Allie Reynolds
Native American baseball player (1917–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 – December 26, 1994) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds pitched in MLB for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954). A member of the Creek nation, Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief".
Allie Reynolds | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1917-02-10)February 10, 1917 Bethany, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Died: December 26, 1994(1994-12-26) (aged 77) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 1942, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1954, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 182–107 |
Earned run average | 3.30 |
Strikeouts | 1,423 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Reynolds attended Capitol Hill High School and the Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College (A&M), where he was a multi-sport athlete. Henry Iba, baseball coach of the Oklahoma A&M baseball team, discovered Reynolds while he was practicing his javelin throws. After excelling at baseball and American football at Oklahoma A&M, Reynolds chose to turn professional in baseball.
In his MLB career, Reynolds had a 182–107 win–loss record, 3.30 earned run average, and 1,423 strikeouts. Reynolds was a six-time MLB All-Star (1945, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954) and six-time World Series champion (1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953). He won the Hickok Belt in 1951 as the top American professional athlete of the year. He has also received consideration for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has not been elected.