Allie Reynolds
Born: 2/10/1917 in Bethany, OK, USA
Died: 12/26/1994 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1942-09-17 | Final Game: 1954-09-25
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 195 lbs
Full name: Allie Pierce Reynolds
Biography
Allie Reynolds was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball, known for his powerful right arm and competitive spirit. Born in 1917, Reynolds played from 1942 until his retirement in 1954, establishing himself as a key figure in the sport during the post-war era. Over his career, he compiled a record of 182 wins and 107 losses, with a notable earned run average of 3.3. His prowess on the mound was further highlighted by his ability to strike out 1,423 batters and secure 49 saves, demonstrating his versatility as both a starter and a reliever.
Reynolds was selected as an All-Star six times, underscoring his status among the elite pitchers of his time. He was recognized for his exceptional skills, particularly his fastball and slider, which made him a formidable opponent. Reynolds played a significant role in the success of the New York Yankees, contributing to their championship runs in the early 1950s. His contributions to the game and his impressive statistics solidified his legacy as one of the top pitchers of his era, leaving an indelible mark in baseball history.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | 107 | 434 | 309 | 137 | 36 | 49 | 2492.3 | 2193 | 915 | 133 | 1261 | 1423 | 3.30 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 11 | 12 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 198.7 | 140 | 66 | 109 | 151 | 2.99 | 2565.1 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 11 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 158.0 | 141 | 58 | 91 | 84 | 3.30 | 310.9 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 18 | 12 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 247.3 | 227 | 88 | 130 | 112 | 3.20 | -366.1 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 11 | 15 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 183.3 | 180 | 79 | 108 | 107 | 3.88 | -1203.7 |
| 1947 | NYY | AL | 19 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 241.7 | 207 | 86 | 123 | 129 | 3.20 | - |
| 1948 | NYY | AL | 16 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 236.3 | 240 | 99 | 111 | 101 | 3.77 | - |
| 1949 | NYY | AL | 17 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 213.7 | 200 | 95 | 123 | 105 | 4.00 | - |
| 1950 | NYY | AL | 16 | 12 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 240.7 | 215 | 100 | 138 | 160 | 3.74 | - |
| 1951 | NYY | AL | 17 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 221.0 | 171 | 75 | 100 | 126 | 3.05 | - |
| 1952 | NYY | AL | 20 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 244.3 | 194 | 56 | 97 | 160 | 2.06 | - |
| 1953 | NYY | AL | 13 | 7 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 145.0 | 140 | 55 | 61 | 86 | 3.41 | - |
| 1954 | NYY | AL | 13 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 157.3 | 133 | 58 | 66 | 100 | 3.32 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | 857 | 56 | 140 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 61 | 186 | 0.163 | 0.223 | 0.198 | 0.422 | -5632.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CLE | AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CLE | AL | 39 | 67 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0.149 | -491.7 |
| 1944 | CLE | AL | 41 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.123 | -539.9 |
| 1945 | CLE | AL | 44 | 85 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.094 | -956.7 |
| 1946 | CLE | AL | 35 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.222 | -328.8 |
| 1947 | NYY | AL | 38 | 89 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 0.146 | -734.1 |
| 1948 | NYY | AL | 41 | 83 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0.193 | -471.4 |
| 1949 | NYY | AL | 37 | 78 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0.218 | -159.0 |
| 1950 | NYY | AL | 36 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0.185 | -473.0 |
| 1951 | NYY | AL | 43 | 76 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0.184 | -404.1 |
| 1952 | NYY | AL | 41 | 85 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0.153 | -659.1 |
| 1953 | NYY | AL | 42 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0.122 | 0.0 |
| 1954 | NYY | AL | 36 | 50 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.160 | -414.3 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.308 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS | NYA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 1952 | WS | NYA | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 1951 | WS | NYA | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 |
| 1950 | WS | NYA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
| 1949 | WS | NYA | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 1947 | WS | NYA | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 77.3 | 61 | 24 | 32 | 62 | 2.79 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6.75 |
| 1952 | WS | NYA | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20.3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 1.77 |
| 1951 | WS | NYA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4.20 |
| 1950 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.87 |
| 1949 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12.3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.00 |
| 1947 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4.76 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 434 | 18 | 111 | 349 | 32 | 22 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | CLE | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | CLE | P | 34 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 3 |
| 1944 | CLE | P | 28 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 3 |
| 1945 | CLE | P | 44 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 3 |
| 1946 | CLE | P | 31 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| 1947 | NYA | P | 34 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 1948 | NYA | P | 39 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| 1949 | NYA | P | 35 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 3 |
| 1950 | NYA | P | 35 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 1 |
| 1951 | NYA | P | 40 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 1952 | NYA | P | 35 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953 | NYA | P | 41 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 1954 | NYA | P | 36 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 434 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | TSN All-Star | P |
| 1951 | TSN All-Star | P |
| 1947 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P3 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | OK | 1936, 1937, 1938 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12th | 37.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1952 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2nd | 183.0 | 336 | 4 |
| 1951 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3rd | 125.0 | 336 | 6 |
| 1949 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 26th | 2.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1947 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 15th | 18.0 | 336 | 0 |