Education
He finished 19th in voting for the 1971 Alabama Most Valuable Player for playing in 141 Games and having 491 At Bats, 81 Runs, 156 Hits, 23 Doubles, 4 Triples, 11 Home Runs, 75 Reserve Bank of India, 15 Stolen Bases, 87 Walks.318 Batting Average (which was third best in the American League to Bobby Murcer of the New York Yankees, and Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins ).422 On-base percentage.448 Slugging Percentage, 220 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Hits, 3 Sacrifice Flies and 2 Intentional Walks.
Career
He played thirteen seasons with the Baltimore Orioles (1968-1973), the Cincinnati Reds (1974-1975), the San Diego Padres (1976-1977) and the California Angels (1979-1980). 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 Reserve Bank of India, 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 (1983-1985), the Athletics (1989-1990), the Padres (1991-1999), the Atlanta Braves (2000-2001), and the Detroit Tigers (2002).
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 (July 31, 2007), by Wally Joyner Rettenmund currently resides in San Diego, California.
Membership
Inducted as a Charter Member of the Indiana State University_Muncee Hall of Fame in 1976.
