Bob Reynolds (baseball)

Robert Allen Reynolds (born January 21, 1947) is a former middle-relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1969 and 1975. He batted and threw right-handed.

Bob Reynolds
Pitcher
Born: (1947-01-21) January 21, 1947
Seattle, Washington
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 19, 1969, for the Montreal Expos
NPB: May 11, 1977, for the Taiyo Whales
Last appearance
MLB: September 21, 1975, for the Cleveland Indians
NPB: May 28, 1977, for the Taiyo Whales
MLB statistics
Win–loss record14–16
Earned run average3.15
Strikeouts167
Teams

Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 205 lb., Reynolds was nicknamed "Bullet" after demonstrating a propensity to regularly throw a baseball more than 100 mph.

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 at the pro level. 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 before moving to the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. His most productive season came in 1973 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 for 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, playing for the Taiyo Whales in 1977.

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