Hal Reniff

Hal Reniff
Hal Reniff
	Pitcher
	Born: July 2, 1938; Warren, Ohio
	Died: September 7, 2004 (aged 66); Ontario, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 8, 1961, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 3, 1967, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	21–23
Earned run average	3.27
Strikeouts	314
Saves	45
Teams
	New York Yankees (1961–1967); New York Mets (1967);

Harold Eugene Reniff (July 2, 1938 – September 7, 2004) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed relief pitcher appeared in Major League Baseball for all or parts of seven seasons, from 1961 to 1967, almost exclusively as a member of the New York Yankees. Reniff was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 215 pounds (98 kg). He was born in Warren, Ohio, and signed with the Yankees in 1956 after graduating from Chaffey High School in Ontario, California.

Reniff spent five full years in minor league baseball (winning 21 games for the Modesto Reds of the Class C California League in 1959) before he was called up to the Yankees in June 1961. He also spent part of 1962 in the minors, before making the Bombers' bullpen corps for good in 1963. That season, the best of his career, he recorded a career-high 18 saves (sixth in the American League) and posted his finest earned run average (2.62). He pitched in the 1963 and 1964 World Series for the Yankees, allowing two hits and a base on balls, but no runs in 3¹⁄₃ total innings pitched. He did not get credit for a decision or a save, as the Yankees fell in both Fall Classics, to the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals respectively.

The Yankees sold Reniff's contract to the crosstown New York Mets in June 1967, and he completed his major league career on the Mets' bullpen staff, getting into 29 games. Returning to the Yankee organization in 1968, he spent five full years at Triple-A Syracuse, but did not earn a recall to the majors. He retired after the 1972 season, his 17th in pro ball, at age 34. He died in the city of Ontario, aged 66, in 2004.

Career MLB statistics

276 games pitched (all in relief)
21 wins
23 losses
45 saves
314 strikeouts
242 bases on balls
383 hits allowed
471¹⁄₃ innings pitched
3.27 earned run average

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Hal Reniff at Find a Grave

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