Allie Reynolds
American baseball player
Died when: 77 years 319 days (934 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 – December 26, 1994) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.Reynolds pitched 13 years for the Cleveland Indians (1942–1946) and New York Yankees (1947–1954).
Reynolds was nicknamed "Superchief" because of his Muscogee heritage.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 turned to professional baseball.During his major league career, Reynolds had a 182–107 win–loss record, 3.30 earned run average, and 1,423 strikeouts.
He was an All-Star and World Series champion for six seasons.In 1951, he won the Hickok Belt as the top American professional athlete of the year.
He also has received consideration for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, though he has not been elected.
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