first came to fame as an outfielder on the Baltimore Orioles teams that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1969-71. He appeared in only two of the five games as the Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970 World Series, but went 2 for 5 with a home run in the series-clinching Game 5 victory.Over parts of six seasons in Baltimore (1968-72), Rettenmund slashed .284/.383/.436. He finished his career as a reserve outfielder and pinch hitter with the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, and California Angels, retiring in 1980. Rettenmund also played for the Reds’ championship team in 1975, making three hitless plate appearances in the World Series.As a coach, Rettenmund’s career included stops with the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Padres, Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers.More to come on this story from Newsweek Sports.
DETROIT, MI – CIRCA 1970: Merv Rettenmund #14 of the Baltimore Orioles bats against the Detroit Tigers during an Major League Baseball game circa 1970 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Rettenmund played for the…
DETROIT, MI – CIRCA 1970: Merv Rettenmund #14 of the Baltimore Orioles bats against the Detroit Tigers during an Major League Baseball game circa 1970 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Rettenmund played for the Orioles from 1968-73. Rettenmund died at age 81.
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