Ken Reitz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Reitz
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 24, 1951(1951-06-24)
Age	73
Date Of Death	March 31, 2021
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Cancer

Ken Reitz Biography

Ken Reitz is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on June 24, 1951 in San Francisco, California, United States. Kenneth John Reitz (born June 24, 1951) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. A right-handed hitter, Reitz played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–75, 1977–80), San Francisco Giants (1976), Chicago Cubs (1981) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1982). Ken Reitz retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for National League third basemen at .970 which still appears to be a record after leading the National League in fielding percentage a record 6 times.

Ken Reitz Net Worth

Ken Reitz is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Reitz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was nicknamed “Zamboni” for his skill at scooping up ground balls on the artificial turf of Busch Memorial Stadium. Selected in the 31st round in 1969 as the 730th player, Reitz, in his rookie season of 1973, replaced Joe Torre as the Cardinals’ starting third baseman. In both 1973 and 1974, he led all National League third basemen in fielding percentage. In 1975 he won a Gold Glove Award at the position, breaking Doug Rader’s streak of five consecutive Gold Gloves. It would be the last Gold Glove by a National League third baseman prior to Mike Schmidt’s nine-year run of the Award. In 1977 he set a National League record by committing only nine errors; he bettered that record by committing only eight in 1980. In this latter year, he also made his only All-Star appearance, where he started at third base in place of an injured Schmidt.

Reitz has a place in baseball history for one of the longest Major League games ever played. On September 11, 1974, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, with the Cardinals trailing 3-1 with two out in the ninth and pinch runner Larry Herndon on base, he hit a home run off starter Jerry Koosman to send the game into extra innings. The score remained tied 3-3 until Bake McBride scored the winning run from first base on two Met errors in the top of the 25th inning.

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Facts & Trivia

Kota Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ken Reitz celebrates birthday on June 24 of every year.