Ken Retzer Autographs
Kenneth Leo Retzer (April 30, 1934 – May 17, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators from 1961 to 1964, appearing in 237 games played. Retzer batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Born in Wood River, Illinois, Retzer attended Jefferson City Community College and the University of Central Missouri. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1954 season, but played his entire major league career for the Senators after Washington acquired him in a September 1961 trade. He was the Senators' most-used catcher in both 1962 (starting 91 games and platooning with right-handed-batting Bob Schmidt) and 1963 (72 starts in a three-way platoon with Don Leppert and Hobie Landrith). In 1962, Retzer batted a career-best .285 with 97 hits and eight home runs, and was a serious candidate for Rookie of the Year honors. On Opening Day in 1963, Retzer caught the ceremonial first pitch thrown by President John F. Kennedy. Retzer was also known for catching the first pitch of MLB's 100,000th game on September 6, 1963; the ball was presented to and preserved in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
He finished his career with a lifetime batting mark of .264, 182 hits, 14 homers, 72 runs batted in and 65 runs scored. He had a lifetime fielding percentage of .983 and threw out 48 of 126 baserunners making stolen base attempts, a rate of 38.1 percent.
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Current items with a signature of Ken Retzer
These are the most current items with a signature of Ken Retzer that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF KEN RETZER (DECEASED 2020)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $4.50 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Ken Retzer
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Retzer (Ken Retzer Minnesota Twins IP Signed Autographed 1965 Topps #278 Deceased VG+) was sold in March 2025 for $44.74 while the cheapest item (autographed red ink ken retzer) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was April 2008 with an average selling price of $4.01 for an autographed item of Ken Retzer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2022 with $39.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2009. In average, an autographed item from Ken Retzer is worth $4.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken Retzer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1961/64 KEN RETZER WASHINGTON SENATORS AUTOGRAPHED CUT W/ PHOTO d.2020 | $4.49 |  |
| 1964 Topps #277 Ken Retzer signed & autograph card | $9.99 | |
| 1964 Topps #277 Ken Retzer Autographed Trading Card | $4.99 | |
| Ken Retzer Autographed 1963 Topps #271, Washington Senators, Vintage MLB Catcher | $10.50 | |
| Ken Retzer Hand Signed 1965 Topps Minnesota Twins Autograph | $14.00 | |
| Ken Retzer Minnesota Twins 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Autograph | $30.49 | |
| Ken Retzer Minnesota Twins IP Signed Autographed 1965 Topps #278 Deceased VG+ | $44.74 | |
| Ken Retzer Signed 1964 Topps #277 AUTOGRAPHED Washington Senators Baseball Card | $4.15 | |
| Ken Retzer Signed 1965 Topps Minnesota Twins Original Autograph | $14.00 | |
| Ken Retzer Twins #278 Signed 1965 Topps Baseball on Card Signature Autograph | $15.65 | |
| KEN RETZER WASHINGTON SENATORS (deceased 2020) autographed 8x10 photo w/COA | $7.24 | |
| KEN RETZER WASHINTON SENATORS (dec 20200 autographed 8x10 photo w/COA | $7.24 | |
| SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF KEN RETZER (DECEASED 2020)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $8.00 | |
| SIGNED B&W PICTURE OF KEN RETZER (SENATORS, DECEASED 2020)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH!! | $7.50 | |
| Washington Senators KEN RETZER autographed 1963 Topps Senators Team Card | $2.99 | |
Ken Retzer signed Baseball Trading Cards by Manufacturer
