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

Listed at , 205 lb., Reynolds was nicknamed "Bullet" as he could throw a baseball over 100 mph.

Bob Reynolds (baseball)

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 in professional baseball. After being drafted by the San Francisco Giants, he was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 MLB expansion draft.

Bob Reynolds (baseball)

Reynolds reached the majors in 1969 with the Expos, spending one year with them, appearing in only one MLB game in his big league debut, before moving on to the St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians.

Bob Reynolds (baseball)

His most productive season came in 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 with 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 with the Taiyo Whales in .

References

External links

Frank Robinson's incident - Baseballbiography.com

1947 births

Living people

Amarillo Giants players

American expatriate baseball players in Canada

American expatriate baseball players in Japan

American expatriate baseball players in Mexico

Arizona Instructional League Giants players

Baltimore Orioles players

Baseball players from Seattle

Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players

Cleveland Indians players

Detroit Tigers players

Evansville Triplets players

Florida Instructional League Expos players

Fresno Giants players

Magic Valley Cowboys players

Major League Baseball pitchers

Mexican League baseball pitchers

Miami Amigos players

Milwaukee Brewers players

Montreal Expos players

Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers

Rochester Red Wings players

St. Louis Cardinals players

Taiyō Whales players

Tigres del México players

Toledo Mud Hens players

Vancouver Mounties players

Winnipeg Whips players