Regardless, the Orioles traded him to the Reds that December ... He then held the same position with the A's in 1989 and 1990, winning the World Series in his first season on their staff.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Merv Rettenmund, an outfielder whose 13-year major league playing career included World Series titles with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 81.