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Pete Reiser
Full name Harold Patrick Reiser Born March 17, 1919, St. Louis, Missouri Died October 25, 1981, Palm Springs, California Buried at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California First Game: July 23, 1940 ; Final Game: July 5, 1952 Managed First Game: July 2, 1969 ; Managed Final Game: July 2, 1969 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 185 Bats both parts of 1940 and 1948 to 1952 Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1959) Named outfielder on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1941) Ejections as player: 1946 (1), 1947 (1), 1948 (2). Total: 4 Ejections as coach: 1963 (2), 1964 (1), 1968 (1), 1972 (2). Total: 6 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1940 BRO N Daily Splits 58 225 34 66 11 4 3 20 15 2 33 0 1 0 4 4 2 6 .293 .338 .418 -0.3 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 137 536 117 184 39 17 14 76 46 2 71 11 8 0 14 6 4 5 .343 .406 .558 4.6 1941 BRO N
1942 BRO N Daily Splits 125 480 89 149 33 5 10 64 48 1 45 2 7 0 10 0 20 1 .310 .375 .463 1.6 1942 BRO N
1946 BRO N Daily Splits 122 423 75 117 21 5 11 73 55 4 58 1 3 0 6 3 34 11 .277 .361 .428 1.3 1946 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 110 388 68 120 23 2 5 46 68 6 41 2 4 0 5 3 14 11 .309 .415 .418 0.3 1947 BRO N
1948 BRO N Daily Splits 64 127 17 30 8 2 1 19 29 2 21 1 2 0 2 2 4 1 .236 .382 .354 -0.2 1948 BRO N
1949 BOS N Daily Splits 84 221 32 60 8 3 8 40 33 1 42 1 3 0 1 4 3 1 .271 .369 .443 0.5 1949 BOS N
1950 BOS N Daily Splits 53 78 12 16 2 0 1 10 18 0 22 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 .205 .367 .269 -0.2 1950 BOS N
1951 PIT N Daily Splits 74 140 22 38 9 3 2 13 27 1 20 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 .271 .389 .421 0.1 1951 PIT N
1952 CLE A Daily Splits 34 44 7 6 1 0 3 7 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .136 .208 .364 -0.4 1952 CLE A
Total NL ( 9 Years) 827 2618 466 780 154 41 55 361 339 19 353 20 28 0 45 25 86 38 .298 .383 .451 7.7 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 34 44 7 6 1 0 3 7 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .136 .208 .364 -0.4 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 861 2662 473 786 155 41 58 368 343 19 369 20 28 0 45 26 87 39 .295 .380 .450 7.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1941 BRO N Daily Splits 5 20 1 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .238 .500 1941 BRO N
1947 BRO N Daily Splits 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .455 .250 1947 BRO N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 10 28 2 6 1 1 1 3 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 .313 .429 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1941 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1941 NL
1942 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1942 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1940 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 30 30 30 276.2 38 58 4 7 0 .960
1940 BRO N RF 17 16 14 140 18 1 0 0 0 1.000
1940 BRO N OF 17 16 14 143 21 0 1 0 0 .955 0 1 17
1940 BRO N SS 5 5 5 45 13 12 2 1 0 .926
1940 BRO N CF 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .500
1941 BRO N Daily Splits OF 133 132 125 1173.2 356 14 7 0 0 .981 0 133 2
1941 BRO N CF 133 130 125 1161.2 355 14 7 0 0 .981
1941 BRO N RF 2 2 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1942 BRO N Daily Splits OF 125 122 113 1071 277 9 9 2 0 .969 0 125 0
1942 BRO N CF 125 122 113 1071 277 9 9 2 0 .969
1946 BRO N Daily Splits OF 97 94 74 791.2 205 14 5 2 0 .978 69 30 0
1946 BRO N LF 69 65 52 554.1 129 7 1 1 0 .993
1946 BRO N CF 30 29 22 237.1 73 4 4 1 0 .951
1946 BRO N 3B 15 15 12 127 16 32 2 2 0 .960
1947 BRO N Daily Splits OF 108 104 77 868.2 240 3 3 0 0 .988 50 68 1
1947 BRO N CF 68 66 47 525.1 157 2 3 0 0 .981
1947 BRO N LF 50 38 30 343 84 1 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BRO N RF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1948 BRO N Daily Splits OF 30 29 10 212 52 1 1 0 0 .981 18 10 5
