Ken Reitz
Kenneth John Reitz
Born: June 24, 1951
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: 2021
St. Charles, MO USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1972-1982
Draft: Round 31 (1969 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Jefferson HS (Daly City, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Ken Reitz compiled a career batting average of .260 with 68 home runs and 548 RBI in his 1344-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He began playing during the 1972 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 81 | 78 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .359 | .370 | .410 | .781 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 446 | 426 | 40 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 25 | .235 | .256 | .333 | .589 | 142 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 612 | 579 | 48 | 157 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 63 | .271 | .299 | .363 | .662 | 210 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 627 | 592 | 43 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 54 | .269 | .298 | .340 | .637 | 201 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 155 | 614 | 577 | 40 | 154 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 48 | .267 | .293 | .333 | .626 | 192 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 620 | 587 | 58 | 153 | 36 | 1 | 17 | 79 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 74 | .261 | .291 | .412 | .703 | 242 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 578 | 540 | 41 | 133 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 61 | .246 | .280 | .357 | .637 | 193 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 643 | 605 | 42 | 162 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 85 | .268 | .299 | .382 | .681 | 231 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 561 | 523 | 39 | 141 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 44 | .270 | .300 | .379 | .679 | 198 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 82 | 286 | 260 | 10 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 56 | .215 | .261 | .281 | .541 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .091 | .000 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1344 | 5079 | 4777 | 366 | 1243 | 243 | 12 | 68 | 548 | 10 | 14 | 184 | 518 | .260 | .290 | .359 | .649 | 1714 | 157 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 47 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 20 | 20 | 174.0 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .956 | 2.224 | 2.150 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 135 | 107 | 996.3 | 85 | 211 | 8 | 19 | .974 | 2.674 | 2.193 |
| 1973 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 151 | 148 | 1335.0 | 131 | 278 | 11 | 29 | .974 | 2.757 | 2.709 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 4.500 | 1.500 |
| 1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 160 | 157 | 1376.7 | 124 | 279 | 23 | 21 | .946 | 2.635 | 2.519 |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 155 | 151 | 1346.0 | 140 | 303 | 19 | 32 | .959 | 2.962 | 2.858 |
| 1976 | NL | San Francisco Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 2.000 |
| 1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 157 | 156 | 1359.3 | 121 | 320 | 9 | 35 | .980 | 2.920 | 2.809 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 150 | 144 | 1294.7 | 111 | 314 | 12 | 18 | .973 | 2.954 | 2.833 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 158 | 156 | 1400.3 | 124 | 290 | 12 | 26 | .972 | 2.661 | 2.620 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 150 | 143 | 1246.0 | 86 | 293 | 8 | 25 | .979 | 2.738 | 2.527 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 81 | 75 | 667.3 | 57 | 157 | 5 | 11 | .977 | 2.886 | 2.642 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 1326 | 1260 | 11231.3 | 1000 | 2483 | 110 | 221 | .969 | 2.791 | 2.627 |
Awards
1975 - NL Gold Glove 3B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
