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….
On October 3, 2015. In the nightcap of a Citi Field twin bill, Max Scherzer throws his second no-hitter of the season when the Nationals beat the first-place Mets, 2-0. striking out 17 batters. Only an error by SS Yunel Escobar keeps him from a perfect game. He tied Nolan Ryan for the most strikeouts…
The Orioles draw a record 46,796 fans at Memorial Stadium for a doubleheader with the Yankees. Allie Reynolds wins the opener for New York, 2 – 0, on three hits, before Don Larsen stops the Yankees, 6 – 2, in the nitecap.
George Shuba, best known as the Montreal Royal teammate who shook Jackie Robinson’s hand after the rookie had homered, becomes the third major leaguer and the first National League player to pinch hit a home run in the World Series when he goes deep off Allie Reynolds in the Dodgers’ 9-5 Game 1 loss at Yankee Stadium. ‘Shotgun’ joins Yogi Berra (1947) and Johnny Mize (1952), who both accomplished the feat playing for the Bronx Bombers.
George Shuba, best known as the Montreal Royal teammate who shook Jackie Robinson’s hand after the rookie had homered, becomes the third major leaguer and the first National League player to pinch hit a home run in the World Series when he goes deep off Allie Reynolds in the Dodgers’ 9-5 Game 1 loss at Yankee Stadium. ‘Shotgun’ joins Yogi Berra (1947) and Johnny Mize (1952), who both accomplished the feat playing for the Bronx Bombers.
1953 – Major league player representatives Ralph Kiner (National League) and Allie Reynolds (American League) hire labor leader John Norman Lewis at $15,000 per annum to give legal advice to players in their negotiations with the owners.
At Chicago‚ Mickey Mantle’s homer in the 4th‚ off Billy Pierce‚ gives the Yankees a 5 – 0 lead‚ but Chicago comes back to tie. Mick’s leadoff single in the 10th inning ignites a New York rally‚ and they win 9 – 5.
1952 – The Baseball Writers Association of America name Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobby Shantz the American League Most Valuable Player. Shantz posted a 24-7 record with 152 strikeouts and a 2.48 ERA during the regular season and also claimed the honor of being The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.
On October 1, 1952, At Ebbets Field Joe Black becomes the first African-American pitcher to win a World Series game. The Brooklyn Dodgers’ right-hander scatters six hits and hurls a complete game in earning a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees Jackie Robinson’s lead off home run in the second off of Allie Reynolds…
September 21, 1951 with the Red Sox trailing 2-0 In the 4th inning at Fenway Park against the Yankees Clyde Vollmer doubles to left field with Johnny Pesky and Ted Williams aboard. pesky scores but Hank Bauer fires a strike to Yogi Berra who tags out Ted Williams. Allie Reynolds holds the Sox scoreless the…