1948 BRO N LF 18 14 7 126 29 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 BRO N CF 10 10 3 56 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1948 BRO N RF 5 5 0 30 7 0 1 0 0 .875
1948 BRO N 3B 4 4 3 31 4 7 1 1 0 .917
1949 BOS N Daily Splits OF 63 53 42 462 139 5 3 2 0 .980 27 36 0
1949 BOS N CF 36 28 20 253.1 70 4 2 2 0 .974
1949 BOS N LF 27 25 22 208.2 68 0 1 0 0 .986
1949 BOS N 3B 4 3 2 32.2 3 5 1 2 0 .889
1950 BOS N Daily Splits OF 24 14 11 140 46 0 1 0 0 .979 16 7 1
1950 BOS N LF 16 9 9 94 33 0 1 0 0 .971
1950 BOS N CF 7 5 2 45 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1950 BOS N RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1950 BOS N 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1951 PIT N Daily Splits OF 27 24 22 228.1 53 1 1 0 0 .982 20 6 1
1951 PIT N LF 20 19 18 176.2 39 1 1 0 0 .976
1951 PIT N CF 6 5 4 49 13 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 PIT N 3B 5 2 2 30 3 7 1 1 0 .909
1951 PIT N RF 1 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1952 CLE A Daily Splits OF 10 7 5 69 20 0 0 0 0 1.000 4 6 0
1952 CLE A CF 6 4 3 38 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 CLE A LF 4 3 2 31 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (10 Years) Splits OF 634 595 493 5159.1 1409 47 31 6 0 .979 204 422 27
Total (10 Years) CF 422 399 339 3439.2 985 33 26 5 0 .975
Total ( 7 Years) LF 204 173 140 1533.2 392 9 4 1 0 .990
Total ( 6 Years) 3B 59 54 49 498.1 64 109 9 13 0 .951
Total ( 6 Years) RF 27 23 14 186 28 1 1 0 0 .967
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 5 5 5 45 13 12 2 1 0 .926
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 BRO N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 14 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1941 BRO N CF 5 5 5 44 14 1 0 0 0 1.000
1947 BRO N Daily Splits OF 3 3 1 18 7 0 1 0 0 .875 1 3 0
1947 BRO N CF 3 3 1 15 6 0 1 0 0 .857
1947 BRO N LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 8 8 6 62 21 1 1 0 0 .957 1 8 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 8 8 6 59 20 1 1 0 0 .955
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1941 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 1 8.2 6 0 2 0 0 .750 0 1 0
1941 NL CF 1 1 1 8.2 6 0 2 0 0 .750
1942 NL Daily Splits OF 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1942 NL CF 1 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 2 1 14.2 9 0 2 0 0 .818 0 2 0
Total ( 2 Years) CF 2 2 1 14.2 9 0 2 0 0 .818
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1969 CHI N 1 1 0 1.000 4 2 7- 2 7- 2 1 1 2
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1960 LA N Coach 4-12 10- 2
1961 LA N Coach 4-11 10- 1
1962 LA N Bench 4-10 10- 3
1963 LA N Coach 4- 9 10- 6
1964 LA N Coach 4-14 10- 4
1966 CHI N Coach 7-13 10- 2
1967 CHI N Third base 4-11 10- 1
1968 CHI N Third base 4-10 9-29
1969 CHI N Third base 4- 8 10- 2
1970 CAL A Hitting 4- 7 10- 1
1971 CAL A Hitting 4- 6 9-30
1972 CHI N Third base 4-15 10- 4
1973 CHI N Third base 4- 6 10- 1
1974 CHI N Third base 7-25 10- 2
Total (14 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-15-1946 BOX BRO N Al Barlick Catch/trap call
5-17-1947 BOX BRO N Lou Jorda Call at 1B
9-23-1948 BOX BRO N Al Barlick Call at 1B
9-25-1948 BOX BRO N Jocko Conlan Call at 3B (Pushed umpire)
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-24-1963 BOX LA N Paul Pryor Call at HP
8-18-1963(2) BOX LA N Frank Walsh Call at 3B
4-15-1964 BOX LA N Jocko Conlan Home run non-call
4-16-1968 BOX CHI N Harry Wendelstedt Number of bases on overthrow
5-12-1972 BOX CHI N Bruce Froemming Call at 3B
7- 9-1972(1) BOX CHI N Jerry Dale Call at 3B
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1937).
Granted free agency (April 1, 1938 ).
Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (@April 15, 1938 ).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in exchange for Nanny Fernandez and Mike
McCormick (December 15, 1948 ).
Released by Boston Braves (October 24, 1950 ).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 30, 1950 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 13, 1951 ).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 6, 1952 ).
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