Tommie Reynolds

Who is Tommie Reynolds?

Tommie D. Reynolds is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1963, and played for them from 1963 to 1965. He also played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers.

An average defensive outfielder, Reynolds started in almost half of his team's games in both 1965 and 1969, usually in left field. He was also used quite often as a pinch hitter throughout his career. His busiest and best season was 1969, when he played in 107 games and made 363 plate appearances for Oakland. He batted .257 with 2 home runs, 20 RBI, and 51 runs scored.

Career highlights include:

a pair of 4-hit games...three singles and a double vs. the Cleveland Indians, and three singles and a double vs. the Detroit Tigers

eight 3-hit games, with four of them coming in 1970

one 4-RBI game, including a three-run homer against All-Star Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers

a pinch hit home run against All-Star Luis Tiant of the Cleveland Indians

hit a combined .424 against All-Stars Hank Aguirre, Mickey Lolich, Sam McDowell, and Juan Pizarro