Born:(1951-06-24)June 24, 1951 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died: March 31, 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 69) St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 1972, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
June 3, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average
.260
Home runs
68
Runs batted in
548
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1975)
San Francisco Giants (1976)
St. Louis Cardinals (1977–1980)
Chicago Cubs (1981)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1982)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1980)
Gold Glove Award (1975)
Kenneth John Reitz (June 24, 1951 – March 31, 2021) was an American baseball third baseman who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Zamboni", he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1972 to 1982. He won the Gold Glove Award in 1975 and was an All-Star in 1980. He retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for National League third basemen at .970 after leading the National League in fielding percentage a record six times.[1][2]
^"Third Base Fielding Average Records". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^"Career Leaders & Records for Fielding % as 3B". Retrieved April 24, 2019.
April 24, 2019. "KenReitz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2021. "KenReitz Minor League Statistics...
effectively blacklisted by Major League Baseball: Steve Howe, Mike Norris, KenReitz, Todd Cruz and Daryl Sconiers. The mix of disgraced former stars and Japanese...
end his first inning of work, Mendoza gave up a three-run home run to KenReitz the following inning, giving Mendoza a career 13.50 earned run average...
OPS. He was the first Cardinals third baseman to win the award since KenReitz in May of 1977. Arenado struggled mightily in May, batting .196 during...
earning his first Gold Glove, the first by a Cardinal third baseman since KenReitz in 1975, as well as finishing tied for 17th in MVP voting. Unfortunately...
seasons. Sutter was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham, KenReitz, and a player to be named later in December 1980. He made his fifth consecutive...
the Man" José Oquendo: "The Secret Weapon" Albert Pujols: "The Machine" KenReitz: "Zamboni" Skip Schumaker: "Schu" or "Skip" Enos Slaughter: "Country"...
third basemen Mike Schmidt (10), and Nolan Arenado (10) and outfielders Ken Griffey Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones, and Al Kaline (10 each). The only...
MLB All-Star Pedro Borbon (1966) Jerry Reuss (1967) 2 x MLB All-Star KenReitz (1969) GG; MLB All-Star Bob Forsch (1970) Jerry Mumphrey (1972) MLB All-Star...
ruling by official scorer Neal Russo of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on a KenReitz error off the bat of Garry Maddox. Regardless, his record stood at 3–0...
Sutter was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham, KenReitz, and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending...
the first time since 1969, he failed to win the Gold Glove Award, as KenReitz of the St. Louis Cardinals received the award. Rader was traded to the...
Jennifer Diane Reitz (born December 30, 1959) is an American writer, webcomic author, and game designer. She is known for the website Happy Puppy, which...
Gary Matthews Willie Montañez John Montefusco Bobby Murcer Dave Rader KenReitz Chris Speier Derrel Thomas June 2, 1976: Von Joshua was purchased from...
The Cardinals, trailing 3–1 with two out in the ninth, tie the score on KenReitz' two-run home run off Jerry Koosman, sending the game into extra innings...
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