| Jerry Reuss | ||
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| Born: June 19, 1949 | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 27, 1969 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Final game | ||
| October 3, 1990 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Win-Loss | 220-191 | |
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Jerry Reuss (born June 19, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) -- pronounced "royce" -- is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the United States, who had a 22-year career from 1969 to 1990. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP
Reuss played for eight teams in his major league career; along with the Dodgers (1979-87), he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1969-71), Houston Astros (1972-73), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1974-78). The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the end of his career (1987-90), he played for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Pirates again. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League He was the second oldest active player when he retired at age 41 in 1990, and was one of a few players in major league history to play in four different decades. In 1988 he became the third pitcher in history, joining Milt Pappas and Dennis Martinez, to win 200 career games without ever winning 20 in a single season. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Milton Stephen (Milt Pappas (original name (Miltiades Stergios Papastergios (born May 11, 1939 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Professional baseball José Dennis Martínez Ortiz (born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Dennis Martínez, was the first Nicaraguan A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead
Reuss is currently a sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television
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Career
Reuss was drafted in the second round of the 1967 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cardinals after graduating from Ritenour High School in Overland, MO. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools He won his first major league game in 1969, and became part of the starting rotation in 1970. Reuss was traded to the Astros before the 1972 season and played two seasons before being traded to the Pirates after the 1973 season for Milt May after a season in which he led the National League in walks with 117. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Milton Scott May (born August 1, 1950 in Gary Indiana) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970 to 1984 for the The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire
Reuss was a two time All-Star - first in 1975 with the Pirates, having 18 wins and 11 losses that season and an earned run average of 2. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 54, and then again in 1980 with the Dodgers, striking out all three batters he faced in that year's game, and earning the win. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes
In 1980 Reuss had one of the best seasons of his career with eighteen wins and only six losses, and leading the majors in shutouts with six; he also threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on June 27, striking out only 2 batters, narrowly missing a perfect game due to a throwing error in the first inning by shortstop Bill Russell. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum William Ellis Russell (born October 21 1948, in Pittsburg Kansas) is a former Shortstop, coach and manager in Major Reuss finished second behind Steve Carlton in the running for the Cy Young Award, and won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award. Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National In 1981 Reuss went 10-4 with a career-low 2. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero 30 ERA in a strike-shortened season, and won two postseason games including one against the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series, helping the Dodgers win the title. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years Reuss had two more winning seasons with the Dodgers before injuries took their toll from 1984 to 1986, and was released at the beginning of the 1987 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St He then played for the Reds, going 0-5 before getting released again, and then for the Angels before becoming a free agent. Reuss then signed with the Chicago White Sox, having a 13-9 season and earning his 200th career win in 1988, and played a few more seasons before retiring in 1990. He had an unfortunate record of 0-7 in the National League Championship Series.
Retirement
Reuss later became a baseball broadcaster for the Angels and a pitching coach with the minor league Iowa Cubs, before returning to the Dodgers in 2006 to serve as a color commentator alongside Rick Monday. The Iowa Cubs are a Triple-A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, that plays in the Pacific Coast League. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Rick Monday (born Robert James Monday Jr on November 20, 1945 in Batesville Arkansas) is a former Center fielder in Major He was previously a color commentator for the California/Anaheim Angels in the 1990's.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
- List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- BaseballLibrary - biography and career highlights
- LA Times article about Reuss.
| Preceded by Lou Brock |
NL Comeback Player of the Year 1980 |
Succeeded by Bob Knepper |
| Preceded by Fernando Valenzuela |
Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Starting pitcher 1982 |
Succeeded by Fernando Valenzuela |
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