Allie Reynolds Stats & Facts

Allie Reynolds

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  ‱  Throws: Right
6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)
Born: February 10, 1917 in Bethany, OK us
Died: December 26, 1994  in Oklahoma City, OK
Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)
School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)
Debut: September 17, 1942 (7,392nd in MLB history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER
Last Game: September 25, 1954
vs. PHA 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W
Full Name: Allie Pierce Reynolds
Nicknames: Superchief
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1942

Warren Spahn
Larry Doby
Tommy Holmes
Johnny Pesky
Johnny Sain
Ewell Blackwell
Allie Reynolds
Willard Marshall
Jim Russell
Connie Ryan

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Notable Events and Chronology for Allie Reynolds Career

Ted Williams out at home

Ted Williams out at home

Reynolds was primarily a hard-throwing starter, but Yankee manager Casey Stengel often used him from the bullpen as well. In six WS relief appearances, Reynolds recorded either a win or a save each outing, including the WS finales in 1950, 1952, and 1953. As a starter, Reynolds beat the Dodgers 1-0 on a two-hitter in the 1949 WS.

Reynolds came to the Yankees in an October 1946 trade that sent Joe Gordon to the Indians, and led the AL in winning percentage in his first season in New York. He won 16 games in 1950 despite bone chips in his pitching elbow. In 1951 Reynolds became the first AL pitcher to hurl two no-hitters in one season, winning 1-0 against Cleveland July 12 and then 8-0 against Boston September 28. In the second game, Reynolds had to get Ted Williams for the final out twice because Yogi Berra dropped his easy foul pop.

Reynolds won the Hickock Belt in 1951 as the top professional athlete of the year, and in 1952 he was second in the AL MVP voting, recording 20 wins and six saves, and leading the AL in both ERA (2.06) and shutouts (6). Reynolds’s one-quarter Creek Indian ancestry gave rise to his nickname, Superchief.

 

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