Merv Rettenmund won championships with the Orioles and Reds before joining the Padres and Angels, then serving as a hitting coach for five different MLB clubs.
Merv Rettenmund, who won World Series rings with the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics, died at the age of 81 on Saturday.
While Rettenmund was far from the biggest star on those Orioles teams, the outfielder did hit .320 with an .898 OPS and a 10.6 WAR between the 1970 and 1971 seasons. He also hit a home run in Game 5 of the 1970 World Series, helping Baltimore clinch the championship against the Reds. Rettenmund went on to win another championship with Cincinnati in 1975, even though he had become a part-time player and pinch-hitter at this point in his career. From there, Rettenmund spent two seasons with the San Diego Padres and three with the California Angels before calling it quits in 1980.
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