Bob Reynolds (baseball) explained

Bob Reynolds
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:21 January 1947
Birth Place:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 19
Debutyear:1969
Debutteam:Montreal Expos
Debut2league:NPB
Debut2date:May 11
Debut2year:1977
Debut2team:Taiyo Whales
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 21
Finalyear:1975
Finalteam:Cleveland Indians
Final2league:NPB
Final2date:May 28
Final2year:1977
Final2team:Taiyo Whales
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:14–16
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:167
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.15
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Robert Allen Reynolds (born January 21, 1947) is an American former middle-relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . He batted and threw right-handed.

Listed at, 205 lb., Reynolds was nicknamed "Bullet" as he could throw a baseball over 100 mph.[1]

Career

Reynolds was drafted out of Ingraham High School in Seattle, WA. He was a first round pick (18th overall) in the 1966 June amateur baseball draft, and spent 15 seasons in professional baseball. After being drafted by the San Francisco Giants, he was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 MLB expansion draft. Reynolds reached the majors in 1969 with the Expos, spending one year with them, appearing in only one MLB game in his big league debut, before moving on to the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.

His most productive season came in with Baltimore, when he recorded seven wins against five losses with a 1.95 ERA, nine saves, and had career-numbers in strikeouts (77) and innings pitched (111.0).

The next year he again went 7–5, recording seven saves and appearing in a career-high 54 games.

He also appeared in the 1973 and '74 American League Championship Series with the Orioles. In a six-season major league career, Reynolds posted a 14–16 record with a 3.15 ERA and 21 saves in 140 games. Following his majors career, he played in Mexico and Japan with the Taiyo Whales in .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whatever happened to pitching phenom 'Bullet' Bob Reynolds?. Dan. Raley. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 29, 2003. August 3, 2021.