R. J. Reynolds
(0 users) Thumb
By Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates via ebay.com Public domain
Data Complete 60%
Born
1960 (66 years old)
West Virginia, United StatesPosition
Outfielder
Status
Retired
Ethnicity
Black
Team Number
Height
183cm
Weight
82kg
Outfitter
Kit
Wage Year
Player Cartoon
Full Body Render
Sport
BaseballTeam
_Retired Baseball
League
_No League Baseball
Creative Commons Artwork
Yes
Robert James Reynolds (born April 19, 1959) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1983 to 1990. He also played in Japan for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and Kintetsu Buffaloes, from 1991 to 1993.
Career
Reynolds broke in as a September call-up with the Dodgers in 1983. On September 11, Reynolds' suicide squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Dodgers defeat the Atlanta Braves amid the pennant race. The Dodgers finished three games ahead of the second-place Braves.
Reynolds spent 1984 and most of 1985 with the Dodgers, playing in more than half the team's games. On August 31, 1985, just before the trade deadline, the Dodgers obtained third baseman Bill Madlock from the Pirates to shore up their run for the playoffs. Three days later, Reynolds was sent to Pittsburgh (along with Cecil Espy and Sid Bream) as a player to be named later.
Leading off the Pirates 1986 season opener, Reynolds hit a home run off of the New York Mets' Dwight Gooden. He played in all six games of the 1990 NLCS, getting two hits and two walks in ten at-bats as the Pirates fell to the eventual champion Cincinnati Reds.
After the 1990 season, Reynolds did not re-sign with the Pirates or any other Major League team. He played for three years in Japan before retiring at age 34.
In 786 games over eight seasons, Reynolds posted a .267 batting average (605-for-2270) with 288 runs, 35 home runs, 294 RBIs, 109 stolen bases and 190 bases on balls. He finished his career with a .973 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
Icons
TableTrophies
| No records found |
Milestones
| No records found |
Former Youth Teams
| No records found |
Former Senior Teams
 Los Angeles Dodgers | 1983-1985 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1985-1990 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Kintetsu Buffaloes | 1993 | Permanent | - | - |
Former Club Staff
| No records found |
Contracts
| No records found |
Player Poster
Banner
News Reports
None found...
Collections
None found...
Statistics
None Found...
Other Links
